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CFL announces it will stage its Canadian draft April 30
TORONTO - The CFL will stage its annual draft April 30. The league made the announcement Wednesday. The draft will immediately follow the NFL draft, which will be held April 25-27 in Detroit. The CFL ...
Jan 31, 2024
Drawn by Halifax's brand of soccer, Jeremy Gagnon-Laparé moves east for a second time
Jrmy Gagnon-Lapar's decision to return to the Halifax Wanderers was simple. He likes the brand of football the CPL side is playing under coach Patrice Gheisar. While he enjoyed his first go-round with...
Jan 31, 2024
Trudeau says Ottawa 'actively working' to find missing Palestinian Canadian in Gaza
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is "actively engaged" after a Palestinian Canadian was reported missing in the Gaza Strip. Mansour Shouman was in the region to help document...
Jan 31, 2024
Saskatchewan legislature member facing assault charges
REGINA - Police have charged a Saskatchewan legislature member with assaulting and choking another person. Moose Jaw police say Greg Lawrence, who resigned from the Saskatchewan Party on Wednesday and...
Jan 31, 2024
David Norman Jr. the latest B.C. product to come home and sign with Vancouver FC
The Canadian Premier League is proving you really can come home, even if you wear cleats for a living. After spending last year playing in England and Ireland, David Norman Jr. is back on familiar tur...
Jan 31, 2024
Man convicted in Ponoka homicide sentenced to life in prison
A man charged in a Ponoka homicide over three years ago has been sentenced to life in prison.Ryan Jake Applegarth, 31, of Ponoka, was sentenced in Wetaskiwin Court of King's Bench on Jan. 26, 2024, af...
Jan 31, 2024
A controversial theory linking climate change to Arctic cold snaps, explained
The capricious start to the winter season has already seen dramatic temperature swings across much of Canada, with energy grid-disrupting cold snaps giving way to an ice-thawing warm spell. Scientists...
Jan 31, 2024
Flood evacuation alerts expand in Pemberton, B.C., with more rain in forecast
PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - A flooding evacuation alert has been expanded in the Pemberton area of British Columbia as Environment Canada warns of more heavy rain in the forecast. The weathe...
Jan 31, 2024
Fundraising scandal: Quebec's CAQ says ready to end donations to political parties
QUEBEC - The Coalition Avenir Qubec party says it's prepared to end citizen donations to political parties, after controversies about its members' fundraising practices. Jean-Franois Roberge, the mini...
Jan 31, 2024
NASCAR Canada champion Treyten Lapcevich preparing for American stock car debut
Preparing to race stock cars in the United States is bringing Treyten Lapcevich closer to his grandmother. Lapcevich will make the jump to the United States-based zMax CARS Tour this spring after winn...
Jan 31, 2024