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Canadian men expect tough World Cup qualifying challenge in Honduras
While World Cup qualifying has already taken the Canadian men to hostile ground in Haiti, Mexico and Jamaica in recent months, coach John Herdman expects his team will get a real taste of CONCACAF whe...
Jan 26, 2022
Senators captain Tkachuk to replace injured teammate Batherson at all-star weekend
Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk has been added to the Atlantic Division's roster for the upcoming NHL all-star weekend. Tkachuk replaces Drake Batherson, who was injured in Ottawa's 5-0 win over...
Jan 26, 2022
Staal, Julien could see hopes of NHL return boosted by Olympic performances
Eric Staal wasn't aiming to take part in his third Olympics. Claude Julien, meanwhile, agreed to coach Canada at two December tournaments simply to get back behind the bench. The COVID-19 pandemic has...
Jan 26, 2022
CP NewsAlert: Four people found dead at home in Richmond, B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. - Police say four people were found dead at a home in Richmond, B.C., in what they describe as a targeted shooting. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says officers were called ...
Jan 26, 2022
McKeever, Arendz highlight veteran Canadian Paralympic nordic team
OTTAWA - A veteran group of 12 athletes, including 2018 flag-bearers Brian McKeever and Mark Arendz, represent Canada at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. Canada's team announced Wednesday ...
Jan 26, 2022
B.C. Appeal Court extends injunction against protests at Fairy Creek until September
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Court of Appeal has overturned a lower-court ruling and extended an injunction against old-growth logging protests until September on Vancouver Island. A panel of three ...
Jan 26, 2022
Trudeau cabinet mulls new Russia-Ukraine moves as U.S. suggests new export controls
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's cabinet retreat wraps later today with pressure mounting on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take substantive new action on addressing the Ukraine-Russia crisis. The ...
Jan 26, 2022
NDP releases report on housing and poverty, calls on government to do more
Meara Conway says she and others noticed a housing and poverty crisis in the province.That prompted the NDP Regina Elphinstone-Centre MLA to speak to different communities in the province about what t...
Jan 26, 2022
MN-S condemns actions after unauthorized use of their vehicle in trucker convoy
Metis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) has released a statement after a video on Facebook showed a Metis Nation-Saskatchewan truck during the anti-mandate trucker convoy to Saskatoon from Prince Albert. A M...
Jan 26, 2022
‘Health human resource crisis’ affecting rural hospitals too: SUN president
The president of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses says the government's plan to shift patients from urban to rural health-care facilities isn't feasible - because Omicron has changed the health-care t...
Jan 26, 2022