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Maple Leafs sign forward Alex Steeves to one-year two-way contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed forward Alex Steeves to a one-year, two-way contract, the NHL club announced Wednesday. The value of the contract is US$775,000 at the NHL level. The 2...
Aug 21, 2024

One dead after fatal rollover in Northern Sask.
One person is dead, and two others were air lifted to hospital with injuries after a vehicle rolled in Northern Saskatchewan. The accident happened on Tuesday at around 5:30 p.m. on Highway 905, rough...
Aug 21, 2024

Rourke, Lions look to hand Ottawa Redblacks their first home loss of '24 season
Nathan Rourke and the B.C. Lions will attempt to do something on Saturday night no other CFL team has done this season. B.C. (5-5) will look to snap a four-game losing streak when it visits Ottawa (6-...
Aug 21, 2024

After furor from locals, Quebec open to moving services from Montreal drug-use site
QUBEC - The Quebec government says it wants to meet the demands of Montrealers fed up with a housing project in the city's southwest that caters to unhoused people living with addiction or mental heal...
Aug 21, 2024

AFN national chief promotes child welfare agreement, as expert raises concerns
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says there are 47.8 billion reasons for chiefs to accept a child welfare reform deal with Canada, but a leading child welfare expert is war...
Aug 21, 2024

Canada draws into group with Puerto Rico, Cuba, Panama at 2026 World Baseball Classic
PULLY - Canada has drawn into a pool with Puerto Rico, Cuba and Panama at the 2026 World Baseball Classic. San Juan, Puerto Rico, will host Pool A from March 6 to 11, with those three nations joined b...
Aug 21, 2024

Vancouver Canucks change up goalie coaching staff
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks are switching up their goaltending staff, promoting one coach and moving another to a scouting role. The club announced Wednesday that goalie coach and director of go...
Aug 21, 2024
Sask. is addressing health-care issues, Premier Scott Moe says
A Saskatchewan family doctor quitting the province over problems with the health-care system has appealed to the government to "build the bottom of the pyramid."In a column submitted to the Saskatoon ...
Aug 21, 2024

People with disabilities twice as likely to have food insecurity, StatCan report says
A new Statistics Canada report says people with disabilities are twice as likely to live in food insecure households than those without disabilities. The report used data from the 2021 Canadian Income...
Aug 21, 2024

Rescue crews unload body bag in Sicily port as search continues after yacht sinking
PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) - Divers searching the wreck of a superyacht that sank off Sicily recovered at least one body Wednesday, as the search continued for more missing passengers and questions inten...
Aug 21, 2024