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Canada confident, ready for challenge ahead in semifinals of women's hockey worlds
Despite some close calls, Canada's confidence hasn't wavered in its quest for a third straight world title. The hosts are entering the semifinals of the women's world hockey championship coming off tw...
Apr 14, 2023

North Stars host rival Bombers for Game 1 of SJHL Finals
The Battlefords North Stars are looking for their first league title in four years as they kick off Game 1 of the SJHL Finals with the Flin Flon Bombers Friday night in North Battleford.The series rei...
Apr 14, 2023

Canadian men do well at draw for this summer's CONCACAF Gold Cup
Canada has been drawn in Group D with Cuba, Guatemala and a qualifier for this summer's Gold Cup. It should be a safe landing spot for the 47th-ranked Canadian men given Guatemala is ranked No. 116 an...
Apr 14, 2023

B.C. First Nations health gets $8.2 billion in federal funding to fix 'disparities'
VANCOUVER - The First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia will receive $8.2 billion over the next decade to help 200 Indigenous communities in a federal government renewal of funding. During ...
Apr 14, 2023

Italian star Lorenzo Insigne could make limited return for Toronto FC against Atlanta
TORONTO - Star winger Lorenzo Insigne could see a few minutes of action Saturday for the first time since exiting Toronto FC's season opener Feb. 25 with a groin injury. The 31-year-old Italian, the h...
Apr 14, 2023

Man United defender Lisandro Martinez out for season
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez has been ruled out for the rest of the season after fracturing a metatarsal bone in his foot, the Premier League club said Frida...
Apr 14, 2023

Putin signs bill allowing electronic conscription notices
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Putin has signed a bill allowing authorities to issue electronic notices to draftees and reservists amid the fighting in Ukraine. The bill signed into law by Putin was ...
Apr 14, 2023

Feds offer to buy street in front of Parliament Hill closed since 'Freedom Convoy'
OTTAWA - The federal government wants to keep the street in front of Parliament Hill closed and has offered to take it over from the City of Ottawa. In a letter to Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, Procurement Mi...
Apr 14, 2023

Student paper drops 'McGill' from name because university founder enslaved people
MONTREAL - A student newspaper at McGill University has dropped "McGill" from its name because the school's founder enslaved people. Madison Edward-Wright, a managing editor of The Tribune, says the u...
Apr 14, 2023

Dangerous driving factor in drowning deaths of four RMC cadets: military
OTTAWA - Military police say dangerous driving was a factor in what led a vehicle carrying four Royal Military College students plunging into the water near their campus in Kingston, Ont. Officer cade...
Apr 14, 2023