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'I don't need to be a hero': Quinn Hughes confident as he joins Canucks
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks newest defenceman knows there are some high expectations as he enters his pro-hockey career. But right now, 19-year-old Quinn Hughes just wants to get back on the ice...
Mar 13, 2019
Jones to replace Homan at World Cup final, Officer and Birchard tabbed to play
PERTH, Scotland - Team Jennifer Jones will replace Team Rachel Homan at the Curling World Cup Grand Final this May in Beijing. Jones and third Kaitlyn Lawes will be joined by two substitute players at...
Mar 13, 2019
HumboldtStrong Community Foundation raises $4.2M for Broncos families, community
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - A community foundation created in response to the Humboldt Broncos bus crash last April has raised $4.2 million. The HumboldtStrong Community Foundation took over fundraising respons...
Mar 13, 2019
Raptors coach Nick Nurse says Raptors need to show suspended Ibaka "some love"
TORONTO - Serge Ibaka had yet to address his teammates Wednesday about the fight that cost him three games. But head coach Nick Nurse was asking the Toronto Raptors to stand behind their quick-tempere...
Mar 13, 2019
RCMP found no evidence Jean Chretien lobbied illegally on N.S. visit: premier
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s premier says the RCMP has found no evidence that former prime minister Jean Chretien carried out illegal lobbying during a visit to his Halifax office last year. Stephen ...
Mar 13, 2019
April Irving to remain at psychiatric centre while assessment is completed
LETHBRIDGE – A 60-year-old woman facing more than a dozen charges related to animal cruelty and failure to appear in court, will remain at the Southern Alberta Forensic Psychiatry Centre for ano...
Mar 13, 2019
Olympic silver medallist and X Games champ Blouin headlines World Cup
Canadian snowboarder Laurie Blouin has made her mark on the slopestyle scene. Her recent big air success has been a nice bonus. Blouin will be a headliner at this week’s Jamboree festival as the...
Mar 13, 2019
B.C. building code adjusted upwards to allow 12-storey wood buildings
OKANAGAN FALLS, B.C. - The height limit for wood buildings in British Columbia is rising to 12 from six storeys in a move that Premier John Horgan expects to spur development using timber and give the...
Mar 13, 2019
Halifax home demolished after fire that claimed the lives of seven children
HALIFAX - Three weeks after a fast-moving house fire killed seven young members of a Syrian refugee family, the charred remains of their suburban Halifax home have been torn down. Neighbour Nicole Sno...
Mar 13, 2019
Quebec City Mayor Regis Labeaume says he's been diagnosed with prostate cancer
Quebec City’s longtime mayor has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The city said in a statement on Wednesday that Regis Labeaume will gradually scale back his duties and eventually take a lea...
Mar 13, 2019