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Canadian Championship to kick off April 19 with games in Hamilton and Montreal
The 2023 Canadian Championship will kick off April 18 in Hamilton and Montreal with Forge FC hosting FC Laval and CF Montreal entertaining Vaughan SC in first-round matches. While the tournament draw ...
Feb 07, 2023

B.C's pink sea urchins are on the move to shallower waters thanks to climate change
VANCOUVER - Pink sea urchins off the coast of Vancouver Island are expanding into shallower waters, in what researchers say is an indication of how rapidly climate change is affecting ocean life. Rese...
Feb 07, 2023

Coalition calls on Ottawa to invest $6B in Indigenous housing
A new coalition is calling on the federal government to invest $6 billion in its upcoming budget to develop an urban, rural and northern Indigenous housing strategy. The National Urban Rural and North...
Feb 07, 2023

Wild Bros: 'geeking out' about good food to help the community
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Chris Tokaruk and his family have always enjoyed cooking and eating good food, but often struggled to find it locally, and they said making the drive to Calgary to find local products...
Feb 07, 2023

COVID critic had illness but died of drug overdose, B.C. coroner says
VICTORIA - A report from British Columbia's coroner says a prominent anti-vaccine and COVID critic died in 2021 of a drug overdose, although he also tested positive for the illness post-mortem. The re...
Feb 07, 2023

Former Canadian envoys to China urge Ottawa to launch foreign agent registry
OTTAWA - Two of Canada's former envoys to China say Ottawa is enabling foreign interference on Canadian soil by not launching a registry to track those acting on behalf of other countries. The Liberal...
Feb 07, 2023

AP sources: Walsh to leave Biden Cabinet for NHL union
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is expected to leave the Biden administration to run the National Hockey League Players' Association, according to two people familiar with his plans...
Feb 07, 2023

Source: Roughriders secure deal with former Alouettes receiver Wieneke
The Saskatchewan Roughriders' rebuild is quickly taking shape. A CFL source said the Riders agreed to a one-year deal with Montreal Alouettes receiver Jake Wieneke on Tuesday. Wieneke was slated to be...
Feb 07, 2023

Two Montreal police officers lied about 2017 death of detainee: ethics board
MONTREAL - Quebec's police ethics board says two Montreal officers lied to investigators about the 2017 death of a 23-year-old man in custody. Administrative judge Benoit Mc Mahon says Const. Mathieu ...
Feb 07, 2023

National reconciliation day to become September statutory holiday in B.C.
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has introduced legislation to make Sept. 30 a paid statutory holiday marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Labour Minister Harry Bains intro...
Feb 07, 2023