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Swimming Canada seeks new Olympic trials site after Montreal Olympic pool closure
MONTREAL - Swimming Canada is searching for a new site for the Olympic and Paralympic trials due to an extended closure of Montreal's Olympic pool. The news comes after the Olympic Stadium's athletic ...
Apr 03, 2024
Canada's Ejim named NCAA women's basketball mid-major player of the year
Calgary's Yvonne Ejim has been named the 2024 Becky Hammon Player of the Year, awarded to the top mid-major player in NCAA Division 1 women's basketball. Ejim, a senior forward with Gonzaga, averaged ...
Apr 03, 2024
B.C. man convicted of child exploitation for involvement in international porn ring
SURREY, B.C. - A British Columbia man has been convicted for his involvement in an international online group dedicated to trafficking child pornography. The province's RCMP division says in a release...
Apr 03, 2024
Main lodge at Nova Scotia's historic Keltic Lodge golf resort shutting down
INGONISH, N.S. - The historic main building at the Keltic Lodge at the Highlands golf resort in Cape Breton has closed, Parks Canada and GolfNorth Properties announced Wednesday. GolfNorth, however, c...
Apr 03, 2024
B.C. government targets 'profiteers' with legislation to bring in flipping tax
VICTORIA - British Columbia has tabled legislation to enact the home-flipping tax, charging 20 per cent to those who sell their home within the first year. Finance Minister Katrine Conroy told the leg...
Apr 03, 2024
Wilfrid Laurier's Luke Brubacher impressing despite limited football experience
WATERLOO, ONTARIO - As Wilfrid Laurier's head football coach, Michael Faulds has seen many walk-ons. But never one like Luke Brubacher. The six-foot-six, 255-pound defensive end's introduction to foot...
Apr 03, 2024
Woodbine jockey Kimura earns second straight Kentucky Derby mount
Woodbine jockey Kazushi Kimura will be riding in the Kentucky Derby for a second straight year. Kimura, who won a third straight Woodbine riding title last year, will be aboard T O Password, a Japanes...
Apr 03, 2024
Check that check; PWHL players may have to rein in physicality at world championship
UTICA, N.Y. - Coaches and players in the Professional Women's Hockey League don't expect the new league's brand of hard-hitting hockey to continue into the world championship. The PWHL rule book relea...
Apr 03, 2024
New U of S course will allow pharmacists to prescribe for chronic conditions
The Government of Saskatchewan is providing $137,000 to the University of Saskatchewan's College of Pharmacy and Nutrition for a new training program.The announcement of the advanced pharmacy training...
Apr 03, 2024
Canada's Kim calm, cool and collected ahead of Augusta National Women's Amateur
If Lauren Kim is intimidated by storied Augusta National Golf Club, it doesn't show. The 19-year-old collegiate golfer from Surrey, B.C., is the lone Canadian in the field at the Augusta National Wome...
Apr 03, 2024