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WNBA expansion Toronto Temp introduces Wright Rogers as inaugural GM
TORONTO - The WNBA expansion Toronto Tempo officially introduced Monica Wright Rogers as its first general manager. The Tempo, Canada's first WNBA franchise, made the announcement Thursday after hirin...
Feb 20, 2025
New race without gender rules coming to 207-year-old rowing event in Newfoundland
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A centuries-old rowing race in the heart of St. John's, N.L., is introducing a new category this year that doesn't separate athletes by gender. The Royal St. John's Regatta's open c...
Feb 20, 2025
Montreal police open homicide investigation after man, 20, shot in upper body
MONTREAL - Montreal police say a 20-year-old man is the city's latest homicide victim. The man was shot Wednesday night and was discovered around 9 p.m. when police received a 911 call about a man lyi...
Feb 20, 2025
The federal government must revisit its approval of a popular weed-killer, court says
OTTAWA - The federal government has been ordered to reassess its 2022 approval of a popular weed-killer after a Federal Court judge ruled this week the original approval was unreasonable. In a decisio...
Feb 20, 2025
Free sledge hockey try it event to be held in Red Deer
In honour of the 20th anniversary of Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities, Para Hockey Alberta will be holding a free sledge hockey try it event on Saturday, Feb. 22 for those in Red Deer and area.The ev...
Feb 20, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Federal government lists criminal organizations as terrorist entities
OTTAWA - The federal government says several transnational criminal organizations are being listed as terrorist entities under the Criminal Code to fight fentanyl trafficking. More coming. Jim Bronski...
Feb 20, 2025
Auger-Aliassime advances to Qatar Open semifinals after Medvedev retires with illness
DOHA - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the semifinals of the Qatar Open tennis tournament after Russia's Daniil Medvedev retired from their quarterfinal with an illness. Auger-Aliassime w...
Feb 20, 2025
Calgary fighter Jake Peacock scores dominant win on One Championship card in Qatar
DOHA - Calgary Muay Thai fighter Jake (the One) Peacock stopped Japanese bantamweight Shinji Suzuki in the third round Thursday at One 171: Qatar to record his second win in as many One Championship o...
Feb 20, 2025
Heritage minister proposes banning ads from CBC news programming
OTTAWA - The outgoing federal heritage minister says she wants to bar CBC/Radio-Canada from running ads during news programming and from charging subscription fees for digital products such as CBC Gem...
Feb 20, 2025
Sen. Mitch McConnell won't seek reelection in 2026, ending long tenure as Republican power broker
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell is announcing on Thursday that he won't seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power broker who championed conservative caus...
Feb 20, 2025