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High school rugby season in Nova Scotia cancelled amid safety concerns
HALIFAX - A ban on rugby by Nova Scotia's governing body for high school athletics drew political fire Friday, with the province's Official Opposition calling for an immediate reinstatement of the spo...
May 03, 2019
Winger Liam Kay ready to return after lengthy injury absence from Wolfpack
TORONTO - The Wolfpack's mid-season return to Canada also marks a new beginning for winger Liam Kay. The transatlantic rugby league team's first training session in Toronto last week was the first of ...
May 03, 2019
White House wants $4.5 billion in emergency border funding
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Wednesday asked Congress for an additional $4.5 billion in emergency funds for the U.S.-Mexico border as it grapples with a surge of Central American migrant f...
May 03, 2019
Feds to exempt oilsands from new reviews unless Kenney lifts emissions cap
Ottawa is warning the new government in Alberta not to scrap the province's legal limit on greenhouse-gas emissions from the oilsands if it doesn't want to lose jurisdiction to review t...
May 03, 2019
Canadian fighters look to make their mark as UFC touches down in Ottawa
OTTAWA - It's a golden opportunity for Elias Theodorou. The Toronto middleweight takes on American Derek Brunson in the co-main event at a televised UFC card at the Canadian Tire Centre on S...
May 03, 2019
Quebec judge declares parts of vaping legislation invalid after challenge
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge says the province is within its rights to legislate on vaping, but has thrown out the law's ban on demonstrations of vaping products inside shops or speci...
May 03, 2019
With Memorial Cup berths secure, Huskies and Mooseheads to meet in league final
The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies and Halifax Mooseheads will play for a national championship later this month. What remains uncertain is who will enter the Memorial Cup as the Quebec Major Junior Hocke...
May 03, 2019
Quebec government seeks answers from youth protection after 7-year-old girl dies
MONTREAL - The Quebec government wants a full accounting of what happened to a seven-year-old girl whose case had long been on the radar of youth protection officials before her death t...
May 03, 2019
Alberta Hockey Peewee Prospects Cup coming to Lethbridge, volunteers needed
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The 2019 Alberta Hockey Peewee Prospects Cup is looking for volunteers. The event is scheduled for May 8 through 12 in Lethbridge. There are multiple volunteer positions available, in...
May 03, 2019 The 2019 Hockey Alberta Peewee Prospects Cup is in Lethbridge this month (Photo: Hockey Alberta on Facebook)
Storm beat the odds to meet No. 1 67's for J. Ross Robertson Cup
Guelph Storm captain Isaac Ratcliffe had almost nothing to play for in his first three years in the Ontario Hockey League. The six-foot-six, 204-pound winger missed the playoffs in...
May 03, 2019