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Chad Kelly, Christophe Beaulieu named CFL's top offensive, defensive performers
TORONTO - Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly and defensive back Christophe Beaulieu of the B.C. Lions were named the CFL's top offensive and defensive performers Tuesday. Kelly took top offensiv...
Oct 22, 2024
Quebec government considers abolishing time change, announces consultations
QUBEC - The Quebec government says it wants to hear from Quebecers about the possibility of scrapping the twice-yearly time change. Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette says the time change has a num...
Oct 22, 2024
Leafs defenceman Ekman-Larsson fined for interference against Lightning's Guentzel
NEW YORK - The NHL has fined Toronto defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson US$5,000 for his hit on Tampa Bay forward Jake Guentzel. The incident occurred in the third period of the Maple Leafs' 5-2 win agai...
Oct 22, 2024
B.C. breaks vaccination records, with 82,000 COVID-19 and flu shots in one day
Record numbers of people in British Columbia are being vaccinated against COVID-19 and flu, as the province ramps up its immunization campaign for respiratory illness season. The health ministry says ...
Oct 22, 2024
Schmidt, Ivankovic highlight CHL roster for series against United States U18 team
TORONTO - Vancouver Giants forward Cameron Schmidt and Brampton Steelheads goaltender Jack Ivankovic highlight the Canadian Hockey League's roster for next month's CHL USA Prospects Challenge. The CHL...
Oct 22, 2024
US charges Iran Revolutionary Guard official in alleged plot to kill a human rights activist in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) - An official with Iran's Revolutionary Guard has been charged in a plot to kill an Iranian American author on U.S. soil, according to a rewritten indictment filed on Tuesday. Ruhollah B...
Oct 22, 2024
Canadiens winger Slafkovsky out for the week with upper-body injury
BROSSARD, Que. - The Montreal Canadiens say Juraj Slafkovsky is out with an upper body injury and will be re-evaluated in a week. The Canadiens provided the update on the top-line forward Tuesday, hou...
Oct 22, 2024
By the numbers: A look at the women's hockey landscape in Canada
A look at women's hockey in Canada: - In the 2023-24 hockey season, there were 108,313 women and girls registered as players in Hockey Canada-sanctioned programs, which represented 19.9 per cent of al...
Oct 22, 2024
Child welfare reform is in the hands of the AFN after deal voted down, minister says
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says it is up to the Assembly of First Nations to come back to the federal government with a clear message about how it wants to proceed after chiefs ...
Oct 22, 2024
John Rustad shares his B.C. Conservative origin story, in postelection message
VANCOUVER - John Rustad has taken to social media to describe his origin story as leader of British Columbia's Conservative Party, which he took from obscurity to the brink of power in Saturday's prov...
Oct 22, 2024