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Canadian women's under-18 hockey team bolstered by seven returning players
CALGARY - Defender Ava Murphy headlines the Canadian women's under-18 hockey team in its bid to defend its world title in Sweden in January. Murphy of Kitchener, Ont., compiled two goals and three ass...
Dec 16, 2022
Progress on TRC calls to action moving at 'glacial pace': Indigenous think tank
TORONTO - An Indigenous-led think tank says progress is moving at a "glacial pace" seven years after the final report from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was released. The Yellowhead Institut...
Dec 16, 2022
In 2021, judge warned of gay bar attacker's shootout plans
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A judge who dismissed a 2021 kidnapping case against the Colorado gay nightclub shooter warned last year that the defendant had been stockpiling weapons and planning a s...
Dec 16, 2022
Blue Bombers sign linebacker Kyrie Wilson to one-year extension
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed linebacker Kyrie Wilson to a one-year contract extension. Wilson returns for his sixth season in Winnipeg after his 2022 campaign was cut short when he...
Dec 16, 2022
Montreal meeting between prime minister and Quebec premier snowed out
MONTREAL - A snowstorm forced the cancellation of a meeting scheduled today in Montreal between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier Franois Legault. The leaders were supposed to discuss i...
Dec 16, 2022
Expert says government decision to delay MAID expansion not necessary
OTTAWA - The chair of a federal expert panel on medically assisted death is questioning what the government is hoping to accomplish by delaying the expansion of the assisted-dying regime. Dr. Mona Gup...
Dec 16, 2022
City says no threat to general public in response to recent shootings
The City of North Battleford has been in contact with the RCMP about a series of violent incidents over the past week and does not believe the general public needs to be concerned about its safety. Ba...
Dec 16, 2022
Emergency crews respond after 747 makes emergency landing at Saskatoon Airport
Emergency crews were called to the Saskatoon Airport on Thursday after a large cargo plane made an emergency landing.A spokesperson for the airport said a Boeing 747 carrying cargo rather than passeng...
Dec 16, 2022
Year in review: A look at news events in November and December 2022
A look at news events in November and the first half of December 2022: November 1 - Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. claimed his first American League Gold Glove Award as the leag...
Dec 16, 2022
CF Montréal signs goalkeeper Pantemis to 2023 deal with two option years
MONTREAL - CF Montral has signed goalkeeper James Pantemis to a new contract for the 2023 Major League Soccer season, with option years in 2024 and 2025. The 25-year-old Montreal native has played 36 ...
Dec 16, 2022