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Denis Shapovalov tops Antoine Bellier to advance to Stockholm Open quarterfinals
STOCKHOLM - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is on his way to the Stockholm Open quarterfinals after a 6-4, 7-5 win over Antoine Bellier on Wednesday. The Richmond Hill, Ont., native fired eight aces and bro...
Oct 19, 2022

CEBL unveils newest franchise Calgary Surge, ownership duo
CALGARY - The Canadian Elite Basketball League introduced its newest franchise on Wednesday - the Calgary Surge. The team, which was formerly based out of Guelph, Ont., and known as the Nighthawks, wi...
Oct 19, 2022

Ottawa, Pacific and Forge coaches up for Canadian Premier League award
TORONTO - Atletico Ottawa's Carlos Gonzalez, Pacific FC's James Merriman and Forge FC's Bobby Smyrniotis are the finalists for Canadian Premier League coach of the year. Voting involved the head coach...
Oct 19, 2022

Panthers put D Aaron Ekblad on long-term injured reserve
SUNRISE, Fla. - The Florida Panthers will be without top defenseman Aaron Ekblad until at least mid-November, and quite possibly longer, after the team putting him on the long-term injured reserve lis...
Oct 19, 2022

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to skip Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has declined an invitation to attend the Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner on Saturday night, an event that was on a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. It'...
Oct 19, 2022

Kids and Money: How to Improve Their Financial Literacy
"The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of Pattison Media and this site."Where did you learn to manage money and debt? As ...
Oct 19, 2022

Halloween Spider Webs A Hazard for Wildlife
With Halloween fast approaching, we wanted to bring awareness to a common outdoor decoration that can be hazardous to wildlife.Fake spider web that is commonly strung in trees and hedges can be a dang...
Oct 19, 2022

Governments weren't always working in tandem during 'Freedom Convoy': Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there were times during the "Freedom Convoy" protests last winter that the three levels of government were not working together as well as they could. But h...
Oct 19, 2022

Police chief said 'Freedom Convoy' would end by first Monday: ex-police board chair
OTTAWA - The former chair of Ottawa's police board says the chief of police told her in late January that he would be very surprised if the "Freedom Convoy" protesters stayed for longer than one weeke...
Oct 19, 2022

Estimate puts hurricane Fiona insured damages at $660 million
An initial estimate by Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. suggests hurricane Fiona caused $660 million in insured damage. The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the storm was the most costly ext...
Oct 19, 2022