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De Grasse shows support for Canadian women's soccer team amid labour dispute
The Canadian women's soccer team has a big supporter in their ongoing impasse with Canada Soccer. Olympic champion sprinter Andre De Grasse attended the team's 2-0 opening loss Thursday to the U.S. at...
Feb 16, 2023
Canadian women shows effects of off-field labour distractions in 2-0 loss to U.S.
ORLANDO, Fla. - Struggling to find their focus after the off-field drama of a bitter labour dispute with Canada Soccer, the Canadian women took it on the chin in a 2-0 loss to the U.S. at the SheBelie...
Feb 16, 2023
12 charges laid against former B.C. teacher for alleged historical sex offences
VANCOUVER - A retired North Vancouver elementary school teacher is facing a dozen charges connected to alleged sex offenses. Brian Moore has been charged with 10 counts of indecent assault on a male, ...
Feb 16, 2023
Canada Soccer invited to testify before HOC committee amid dispute with women's team
OTTAWA - The House of Commons' heritage committee is inviting the leadership of Canada Soccer to testify in early March, putting the governing body under scrutiny over allegations of unequal treatment...
Feb 16, 2023
Kari Lake loses appeal of loss in Arizona governor's race
PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona appeals court has rejected Republican Kari Lake's challenge of her defeat in the Arizona governor's race to Democrat Katie Hobbs, denying her request to throw out election re...
Feb 16, 2023
Federal ministers send Nunavut diamond mine proposal to environmental review
Federal ministers have agreed with the Nunavut Impact Review Board that a proposal for a new diamond mine in the territory should undergo a public review. De Beers Canada Inc. is seeking to build its ...
Feb 16, 2023
Alberta appoints oilpatch veterans to advise government on province's energy future
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith will turn to a panel of five oilpatch veterans to advise her government on the future of Alberta's energy industry. The panel will be chaired by David Yager, a longti...
Feb 16, 2023
NOVA Chemicals employees put community first
NOVA Chemicals has yet again shown central Alberta and United Way just how committed they and their many employees are to anchoring supports and programs in our community. Officials NOVA Chemicals, to...
Feb 16, 2023
Vancouver Canucks remain a work in progress under new coach Rick Tocchet
VANCOUVER - Rick Tocchet has begun the painstaking work of transforming the beleaguered Vancouver Canucks - a process that he says won't be speedy. "I think the group is trying to work hard," the head...
Feb 16, 2023
Victoria officer's lost notebook obtained by criminals, used in alleged offence: cops
Victoria Police are warning dozens of people that their names and other personal information contained in an officer's lost notebook are now being "circulated among the criminal element." A statement ...
Feb 16, 2023