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Russian, Belarusian players barred from selection in 2022 CHL import draft
TORONTO - The Canadian Hockey League has announced that Russian and Belarusian players will be ineligible for selection at its upcoming import draft. The umbrella organization for the country's three ...
Apr 27, 2022
Toronto Argonauts content to wait for talented defensive line prospect Luiji Vilain
Michael (Pinball) Clemons has more than just a passing interest in the 2022 NFL draft. The Toronto Argonauts' GM will be watching to see if heralded prospect Luiji Vilain is either draft or signed as ...
Apr 27, 2022
Liberals plan committee to review secret lab documents — with or without Tories
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are moving ahead on a special all-party, security-cleared committee to review documents related to the firing of two scientists from Canada's highest-security laboratory ...
Apr 27, 2022
Census: Canada is aging, breakdown of Southern Alberta communities
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Newly released data from the 2021 census shows that Canada is aging.Statistics Canada reports that 21.8% of the working population are baby boomers, aged 55-64.They say this has and w...
Apr 27, 2022
Mass shooting inquiry in Nova Scotia explores fallout of police impersonation
HALIFAX - Public trust in law enforcement agencies is undermined every time someone is caught impersonating a police officer, the inquiry investigating the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia was told W...
Apr 27, 2022
Conservatives call on RCMP to take another look into Trudeau's 2016 Aga Khan trip
OTTAWA - Opposition Conservatives are asking the RCMP to pursue a criminal investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's trip to the Aga Khan's private island six years ago, saying there's new ev...
Apr 27, 2022
Red Wings defenceman Moritz Seider putting in 'pretty remarkable' rookie season
Moritz Seider set a modest goal back in the fall. "Making the team," said the Detroit Red Wings defenceman. "That was about it." After quickly blowing past that mile marker, he turned to his next task...
Apr 27, 2022
Texas lawmakers meet with woman facing execution
HOUSTON (AP) - A group of bipartisan Texas lawmakers on Wednesday visited a death row inmate whose execution they are trying to stop amid doubts about whether she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter....
Apr 27, 2022
Census shows apartment growth, but supply remains the main issue in B.C.: experts
VANCOUVER - Demand for housing in British Columbia still far outstrips supply, experts say, even as the latest census figures show growth in the number of homes was higher than the increase in populat...
Apr 27, 2022
Commissioner Randy Ambrosie optimistic as CFL, CFLPA continue contract talks
TORONTO - The clock continues to tick on the CFL and CFL Players' Association, but commissioner Randy Ambrosie remains confident the two sides can come together on a new collective bargaining agreemen...
Apr 27, 2022