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Ten players looking to boost their stock at CHL Top Prospects Game
TORONTO - For one night only, the players come to the scouts. NHL scouts from all 31 clubs will be in attendance when 40 draft-eligible skaters suit up in the Canadian Hockey League’s annual Top...
Jan 22, 2019
B.C. Greens won't support officials' return to legislature after spending report
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s Green party will not support the return to the legislature of two senior officers after a report by the Speaker was released alleging spending abuses. Andrew Weaver...
Jan 22, 2019
Cannabis-carrying border-crossers could be hit with fines under coming system
OTTAWA - Travellers caught sneaking small amounts of marijuana into Canada could soon be forced to pay fines. Although stiff criminal penalties will remain options on the books, the federal border age...
Jan 22, 2019
Once a walk-on, Kapinga now a national champion and leader of the 16-0 Dinos
David Kapinga spent the summer of 2015 driving a delivery truck for PepsiCo., some days pulling 15-hour double shifts. He was living back home in Calgary after playing NAIA basketball at Union College...
Jan 22, 2019
Canada Food Guide quick facts: What's in, what's out and new lifestyle tips
OTTAWA - Canada Food Guide quick facts Health Canada has updated its advice for Canadians to help them eat better and develop healthier food habits. What’s new: – Recommends eating plenty ...
Jan 22, 2019
Oaths on eagle feathers to be allowed in Manitoba RCMP detachments
WINNIPEG - The head of the RCMP in Manitoba says providing an eagle feather to people swearing oaths is a positive step toward reconciliation with Indigenous communities. Assistant Commissioner Scott ...
Jan 22, 2019
Canada made sexual predator 'our problem,' American prosecutor says
A convicted killer and sexual predator who could have spent his life in Canadian prison was instead back in the United States Tuesday for a court hearing, as an American prosecutor questioned the Paro...
Jan 22, 2019
Christine Sinclair scores goal No. 178 in Canada's 1-0 win over Norway
MURCIA, Spain - Captain Christine Sinclair, chasing history, scored the 178th goal of her international career Tuesday to give the Canadian women’s soccer team a 1-0 win over Norway in its first...
Jan 22, 2019
Firing of Lac-Megantic engineer ruled illegal, but he won't be returning to work
MONTREAL - An arbitrator says the firing last summer of Thomas Harding, the train engineer involved in the Lac-Megantic rail disaster, was illegal. He won’t be returning to work, but he will get...
Jan 22, 2019
Gunmen stole valuables, money during Canadian's kidnapping: Burkina official
Details are emerging about the kidnapping and killing of a Canadian mining company executive in Burkina Faso last week, as authorities continue their investigation. Jean Paul Badoum, an official with ...
Jan 22, 2019