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Canadian Tire commits half its sponsorship dollars to women's professional sports
TORONTO - Canadian Tire Corp. has announced a new commitment to improve gender equity in sports, saying at least half the money it spends sponsoring professional sports will go towards women by 2026. ...
Mar 6, 2023
NFL.com lists Canadians Brown, Sow as players who improved NFL draft stock at combine
It appears Canadians Chase Brown and Sidy Sow raised eyebrows at the '23 NFL combine. Brown, a running back at Illinois, and Sow, an offensive lineman at Eastern Michigan, were among five Canadians at...
Mar 6, 2023
Concerns illuminated during Northfield-Bowen neighbourhood safety audit
NANAIMO - Preliminary safety audit findings in a central city neighbourhood mirror what's being reported elsewhere in the community - people don't feel safe.Compiled by fourth year VIU criminology stu...
Mar 6, 2023
CN workers back union strike mandate as contract talks for 3,000 employees continue
MONTREAL - CN workers backed a strike vote with negotiations set to resume on a contract for around 3,000 Canadian employees. Unifor announced Sunday that workers with Local 100 are 98 per cent in fav...
Mar 6, 2023
Belarus sentences exiled opposition leader to 15 years
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - A court in Belarus on Monday sentenced exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to 15 years in prison after a trial in absentia on charges including conspiring to over...
Mar 6, 2023
In The News for March 6 : Worker shortages plague vital airlines in the North
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 6 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Mar 6, 2023
Barbashev scores 2, Golden Knights tip Canadiens 4-3
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Ivan Barbashev scored his first two goals with Vegas and Jonathan Quick got his first victory with the Golden Knights in a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday. Shea Theodore...
Mar 5, 2023
Toms wins Cologuard Classic on PGA Tour Champions by 1, Weir ties for 8th
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - David Toms got up-and-down for his third bogey of the week on the par-4 18th hole at Tucson National on Sunday to beat Robert Karlsson by one stroke in the Cologuard Classic on th...
Mar 5, 2023
Kurt Kitayama breaks through in wild finish at Bay Hill
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Kurt Kitayama let an All-Star cast of contenders back into the tournament with a triple bogey, only to beat them all with a clutch birdie and the best lag putt of his life to win ...
Mar 5, 2023
Marcus Ericsson wins rough IndyCar season-opening race
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Jack Harvey was taken to a hospital for observation and Helio Castroneves needed an ice pack and X-rays. A pair of cars went airborne, the leaders crashed each other and th...
Mar 5, 2023