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Canadian caster Jen (LemonKiwi) Pichette helps provide Overwatch League soundtrack
TORONTO - Standing in front of a bank of screens, Jen (LemonKiwi) Pichette's arms are in constant motion as she documents the carnage in front of her. "Toronto runs London over like a truck," she says...
Sep 14, 2022

Hockey Canada says 2019 email does not reflect the federation's "current direction"
TORONTO - Hockey Canada says a 2019 email detailing its desire to self-govern its safe-sport cases does not reflect the organization's current direction. The national federation, which has been under ...
Sep 14, 2022

‘Nothing like I’ve ever experienced’: Riders’ Richardson reflects on starting while sick
Kooper Richardson's first CFL start will be one he will remember - even if it was one that was hard to stomach.The Saskatchewan Roughriders' offensive tackle was one of the many players who had to dea...
Sep 14, 2022

2022 Battlefords Open Highland Dance Festival
Thanks to all who have reached out asking if BHDA is hosting a competition this year. We are! Save the date for October 15. We are working hard to confirm a few last details and are aiming for registr...
Sep 14, 2022

Four-time Olympian and moguls specialist Chloe Dufour-Lapointe is retiring
VANCOUVER - Six months after becoming the first Canadian freestyle skier to compete in four Olympic Games, Chloe Dufour-Lapointe is retiring. The 30-year-old moguls skier from Montreal won silver at t...
Sep 14, 2022

Some Indigenous leaders concerned about reconciliation with new monarch
Some Indigenous leaders and community members say they're concerned about making progress on reconciliation with King Charles III. Treaty 8 Grand Chief Arthur Noskey says the Queen's death last week w...
Sep 14, 2022

Zelenskyy visits liberated, but devastated, city of Izium
IZIUM, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the recently liberated city of Izium on Wednesday, greeting soldiers and thanking them for their efforts in retaking the area, as ...
Sep 14, 2022

China's Xi visits Kazakhstan ahead of summit with Putin
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday started his first trip abroad since the outbreak of the pandemic with a stop in Kazakhstan ahead of a summit with Russia's Vladi...
Sep 14, 2022

Some Indigenous leaders concerned about reconciliation with new monarch
Some Indigenous leaders and community members say they're concerned about making progress on reconciliation with King Charles III. Treaty 8 Grand Chief Arthur Noskey says the Queen's death last week w...
Sep 14, 2022

Temporary boost to GST rebate appropriate amid high inflation: economists
OTTAWA - The federal government's newly announced inflation relief for lower-income Canadians through the GST rebate stacks up as a better policy than some of the cash payments issued by provinces, ec...
Sep 14, 2022