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Many players from the 2022 Beijing Olympics are making an impact in the NHL
Just two years ago, hockey at the 2022 Beijing Olympics went ahead without NHL players because of COVID-19 pandemic-related scheduling issues. "Gosh, that feels like so long ago," said Matthew Knies, ...
Feb 21, 2024
Raptors get pep talk from Canadian MMA legend Georges St-Pierre
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors want to make sure they fight until the end of the NBA season, so they brought in MMA great Georges St-Pierre to give them a pep talk. St-Pierre spoke to the team for 30 m...
Feb 21, 2024
Federal government reaches $59M settlement with B.C. First Nation over land seizure
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The federal government has reached a $59-million settlement with a First Nation in British Columbia for compensation over allowing a right-of-way to be built through its reserve mor...
Feb 21, 2024
Canadian wingback Mo Farsi signs contract extension with Columbus Crew
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Crew have signed Canadian wingback Mohamed Farsi to a contract extension through the 2027 season with a club option for 2028. The 24-year-old from Montreal, who started t...
Feb 21, 2024
Sask. walk-in clinic wait times increased 20 minutes in 2023
You'd better bring a book.Wait times at walk-in medical clinics are getting longer across Canada, and Saskatchewan is no exception.According to data from Medimap, an online service that lets patients ...
Feb 21, 2024
B.C. Lions sign veteran starter Vernon Adams Jr. to contract extension
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions signed starter Vernon Adams Jr. to a contract extension Wednesday that will keep him with the CFL club through the 2026 season. Adams, 31, was slated to become a free agent ...
Feb 21, 2024
Toronto FC adds international spot via allocation money trade with CF Montreal
Toronto FC acquired an international roster slot for this season from CF Montreal on Wednesday in exchange for US$175,000 in general allocation money. TFC, which acquired Irish defender Kevin Long thi...
Feb 21, 2024
Fundraiser supports woman who lost children, grandparents in Davidson fire
An online fundraiser has been set up to help a woman who lost her three children and both her grandparents in a house fire in Davidson on Sunday.According to a GoFundMe page established by Jennifer Pr...
Feb 21, 2024
Dabrowski, Routliffe advance to women's doubles quarterfinals in Dubai
DUBAI CITY, United Arab Emirates - The second-seeded team of Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe advanced to the women's doubles quarterfinals of the Dubai Tennis Championship...
Feb 21, 2024
More humanitarian aid needed for Gaza, minister says during Egypt border visit
OTTAWA - The flow of humanitarian aid shipments for Palestinians in Gaza is at its lowest ebb since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, Canada's international development minister said following a visi...
Feb 21, 2024