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Former Hockey Canada CEO Nicholson among those summoned to testify before committee
OTTAWA - The House of Commons heritage committee has ordered another round of hearings into Hockey Canada's handling of sexual assault claims, with past and present top executives and board chairs sum...
Sep 21, 2022

Woman victim of weekend carjacking
Battlefords RCMP are investigating after a woman's truck was carjacked early Sunday morning. According to police, the incident took place shortly after 1 a.m. September 18, on Highway 4, south of Batt...
Sep 21, 2022

Justice minister urges senators to pass Liberal mandatory minimums bill
OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti urged senators this evening to pass the Liberal government's proposed legislation on mandatory minimum penalties. He told senators during a committee hearing th...
Sep 21, 2022

Jennifer Jones wins opening game with new-look team at PointsBet Invitational
FREDERICTON - Jennifer Jones defeated Andrea Kelly 9-5 in first-round play Wednesday at the PointsBet Invitational. The six-time Canadian women's curling champion iced the victory with three points in...
Sep 21, 2022

Not making playoffs would be ‘a disaster’ for Canucks: coach
VANCOUVER - After a too-long summer, the Vancouver Canucks are locked on a singular goal as they prepare for training camp. "Not making the playoffs would be a disaster for us," head coach Bruce Boudr...
Sep 21, 2022

Kyle Dubas on future with Maple Leafs: 'I have to be held the most accountable'
JOSHUA CLIPPERTON - Kyle Dubas knows the clock is ticking. Signed to a five-year contract when he took the reins as Maple Leafs general manager at age 32 in the spring of 2018, Dubas has helped lay th...
Sep 21, 2022

Mounties in N.W.T. search for suspect after 1 dead, others injured in stabbing
FORT GOOD HOPE, N.W.T. - RCMP in the Northwest Territories are looking for a suspect in a stabbing that has left one dead and others injured. Mounties told residents in Fort Good Hope on Tuesday night...
Sep 21, 2022

Oilers boast talent needed for a playoff run, but know a long season lies ahead
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers officially began training camp Wednesday, but a lot of the talk in the Alberta capital is already focused on what the team is going to be doing in April. After getting t...
Sep 21, 2022

De Grasse, other Canadian athletes, transcend sport in changing marketing world
TORONTO - Andre De Grasse launched his own signature wine at a posh party on Tuesday night, with a strip of red Mondo track and a pair of starting blocks in place of a traditional red carpet. Casa Lom...
Sep 21, 2022

Canada Soccer makes new contract offer to men's and women's players
Canada Soccer has made a new offer to its players in a bid to resolve their ongoing contract impasse. Earl Cochrane, Canada Soccer's general secretary, said a "comprehensive compensation offer" was ma...
Sep 21, 2022