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University researchers confirm fire-generated tornado over B.C. lake in viral video
LONDON, Ont. - Researchers at Western University say they've confirmed that a fire-generated tornado occurred in British Columbia this summer after a video of the "rarely observed" event went viral ba...
Dec 23, 2023
Roughriders sign C.J. Reavis to extension
One of the Saskatchewan Roughriders' breakout defenders from 2023 will be back in green and white.The CFL club announced Saturday it has signed 28-year-old linebacker C.J. Reavis to a two-year contrac...
Dec 23, 2023
Donovan, Nelson replace Luneau, Molendyk on Canada's world juniors roster
KUNGSBACKA, Sweden - Canada added defencemen Jorian Donovan and Ty Nelson to its roster for the world junior hockey championship Saturday after losing a couple of important members of the blue line. T...
Dec 23, 2023
Lane Hutson scores OT winner as United States beats Canada in WJC exhibition
KUNGSBACKA, Sweden - Lane Hutson scored the overtime winner as the United States defeated Canada 6-5 in a world junior hockey championship tune-up game Saturday. Hutson skated up the ice during the 3-...
Dec 23, 2023
'Silence is not a solution': LGBTQ+ parliamentarians reflect on polarization, protest
Members of the LGBTQ+ community have long faced discrimination and prejudice in Canada and beyond, having to fight for job protection, access to services and basic human rights.Canada legalized same-s...
Dec 23, 2023
Despite missing NHL stars, 'relentless' Canada ready to defend gold at world juniors
Alan Letang isn't focused on the absences. It doesn't do Canada's head coach any good. "We're missing what we miss," Letang said. "There's nothing we can do about that." The under-20 men's national te...
Dec 23, 2023
Hearing set for two New Brunswick men whose murder convictions were overturned
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - A hearing has been set for two New Brunswick men whose 1984 convictions for the killing of a man in Saint John were quashed Friday by the federal justice minister. The co-president ...
Dec 23, 2023
Jacques Martin happy to be back in a familiar place with the Ottawa Senators
OTTAWA - History has a strange way of repeating itself sometimes. The first time Jacques Martin stepped behind the Senators bench just over 27 years ago, he faced the Pittsburgh Penguins - the same op...
Dec 23, 2023
Attendance concerns, performance woes among many issues on domestic curling scene
Curling Canada's new chief executive officer will have a long to-do list when they take on the job next year. Danny Lamoureux is serving as interim CEO after Katherine Henderson left to become preside...
Dec 23, 2023
Leaders of two Quebec teachers unions approve partial deal with provincial government
QUEBEC - Two Quebec teachers unions say their leadership has approved a partial agreement with the government after weeks of participating in larger public sector strikes. The Fdration des syndicats d...
Dec 23, 2023