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NHL issues updated theme night guidance, which includes a ban on players using Pride tape on the ice
The NHL sent a memo to teams last week clarifying what players can and cannot do as part of theme celebrations this season, including a ban on the use of rainbow-colored stick tape for the Pride night...
Oct 10, 2023

Soldiers asking for donations to help with housing, food costs: memo to Gen. Eyre
OTTAWA - The military's chaplain-general says many soldiers are struggling with the high cost of living and morale is the lowest it's been in recent memory. Chaplains say in a briefing note written to...
Oct 10, 2023

Should NHL refs speak to the media? Players weigh in: 'Get it from the horse's mouth'
Leon Draisaitl has left the rink frustrated by a call more than once. The Edmonton Oilers star might get an explanation from a referee or linesman on the ice. That doesn't mean Draisaitl is in agreeme...
Oct 10, 2023

Finnish president says undersea gas and telecom cables damaged by 'external activity'
HELSINKI (AP) - Finnish President Sauli Niinist says damage to an undersea gas pipeline and telecommunications cable connecting Finland and Estonia appears to have been caused by "external activity." ...
Oct 10, 2023

Saskatchewan legislature resumes over pronoun policy, looming notwithstanding clause
The Saskatchewan Party government is prepared to introduce legislation this afternoon and invoke the notwithstanding clause over its pronoun policy in schools. Premier Scott Moe has said the governmen...
Oct 10, 2023

In the news today: Freedom Convoy trial resumes and GM workers launch strike
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... 'Freedom Convoy' trial to resume Wednesday The evidence put forward by the Crow...
Oct 10, 2023

GM workers hit the picket lines at three facilities in Ontario
TORONTO - Unifor workers have kicked off a strike at General Motors Canada after failing to reach a new contract with the U.S. automaker. Unifor national president Lana Payne said in a statement early...
Oct 10, 2023

MLSE offers first peek at more than $350 million in Scotiabank Arena renovations
TORONTO - As Scotiabank Arena approaches its 25th anniversary in February, the downtown venue is undergoing renovations worth more than $350 million. The ongoing "Scotiabank Arena Venue Reimagination"...
Oct 10, 2023

Canoe Lake man looking at the road ahead after being named 4th Vice-Chief of the FSIN
A former WHL player said he's still celebrating a big win but is ready to represent First Nations people in the executive of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN).Craig McCallum of Can...
Oct 10, 2023

P.E.I. piping plover numbers see a tiny bump this year from effects of Fiona
Post-tropical storm Fiona left behind a trail of destruction and crumbling shorelines on Prince Edward Island, but the cataclysmic tempest seems to have been a big help to a tiny bird, the piping plov...
Oct 10, 2023