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Officer who survived deadly avalanche making 'incremental progress': City of Nelson
NELSON, B.C. - The City of Nelson, B.C., says a police officer who suffered critical injuries in an avalanche that killed a colleague last week is making "incremental progress" but faces a long road t...
Jan 16, 2023

Remains of three victims found at site of Quebec propane explosion, police say
MONTREAL - The remains of three people have been found at the site of last week's explosion and fire at a propane distribution company north of Montreal. Quebec provincial police confirmed today that ...
Jan 16, 2023

Raptors recover after Barrett tying slam, edge Knicks in OT
NEW YORK (AP) - Fred VanVleet scored 33 points, Scottie Barnes had 26 points and the Toronto Raptors recovered in overtime after RJ Barrett's tying slam with 0.6 seconds left in regulation to beat the...
Jan 16, 2023

Veteran Adams amping up preparation to battle for Lions' starting job
It's time for veteran quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. to amp up his off-season workouts. With Canadian Nathan Rourke signing with the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, the B.C. Lions will have a new ...
Jan 16, 2023

Impaired driving crash at Debden results in no additional jail time
Aaron Isbister says a court decision late last week does not offer his family any sort of justice. A man who cannot be named because he was 17 at the time of the time he was initially charged, has rec...
Jan 16, 2023

Young Toronto FC goalkeeper Tomas Romero has already packed a lot in in soccer career
Just 22, goalkeeper Tomas Romero has already packed a lot in. The New Jersey native joined the Philadelphia Union's residency program in the eighth grade. At 15, he made the game-day roster with the B...
Jan 16, 2023

Trudeau should have visited First Nation during Saskatchewan stop: Indigenous leaders
SASKATOON - The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says it is dismayed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not visit the First Nation where a child's bone was found at a former residential schoo...
Jan 16, 2023

Blue Bombers sign defensive end Jeffcoat to one-year extension
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have re-signed defensive end Jackson Jeffcoat to a one-year contract extension, the team announced Monday. Jeffcoat was scheduled to be a free agent in February bu...
Jan 16, 2023

Blazers prepare for post-season run ahead of first Memorial Cup appearance since 1995
Just because the Kamloops Blazers are guaranteed a Memorial Cup berth, doesn't mean they're taking their feet off the gas. Blazers general manager Shaun Clouston made big moves ahead of the Western Ho...
Jan 16, 2023

A whistle, a watch and DNA identify Canadian soldier 106 years after death in France
OTTAWA - A whistle, a pocket watch and DNA analysis helped a Canadian Forces forensic team identify the remains of a Vancouver soldier more than 100 years after he died in France. A National Defence s...
Jan 16, 2023