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Former Nordiques executive, Oilers scout Gilles Leger dead at 83
TORONTO - Gilles Leger, who spent 11 seasons as an executive with the NHL's Quebec Nordiques, has died at age 83. The NHL confirmed Leger's death in a statement Wednesday. A cause of death was not giv...
Aug 14, 2024
Stampeders look to stay unbeaten at home, avenge Week 8 loss as Redblacks visit
CALGARY - When the Calgary Stampeders step onto the field at McMahon Stadium on Thursday night to face the Ottawa Redblacks, they'll have something to prove. Intent on keeping their perfect home recor...
Aug 14, 2024
Eby tells BC Wildfire Service to act on failures that led to firefighter's death
LANGLEY, B.C. - B.C. Premier David Eby says he wants the BC Wildfire Service to enact reforms after a workplace report identified safety failures that led up to the death of a young wildland firefight...
Aug 14, 2024
Eby tells BC Wildfire Service to act on failures that led to firefighter's death
LANGLEY, B.C. - B.C. Premier David Eby says he wants the BC Wildfire Service to enact reforms after a workplace report identified safety failures that led up to the death of a young wildland firefight...
Aug 14, 2024
Indigenous nation closes B.C.'s Chilcotin River bridge, citing riverbank cracks
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A bridge over British Columbia's Chilcotin River was closed to traffic Friday after new cracks were discovered along the hillside near a massive landslide that had blocked the ri...
Aug 14, 2024
Indigenous nation closes B.C.'s Chilcotin River bridge, citing riverbank cracks
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A bridge over British Columbia's Chilcotin River was closed to traffic Friday after new cracks were discovered along the hillside near a massive landslide that had blocked the ri...
Aug 14, 2024
Kylian Mbappé scores on debut for Real Madrid in a 2-0 win over Atalanta in UEFA Super Cup
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - A goal and a trophy. How about that for a debut by Kylian Mbapp for Real Madrid? The France captain pulled on the famous white jersey of the Spanish champions for the first time ...
Aug 14, 2024
Veteran Jeremiah Masoli to make his 2024 debut for Ottawa Redblacks
Jeremiah Masoli has again completed the long trek back into the Ottawa Redblacks' starting lineup. The veteran quarterback will make his 2024 debut when Ottawa (5-2-1) visits the Calgary Stampeders (4...
Aug 14, 2024
Both vessels made mistakes in Vancouver harbour before capsize, TSB report says
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board says mistakes by both the operators of a cargo ship and a pleasure craft resulted in the smaller boat being overturned in Vancouver's harbour. A report...
Aug 14, 2024
Gold mining company faces multiple legal challenges after Yukon ore slide
WHITEHORSE - The company that owns a Yukon gold mine that was the site of what the nearby First Nation has called an "environmental catastrophe" is facing a litany of legal challenges in Yukon, Ontari...
Aug 14, 2024