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Bratt power-play OT goal gives Devils 5-4 win over Canucks
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Jesper Bratt scored on a power play with 43 seconds left in overtime and the New Jersey Devils beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 on Monday night after squandering a three-goal lead. J...
Feb 06, 2023
NBA approves sale of Phoenix Suns, Mercury to Mat Ishbia
PHOENIX (AP) - Mortgage executive and former Michigan State guard Mat Ishbia is the new majority owner of the Phoenix Suns and WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, after the NBA's board of governors approved his p...
Feb 06, 2023
Mendicino: foreign-agent registry would need equity lens, could be part of 'tool box'
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says a registry to track foreign agents operating in Canada can only be implemented in lockstep with diverse communities. "There is a historical context...
Feb 06, 2023
Curlers ask for transparency and communication after pregnancy exemption uproar
A Canadian interim rep for the Curling Players' Association has renewed a call for improved transparency and collaboration with Curling Canada after an uproar about pregnancy exemption rules resulted ...
Feb 06, 2023
'Surprised but not surprised': Cree hockey player discusses continual issue of racism in sport
One of the Western Hockey League's (WHL) greatest players, who is Cree, said he isn't surprised to see Indigenous players today being racially discriminated against.Dan Hodgson, who played three years...
Feb 06, 2023
Warm temperatures in La Ronge expected to linger
Warm temperatures are expected to continue in La Ronge until the weekend. That's according to Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist Terri Lang, who said the above-average temperatures in...
Feb 06, 2023
Canada's first Indigenous languages commissioner hopes to be operating by summer
OTTAWA - Canada's first commissioner of Indigenous languages says he hopes to have his office fully operational by the summer - about two years after it was first announced. Ronald Ignace appeared bef...
Feb 06, 2023
NHL all-star festivities netted some surprising results for Proline bettors
TORONTO - The NHL all-star festivities presented a few surprises for Proline customers. The league's best gathered last weekend in Florida but according to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., just 3...
Feb 06, 2023
McKinsey doesn't meet criteria for banning company from federal contracts: bureaucrat
OTTAWA - The deputy minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada says the federal government's ethics rules do not disqualify consulting firm McKinsey & Company from doing business with the ...
Feb 06, 2023
Alberta law society upholds requirement for members to take Indigenous course
EDMONTON - The Law Society of Alberta has voted by a three-to-one margin in favour of keeping a requirement for its members to complete a course on Indigenous history and culture. Almost 3,500 lawyers...
Feb 06, 2023