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Edmonton Oilers place goalie Mike Smith on IR with lower-body injury
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have placed goalie Mike Smith on injured reserve with a lower-body injury. The team has also recalled netminder Stuart Skinner from the Bakersfield Condors in the Americ...
Oct 20, 2021
Forge FC beaten by Costa Rica's Santos in opening leg of CONCACAF League quarterfinal
SAN JOS, Costa Rica - Forge FC scored early but could not hold onto the lead Wednesday, falling 3-1 to Costa Rica's Santos de Guapiles in the first leg of their Scotiabank CONCACAF League quarterfinal...
Oct 20, 2021
NFL agrees to end race-based brain testing in $1B settlement
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The NFL agreed to end race-based adjustments in dementia testing that critics said made it difficult for Black retirees to qualify for awards in the $1 billion settlement of concus...
Oct 20, 2021
NFL agrees to end race-based brain testing in $1B settlement
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The NFL agreed to end race-based adjustments in dementia testing that critics said made it difficult for Black retirees to qualify for awards in the $1 billion settlement of concus...
Oct 20, 2021
Sophomore Acklin has taken long path to becoming Hamilton Tiger-Cats leading receiver
The path to becoming the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' leading receiver has certainly been a long one for Jaelon Acklin. In 2018, the 26-year-old American was released by the Baltimore Ravens during training c...
Oct 20, 2021
U.S. launches bid to host Rugby World Cup with Vancouver as possible host city
The U.S. has launched a bid to host both the men's and women's Rugby World Cup with Vancouver billed as a potential host city. Wednesday's public launch of the bid comes on the eve of the U.S. Eagles ...
Oct 20, 2021
B.C. forests minister introduces bill to overhaul forest practices
VICTORIA - British Columbia's forests minister has introduced a bill to amend the Forest and Range Practices Act in what she says will "reshape" forest management in the province. Katrine Conroy told ...
Oct 20, 2021
Closed six weeks: Yellowknife schools to reopen Monday as COVID-19 cases decline
YELLOWKNIFE - Schools in Yellowknife and surrounding areas are to reopen Monday after a six-week closure during a widespread outbreak of COVID-19 in the Northwest Territories. Cases have declined in t...
Oct 20, 2021
Health-care workers demand Trudeau fast track paid sick-leave policy
OTTAWA - A coalition of front-line health-care workers has asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to fast-track proposed legislative amendments to grant paid sick leave to federally regulated workers. Tr...
Oct 20, 2021
More needed to prevent deaths from climate-change driven heat waves, fires: report
OTTAWA - A new report examining the health impacts of climate change says more Canadians than ever are facing serious health risks from heat waves and wildfires, prompting warnings from doctors that w...
Oct 20, 2021