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Layton named Ice Wolves captain
Ice Wolves defenceman Parker Layton, who is in his third season with the team, has been named captain."Parker has done a good job throughout the season, along with the other captains Jacob Cossette, K...
Jan 22, 2024

Provinces concerned about expanding assisted-dying for mental disorders: Holland
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland says some of his provincial counterparts have concerns about whether Canada is ready to extend medical assistance in dying to people with severe mental illnesses....
Jan 22, 2024

Former Canada captain Christine Sinclair signs one-year contract with NWSL's Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. - Former Canada captain Christine Sinclair has signed a one-year contract with the Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League. The deal does not come as a surprise. While the...
Jan 22, 2024

US, British militaries team up again to bomb sites in Yemen used by Iran-backed Houthis
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. and British militaries bombed multiple sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Monday, the second time the two allies have conducted coordinated retaliatory str...
Jan 22, 2024

Tourists, workers, students stranded by Metro Vancouver bus strike
VANCOUVER - Tourists Jorge Correa and Roger Leyton wanted to go to Vancouver Island on Monday, but with no bus to get them to the Tsawwassen ferry terminal, they had to make other plans. "We have to l...
Jan 22, 2024

Mary Robinson appointed as senator for Prince Edward Island
OTTAWA - Mary Robinson has been appointed as an independent senator in P.E.I. Robinson is the vice-president of the World Farmers' Organisation and is a managing partner of the Robinson Group of Compa...
Jan 22, 2024

Six-time champion Jones will return to Hearts as coach of Nova Scotia's Team Smith
Colleen Jones was a regular at the Canadian women's curling championship for most of her playing career. She's set to return to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts next month in a different role. Jones,...
Jan 22, 2024

Officers testify about 9-1-1 response at mass stabbing inquest
After a two-day break, the inquest into the mass murder at James Smith Cree Nation and the Village of Weldon picked up where it left off on Friday. Three witnesses testified Monday morning which inclu...
Jan 22, 2024

Details of La Ronge murder case protected by publication ban
The details surrounding a woman's death and how her body came to be found along a highway north of La Ronge in late 2019, have been protected by a publication ban.The interim order was made Monday mor...
Jan 22, 2024

Sean Strickland disputes UFC 297 split-decision loss, says world knows who won
TORONTO - Two days after losing his UFC middleweight title to Dricus Du Plessis in a split decision, Sean Strickland is disputing the result. "I won that fight, the world knows I won that fight ... Th...
Jan 22, 2024