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Brampton and Owen Sound may play in Major Series Lacrosse in 2023
Major Series Lacrosse says it hopes that Brampton and Owen Sound will both play in the Ontario-based league in 2023. The two clubs came to an agreement on Thursday over the issue of a player pool. Rea...
Jan 02, 2023
Man arrested on attempted murder charges in machete attack
NEW YORK (AP) - A man accused of attacking police with a machete near New York's Times Square on New Year's Eve was arrested on charges of attempting to murder officers, police said Monday as authorit...
Jan 02, 2023
Quebec ultra-marathoner preparing to run nearly 8,000 km from Florida to Quebec
MONTREAL - A Quebec ultra-marathon runner is preparing for a nearly 8,000-kilometre run from the most southern point of the United States to Quebec's Gasp Peninsula. Joan Roch, 49, is known for runnin...
Jan 02, 2023
Forsberg, Karlsson, Raanta named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Nashville left-wing Filip Forsberg, San Jose defenceman Erik Karlsson and Carolina goaltender Antti Raanta have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Forsberg led the NHL with five ...
Jan 02, 2023
Canada defender Alistair Johnston makes debut for Celtic in 2-2 tie in Old Firm derby
GLASGOW, United Kingdom - Canadian defender Alistair Johnston made his Celtic debut Monday with Kyogo Furuhashi's 88th-minute goal securing a point for the Scottish league leader in a 2-2 tie with Gla...
Jan 02, 2023
Convoy organizer says plans to stage a 2023 protest in Winnipeg are off
OTTAWA - Freedom Convoy 2.0 appears to be a bust. Canada Unity, one of the anti-government protest groups behind the protests that headlined much of last year, is calling off its plans to restage the ...
Jan 02, 2023
Women's hockey roars back to life in 2022 after tough pandemic years
Women's hockey in 2022 was a firehose filled with change and advancement after the virtual desert of the COVID-19 pandemic. From a women's league closer to paying a living wage to all of its players, ...
Jan 02, 2023
'Big year' for pharmacists with new prescriptive powers, drug shortages: association
In a year when pharmacists have stickhandled children's drug shortages and an extra-busy flu shot season, you'd think they might baulk at the news in Ontario and B.C. that their prescriptive powers ar...
Jan 02, 2023
An activist in office: Steven Guilbeault's first year as environment minister
OTTAWA - Five days after Steven Guilbeault was appointed Canada's environment minister in October 2021, he headed to Scotland for the annual United Nations climate talks being held in Glasgow. But Gui...
Jan 02, 2023
'Big year' for pharmacists with new prescriptive powers, drug shortages: association
VANCOUVER - In a year when pharmacists have stickhandled children's drug shortages and an extra-busy flu shot season, you'd think they might balk at the news in Ontario and B.C. that their prescriptiv...
Jan 02, 2023