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Canadian senior lacrosse leagues ask American pro league to relax player contracts
Canada's two senior lacrosse leagues are asking a professional league based in the United States to loosen restrictions on its player contracts. Ontario's Major Series Lacrosse and British Columbia's ...
May 05, 2022
Students at Emory University told to shelter in place
ATLANTA (AP) - Officials at Emory University are urgently telling students and staff to shelter in place amid reports of a possible armed suspect. The university said in an email Monday that police ar...
May 05, 2022
Alghabra says logistical challenges delaying charter flights for Ukrainian refugees
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says Canadian airlines are standing by to help bring charter flights of Ukrainian refugees to Canada as soon as some logistical hurdles are overcome. More tha...
May 05, 2022
Toronto's Pan Am Sports Centre to host FINA Swimming World Cup in October
Toronto will host the FINA Swimming World Cup for the first time in more than 20 years. The Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre will welcome the world's top swimmer in the second of the three-stop short-cour...
May 05, 2022
Saskatchewan loses out to Maritimes to host 2023 world juniors: Report
It appears Saskatchewan won't be hosting the 2023 world junior hockey championship.According to TSN's Darren Dreger, the International Ice Hockey Federation is to announce Thursday that the tournament...
May 05, 2022
Emma Stone finds relief in grim Greek silent movie
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - For Emma Stone, acting in "Bleat," a Greek silent movie with surreal and disturbing scenes of sex, death, and resurrection, was a professional challenge and a relief. Playing a y...
May 05, 2022
Canadian fighters Rory MacDonald, Julia Budd set to kick off 2021 PFL campaigns
Canadians Julia (The Jewel) Budd and Rory (Red King) MacDonald, both former Bellator champions, kick off their Professional Fighters League season Friday, the first step hopefully toward a world title...
May 05, 2022
Looking for Accountability
"The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of Pattison Media and this site."In February, 2022, a non-profit group now known a...
May 05, 2022
'Colonialism and cucumbers': Governor General gets lukewarm reception in Quebec
Quebec Premier Franois Legault says Gov. Gen. Mary Simon still has some work to do on her French. The premier made the comments in Quebec City today after meeting with Simon on Wednesday during her fi...
May 05, 2022
Repatriation of a Staff Belonging to Pitikwahanapiwiyin (Chief Poundmaker) to His Descendants
Repatriation of a staff belonging to Pitikwahanapiwiyin (Chief Poundmaker) to his descendantsThe Poundmaker Family is pleased to share that Parks Canada has transferred a staff ascribed to Pitikwahana...
May 05, 2022