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Public meeting in Sucker River focuses on impact of drugs
Residents of Sucker River, a First Nations reserve of approximately 500 people, held a public meeting last week to discuss how drugs are affecting and harming their community."There were a lot of idea...
Jan 16, 2023
Young Toronto FC goalkeeper Tomas Romero has already packed a lot in in soccer career
Just 22, goalkeeper Tomas Romero has already packed a lot in. The New Jersey native joined the Philadelphia Union's residency program in the eighth grade. At 15, he made the game-day roster with the B...
Jan 16, 2023
Trudeau should have visited First Nation during Saskatchewan stop: Indigenous leaders
SASKATOON - The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says it is dismayed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not visit the First Nation where a child's bone was found at a former residential schoo...
Jan 16, 2023
Blue Bombers sign defensive end Jeffcoat to one-year extension
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have re-signed defensive end Jackson Jeffcoat to a one-year contract extension, the team announced Monday. Jeffcoat was scheduled to be a free agent in February bu...
Jan 16, 2023
Blazers prepare for post-season run ahead of first Memorial Cup appearance since 1995
Just because the Kamloops Blazers are guaranteed a Memorial Cup berth, doesn't mean they're taking their feet off the gas. Blazers general manager Shaun Clouston made big moves ahead of the Western Ho...
Jan 16, 2023
A whistle, a watch and DNA identify Canadian soldier 106 years after death in France
OTTAWA - A whistle, a pocket watch and DNA analysis helped a Canadian Forces forensic team identify the remains of a Vancouver soldier more than 100 years after he died in France. A National Defence s...
Jan 16, 2023
Kane's return from injured list raises cap questions for Edmonton Oilers
EDMONTON - It appears Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane is nearing the end of his lengthy stay on the injured list. Kane's wrist was lacerated in a freak accident Nov. 8 in Tampa, when he was knock...
Jan 16, 2023
Leafs forward Robertson to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nick Robertson is set to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery, the team announced Monday. The 21-year-old is expected to be out of action for six months. Robertson sustai...
Jan 16, 2023
Vancouver Canucks need 'major surgery' but not rebuild: Rutherford
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks' president of hockey operations says the team needs "major surgery" but stopped short of calling for a rebuild. Jim Rutherford says the team may need to move some of ...
Jan 16, 2023
B.C. tenants ordered to pay $500,000 after unit in 'near-hoarding state' catches fire
VANCOUVER - Two Vancouver tenants have been ordered to pay more than $500,000 following a November 2017 apartment fire that a judge ruled was "foreseeable." B.C. Supreme Court Justice Matthew Kirchner...
Jan 16, 2023