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Chandler Worthy signs contract extension with the Montreal Alouettes
American receiver/returner Chandler Worthy signed a two-year contract extension with the Montreal Alouettes on Wednesday. Worthy was scheduled to become a free agent Feb. 14. The five-foot-eight, 177-...
Feb 1, 2023
'Dances with Wolves' actor to be charged in U.S. may have victims in Canada: police
CALGARY - Police in southern Alberta say they have been working with authorities in the United States in a sexual assault investigation involving a former actor in "Dances With Wolves." Nathan Lee Cha...
Feb 1, 2023
Pelletier: Solving safe-sport crisis requires buy-in from all levels
TORONTO - Sports are rife with stories of coaches facing allegations of maltreatment from a club or provincial organization, who, under the cover of jurisdictional borders, move to another club, provi...
Feb 1, 2023
Junior star Connor Bedard filling hockey arenas in Western Canada
CALGARY - Connor Bedard keeps packing arenas in Western Canada after his electrifying performance at the world junior men's hockey championship. The 17-year-old Regina Pats forward, projected to be th...
Feb 1, 2023
Group says administrators at private school near Montreal ignored racism complaints
MONTREAL - A private school west of Montreal is promising action after allegations that for years administrators ignored complaints about racist bullying targeting two Black students. Joel DeBellefeui...
Feb 1, 2023
Work conditions in long-term care must go beyond new standards: labour congress
OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Labour Congress says new standards to improve the quality of long-term care are not enough to address the serious staffing issues that led to dismal and deadly condit...
Feb 1, 2023
Hughes, Pastrnak, Dunn honoured as NHL's three stars for January
NEW YORK - New Jersey centre Jack Hughes, Boston right-wing David Pastrnak and Seattle defenceman Vince Dunn have been named the NHL's three stars for January. Hughes led the league with 13 goals and ...
Feb 1, 2023
Curling Canada under fire for limiting eligibility for pregnancy exemptions
Curling Canada was under fire Wednesday after limiting pregnancy exemption eligibility for teams hoping to add an out-of-province free agent at the national playdowns to just the top five rinks in the...
Feb 1, 2023
'We're all Tyre': Mourners gather for Nichols' funeral
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Tyre Nichols ' family and friends gathered Wednesday for a funeral intended to celebrate his life three weeks after he died following a brutal beating by Memphis police that has ...
Feb 1, 2023
Liberals set to introduce law delaying expansion of medically assisted dying regime
OTTAWA - The federal government is expected to introduce a law as early as Thursday to delay the extension of medically assisted dying eligibility to people whose sole underlying condition is a mental...
Feb 1, 2023