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Matthews takes Leafs teammates Nylander, Marner at NHL all-star draft
TORONTO - Auston Matthews kept the family together at the NHL all-star player draft. The Maple Leafs sniper, along with Toronto defenceman Morgan Rielly and celebrity captain Justin Bieber, used his f...
Feb 01, 2024

Flames aim to give Kuzmenko fresh start, Canucks want Lindholm to bring consistency
Calgary Flames general manager Craig Conroy knows the importance of fresh starts. Conroy had a slump when the Kings changed coaches during his two seasons in Los Angeles, dropping from 66 points to 16...
Feb 01, 2024

NHLers tight-lipped on charges against members of Canada's 2018 world junior team
TORONTO - The NHL's brightest lights were tight-lipped Thursday about the charges against five players from Canada's 2018 world junior team related to an alleged gang rape. Cale Makar - on the roster ...
Feb 01, 2024

Clippers, Timberwolves and Knicks each have 2 players selected as All-Star Game reserves
NEW YORK (AP) - Kawhi Leonard and Paul George of the Los Angeles Clippers were chosen as All-Star reserves Thursday, while the Minnesota Timberwolves and New York Knicks also had two players selected....
Feb 01, 2024

Ottawa declassifies more details from Rodal report on Nazi war criminals in Canada
OTTAWA - The federal government has released previously classified details from a report that outlines the extent to which Canada provided a safe haven to former Nazis during the Cold War. Ottawa face...
Feb 01, 2024

Canadian tight end Antony Auclair isn't looking back after NFL retirement
Antony Auclair took a year to ponder his future in football. Once he made his decision, he wasn't going to look back. Not even after receiving a formal invitation from an NFL team. "I had a tryout thi...
Feb 01, 2024

Evacuation alerts lifted as flood risk recedes across B.C.'s South Coast
PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Pemberton resident Dean Matt's anxiety has waxed and waned this week with the levels of the swollen Lillooet River on B.C.'s South Coast. Matt, owner of a roofing...
Feb 01, 2024

National chief calls on Ottawa to resume policing talks after mass stabbing inquest
SASKATOON - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says a coroner's inquest into a mass killing in Saskatchewan shows Ottawa must return to the table to negotiate long-promised legislatio...
Feb 01, 2024

Alberta Premier Smith says new transgender youth policy arriving this fall, critics call it damaging
Premier Danielle Smith defended sweeping transgender policy changes on Thursday that she said will support and protect children and youth in Alberta. Critics are referring to the changes as politicall...
Feb 01, 2024

Crop insurance premiums increasing says AFSC
The Agriculture Financial Services Corporation says crop insurance premiums will be going up this year.It is blaming losses in 2021 and 2022 for the increase.AFSC CEO Darryl Kay says in a post on the ...
Feb 01, 2024