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Canadian women's hockey team to open selection camp in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - The Canadian women's hockey team starts a 47-player selection camp Wednesday in Halifax ahead of the women's world championship in Nova Scotia next month. The 10-country tournament May 6-16 ...
Apr 12, 2021
Let users carry certain amounts of drugs without criminal sanctions: Vancouver mayor
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver has outlined the amounts of various drugs people should be allowed to carry for a three-day supply as it seeks a federal exemption to decriminalize the possession of ...
Apr 12, 2021
Riders announce signing of linebacker Nigel Harris
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have added another face to their linebacker group.The CFL team announced Monday it has signed 26-year-old Nigel Harris to a contract.Harris comes to the CFL after spending...
Apr 12, 2021
Quarantine requirements make for uneven NHL trade deadline
Nick Foligno is leaving his family back in Columbus to join Toronto and will have to isolate for seven days before getting on the ice for the Maple Leafs. He will miss at least five games. Taylor Hall...
Apr 12, 2021
41 years later, Terry Fox’s legacy helping people through life
When 21-year-old Terry Fox set off from St. John's, Newfoundland on April 12, 1980 for what would be a gruelling, emotional and iconic 143-day Marathon of Hope, he began keeping a journal."Today is th...
Apr 12, 2021
Sidelined last year, the Met Gala is returning - twice
The Met Gala is coming back. Actually, twice. The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Monday that the annual high-wattage celebration of both fashion and celebrity - cancelled last year because of th...
Apr 12, 2021
Will Smith film departs Georgia over voting restrictions
NEW YORK - Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua have pulled production of their runaway slave drama "Emancipation" from Georgia over the state's recently enacted law restricting voting access. The fi...
Apr 12, 2021
Senators claim defenceman Victor Mete off waivers from Canadiens
OTTAWA - Victor Mete has a new home.The Ottawa Senators claimed the 22-year-old defenceman off waivers from the Montreal Canadiens on Monday.A fourth-round pick in the 2016 draft, Mete played sparingl...
Apr 12, 2021
Man pleads not guilty to supplying ammunition in Nova Scotia mass shooting case
HALIFAX - One of the three people who allegedly supplied ammunition to the gunman who murdered 22 people in Nova Scotia last spring has pleaded not guilty to the charge. A lawyer representing James Ba...
Apr 12, 2021
Connor Hellebuyck, Auston Matthews receive top weekly honours from NHL
NEW YORK - Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is the NHL's first star of the week. Hellebuyck went 3-0-0 with a 1.67 goals-against average, a .938 save percentage and one shutout to lead the J...
Apr 12, 2021