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Vancouver Canucks sign forward Dakota Joshua to four-year extension
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed forward Dakota Joshua to a four-year contract extension, the club announced Thursday. The contract carries an average annual value of US$3.25 million. Jos...
Jun 27, 2024
Resolutions on child welfare barred from AFN assembly as chiefs raise concerns
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations is not allowing resolutions on child welfare at its coming annual general assembly, including one that called for it to publicly apologize for comments made in f...
Jun 27, 2024
Officials: 68 sick and injured children leave Gaza in first medical evacuation since early May
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli authorities say 68 sick and injured children and their companions have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt in the fist medical evacuation since May...
Jun 27, 2024
Man charged with threatening to kill presidential candidates found dead as jury was deciding verdict
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire man charged with threatening the lives of presidential candidates last year has been found dead while a jury was deciding his verdict, according to court filings T...
Jun 27, 2024
Andreescu to make Olympic debut as part of powerful Canadian tennis team
TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu will continue her comeback at the Paris Games as part of a loaded Canadian tennis team looking for its first Olympic medal in 24 years. The 2019 U.S. Open champ from Mississ...
Jun 27, 2024
Food service workers walk off the job at Vancouver airport for 'one-day strike'
RICHMOND, B.C. - The union representing food service workers at Vancouver International Airport says more than 200 have walked off the job to push for higher wages. A statement from Unite Here Local 4...
Jun 27, 2024
Oilers say general manager Ken Holland will not have his contract renewed
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers say general manager Ken Holland will not have his contract renewed. The Oilers announced the move in a release Thursday and called it a mutual decision between Holland a...
Jun 27, 2024
Canadian commentators look forward to Tour de France despite early wake-up calls
Audrey Lemieux and Tino Rossi are looking forward to the alarm going off very early in the next few weeks. The two will be providing French-language commentary for the Tour de France for FloSports/Flo...
Jun 27, 2024
Clippers add homegrown coach Evan Richardson as assistant
NANAIMO - The Clippers have added a local flavour to their coaching staff for the upcoming season.New assistant coach Evan Richardson was born and raised in Nanaimo and has experience in the BCHL, NCA...
Jun 27, 2024
Head-on crash kills two, shuts highway, blocks ferry terminal in West Vancouver, B.C.
WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. - Police in West Vancouver, B.C., say two people are dead after a head-on crash along Highway 1 that blocked access to the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal. They say a vehicle travell...
Jun 27, 2024