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Flames get Nikita Okhotiuk from San Jose for fifth-round pick in 2024 draft
CALGARY - Defenceman Nikita Okhotiuk has been traded to the Calgary Flames by the San Jose Sharks for a draft pick. San Jose gets a fifth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft in return for the 23-year-old...
Mar 08, 2024
Canada's Mitton is primed for Paris Olympics after winning world indoor title
For Sarah Mitton, a world championship is some added excitement as she prepares for the Paris Olympics this summer. The Brooklyn, N.S., native won her first global title last weekend with a gold medal...
Mar 08, 2024
Vancouver Canucks 'good enough to compete' after quiet trade deadline: GM
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks looked around ahead of the NHL's trade deadline Friday, but general manager Patrik Allvin says high prices kept his team from making any moves. Allvin told reporters ...
Mar 08, 2024
Christiaan Esterhuizen named coach of Pacific Pride and Canada under-20 rugby team
Christiaan Esterhuizen has been appointed head coach of both the Canadian under-20 rugby team and the Pacific Pride academy. Esterhuizen will work alongside Phil Mack, who was recently appointed attac...
Mar 08, 2024
Nichushkin returns to lineup for Avalanche after receiving care from player assistance program
DENVER (AP) - Valeri Nichushkin will return to the Avalanche lineup Friday against Minnesota after receiving care through the player assistance program, Colorado coach Jared Bednar said. It will be Ni...
Mar 08, 2024
Herdman says Toronto FC knows it will take time to win back supporters' trust
TORONTO - After collecting four points in two road outings, Toronto FC opens the home half of the MLS season Saturday against Charlotte FC. And while the early signs have been positive - TFC has alrea...
Mar 08, 2024
Montreal Canadiens trade goaltender Jake Allen to New Jersey Devils for draft pick
BROSSARD, Que. - The Montreal Canadiens traded goaltender Jake Allen to the New Jersey Devils for a conditional third-round draft pick Friday ahead of the NHL trade deadline. The pick in the 2025 draf...
Mar 08, 2024
B.C. RCMP announce seizure of millions of dollars worth of contraband cigarettes
SURREY, B.C. - Police in British Columbia say they've seized more than 27 tonnes of contraband cigarettes worth more than $24 million in a pair of investigations over the past year. Assistant RCMP Com...
Mar 08, 2024
Métis Nation wraps up conference on housing and homelessness
Addressing the desperate housing needs in Saskatchewan was one of many topics discussed at a conference hosted by the Mtis Nation of Saskatchewan (MN-S).More than 300 people, from government and indus...
Mar 08, 2024
Canada's military will soon have a new leader. Will it finally be a woman?
OTTAWA - The search is on for the next leader of the Canadian Armed Forces - and it's long past time that a woman became chief of the defence staff, observers say. Canada has had 21 full-time defence ...
Mar 08, 2024