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'Hope is disappearing': Canucks fans frustrated over disappointing season
VANCOUVER - Lopsided losses. A heavily critiqued coaching change. Jerseys on the ice. Vancouver Canucks faithful have seen it all during yet another disappointing season - and several say they're frus...
Feb 03, 2023

Canadian running Chase Brown receives Senior Bowl honour
MOBILE, Ala. - Canadian Chase Brown made quite an impression this week at the Senior Bowl. Jim Nagy, the Senior Bowl's executive director, tweeted Friday that the Illinois star was voted as the Nation...
Feb 03, 2023

Halifax Wanderers sign former CF Montreal homegrown player Tomas Giraldo
Halifax Wanderers have signed teenage midfielder Tomas Giraldo to a one-year contract with club options for 2024 and 2025. Giraldo, who signed with Montreal as a homegrown player in June 2020, was sid...
Feb 03, 2023

Liberals withdraw bill's assault-style firearm definition, promise more consultation
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have withdrawn an amendment to their gun bill aimed at enshrining a definition of banned assault-style firearms, citing "legitimate concerns" about the need for more cons...
Feb 03, 2023

Authorities: 2 arrested in California shooting that killed 6
VISALIA, Calif. (AP) - Two gang members were arrested early Friday, one after a gunbattle, in the January massacre of six people including a baby at a central California home associated with a rival g...
Feb 03, 2023

New school build starts in La Loche
Almost 500 elementary students in La Loche will have a new place to learn with the start of the construction of a new school. The Government of Saskatchewan said that the building will cost about $30 ...
Feb 03, 2023

Yukon prospecting plan approval is quashed by First Nation court victory
WHITEHORSE - A Yukon court has quashed government approval for a mining exploration project, siding with a First Nation that argued there was a failure to properly consult it about the project on its ...
Feb 03, 2023

Canadian goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair set to start MLS season as Minnesota's No. 1
When opportunity knocked, Dayne St. Clair was ready last season. The Canadian goalkeeper got his chance in Minnesota United's third game of the year after starter Tyler Miller was sidelined by the flu...
Feb 03, 2023

Swimmer Markus Thormeyer banned 12 months after doping violation
OTTAWA - Canadian swimmer Marks Thormeyer has been banned from competition for 12 months following a doping violation. However, because Thormeyer accepted a voluntary provisional suspension on Feb. 15...
Feb 03, 2023

'It was unnecessary:' firearm advocates happy feds scrap plans to ban hunting rifles & shotguns
The federal government is no longer considering banning certain models of hunting rifles and shotguns, at least for the time being.According to The Canadian Press, the Liberals are withdrawing their p...
Feb 03, 2023