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Forward Cole Perfetti looks to prove his worth after signing bridge deal with Jets
WINNIPEG - Cole Perfetti is determined to make the bridge deal that he just signed with the Winnipeg Jets pay off with a more lucrative pact in the future. The promising forward signed a two-year, US$...
Sep 24, 2024

Unpaid hydro bills: Quebec says Indigenous protest 'not a good solution'
QUEBEC CITY - Quebec's minister responsible for relations with First Nations and Inuit says northern communities can't opt out of paying their electricity bills. Ian Lafrenire was reacting to a Radio-...
Sep 24, 2024

Harris, Thurman get top marks as Roughriders dominate CFL's Week 16 honour roll
TORONTO - The Saskatchewan Roughriders dominated the honour roll for Week 16 of the CFL season with quarterback Trevor Harris, linebacker Jameer Thurman and the offensive line among those earning top ...
Sep 24, 2024

Canada's Clement defends world para-cycling title in T1 men's individual time trial
ZURICH - Canadian para-cyclist Nathan Clement defended his world title in the T1 men's individual time Tuesday at the 2024 road cycling and para-cycling world championships. The 29-year-old from West ...
Sep 24, 2024

Matthews leaves Leafs practice early, coach Berube says it's an 'upper body thing'
OTTAWA - Toronto captain Auston Matthews left the Maple Leafs practice early on Tuesday with an upper-body injury. Toronto coach Craig Berube said he didn't expect the issue with the Leafs' new captai...
Sep 24, 2024

Liberals launch pandemic preparedness agency, seeking faster vaccine development
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are creating a new agency to beef up Canada's ability to handle rapidly spreading infectious diseases and protect from future pandemics. Health Emergency Readiness Canada...
Sep 24, 2024

Canada's Corey Conners eager for second chance at Presidents Cup
L'LE-BIZARD-SAINTE-GENEVIVE - A combination of intangibles and data-driven analysis has Corey Conners thinking the International team is due at this year's Presidents Cup. Conners, from Listowel, Ont....
Sep 24, 2024

Later is too late: Seniors rally for climate action
Red Deer seniors will be rallying for climate action outside the Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre on Oct. 1 from 2-4 p.m..Oct. 1 marks International Day of Older Persons and Canada's National Seni...
Sep 24, 2024

Skip Koe drops second Gauthier on eve of PointsBet Invitational curling tournament
CALGARY - Skip Kevin Koe has dropped second Jacques Gauthier from his team one day before the start of the PointsBet Invitational curling competition. Koe, whose team curls out of Calgary's Glencoe Cl...
Sep 24, 2024

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he has Parkinson's disease
WASHINGTON (AP) - Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, he told a congressional committee Tuesday. Favre made the disclosure as part of his testimony about a...
Sep 24, 2024