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Young Ukrainian hockey players await Quebec government OK to attend English school
MONTREAL - A half-dozen boys from Ukraine who played this year in Quebec City's famed peewee hockey tournament have been sidelined since returning to the province to attend high school. The youngsters...
Sep 21, 2023
Young Ukrainian hockey players await Quebec government OK to attend English school
MONTREAL - A half-dozen boys from Ukraine who played this year in Quebec City's famed peewee hockey tournament have been sidelined since returning to the province to attend high school. The youngsters...
Sep 21, 2023
Drew Scott of 'Property Brothers' joins Vancouver Giants ownership group
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Giants have added another celebrity to their ownership group. The Western Hockey League team announced Thursday that Drew Scott, best known as co-star of the television show ...
Sep 21, 2023
Michael Kovrig urges unity against hostage diplomacy, as Canada helps craft rules
OTTAWA - A Canadian man who was held in China for nearly three years is calling on governments around the world to co-ordinate sanctions and travel bans on states that arrest foreigners for political ...
Sep 21, 2023
Senators sign defenceman Djibril Toure to three-year, entry-level contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed amateur tryout defenceman Djibril Toure to a three-year, entry-level contract. The 20-year-old from Dorval, Que., had 16 points (five goals, 11 assists) and a ...
Sep 21, 2023
'Breath of fresh air': Pearson excited for new opportunity with Canadiens
MONTREAL - Tanner Pearson's initial reaction to being traded brought a combination of feelings. The veteran forward was sent to the Montreal Canadiens along with a 2025 third-round pick by the Vancouv...
Sep 21, 2023
Canada’s Larry Jackson a 'rock star' after driving NASCAR in Wonder bread ad
Larry Jackson has been firefighter of the year twice. He's raced in the NASCAR Pinty's Series for more than a decade. But doing doughnuts in the Wonder Bread car for a TV commercial? That's what final...
Sep 21, 2023
Quebec health-care establishments argue against allowing COVID-19 class action
MONTREAL - A lawyer for Quebec's regional health authorities says a proposed class-action lawsuit on behalf of residents of long-term care homes that had COVID-19 outbreaks should not go forward. Jona...
Sep 21, 2023
Defenceman Oliver Kylington to miss start of Flames' training camp due
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames say defenceman Oliver Kylington was deemed unable to take part in the opening of training camp on Thursday. The determination was made following the team's medical and fit...
Sep 21, 2023
Nesting cormorants — and their droppings — are taking over a harbour in Nova Scotia
SYDNEY, N.S. - It's a battle in the skies - and so far, the bombing cormorants sowing scatological havoc in a Nova Scotia harbour are winning. The Crown corporation that operates a ferry service from ...
Sep 21, 2023