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Canucks deal goalie DiPietro, prospect to Bruins for forward Studnicka
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have sent goalie Michael DiPietro and defensive prospect Jonathan Myrenberg to the Boston Bruins in exchange for forward Jack Studnicka. DiPietro, 23, has seen action...
Oct 27, 2022

Federal dental care benefit gets go-ahead from House of Commons
OTTAWA - The House of Commons has voted to pass third reading of the Liberals' dental-care benefit bill, which will allow the government to send cheques to modest-income families to pay for their kids...
Oct 27, 2022

B.C. wife of ISIS fighter is released on bail, pending peace bond hearing
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A British Columbia woman who was repatriated to Canada from a detention camp in Syria this week after marrying an ISIS fighter has been granted bail pending a peace bond hearing. Ki...
Oct 27, 2022

First Nations chief says 2030 Olympic bid over after B.C. declines support
VANCOUVER - A First Nations chief says an Indigenous-led bid to host the 2030 Olympics in British Columbia is over after the province declined its support. "It's an end to the bid," Chief Jen Thomas o...
Oct 27, 2022

Four former water polo athletes file $5.5-million suit against Water Polo Canada
OTTAWA - Four former members of the national water polo team have filed a $5.5-million lawsuit against Water Polo Canada. According to a statement of claim, the plaintiffs have asked for $1 million in...
Oct 27, 2022

Blue Bombers defence won't let Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke get comfortable
WINNIPEG - Jackson Jeffcoat and Brandon Alexander don't want B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke to continue where he left off. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers (14-3) host the Lions (12-5) on Friday in the...
Oct 27, 2022

Canada's Keegan Messing had dreamed of being world's first to land quad Axel
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - The quadruple Axel is a love/hate thing for Canadian figure skater Keegan Messing. "I see it - and I just want to quit," he said, with a laugh. Messing once dreamed about being his...
Oct 27, 2022

Bell, CAMP nominated for Sask. Music Awards
Nigel Bell and the Community Arts Mentorship Program (CAMP) are Saskatchewan Music Award nominees. Bell, a member of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band who goes by the stage name Nige B, was nominated for E...
Oct 27, 2022

Ottawa 67's look for 10th straight win to start Ontario Hockey League season
Ottawa 67's head coach Dave Cameron doesn't care about statistics or records or anything like that. He just wants his players to focus on their process and play their best each game. The 67's have sta...
Oct 27, 2022

Four vying for La Ronge councillor spot
Four residents have been nominated for a byelection to be held in La Ronge on Nov. 30. Terry Hunt, Marlee Proulx, Robert Pacey, and Jack Senft have all had their names put forward to run in the by-ele...
Oct 27, 2022