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B.C. Lions sign veteran Canadian free agent kicker Sean Whyte
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions signed Canadian free agent kicker Sean Whyte on Tuesday. The 36-year-old native of White Rock, B.C., originally signed with B.C. in 2007 as a territorial exemption. He began...
Feb 08, 2022
Saskatchewan Roughriders sign linebacker Darnell Sankey
REGINA - Linebacker Darnell Sankey is on the move. Sankey, who had a league-leading 97 tackles last season with the Calgary Stampeders, signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Tuesday, the first d...
Feb 08, 2022
Former Whitecaps, Canada Soccer youth coach Bob Birarda pleads guilty to sex charges
VANCOUVER - A former women's coach with the Vancouver Whitecaps and Canadian national youth teams has pleaded guilty to four sexual offences involving four different people. Bob Birarda entered guilty...
Feb 08, 2022
Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-sign veteran Canadian defensive lineman Ted Laurent
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-signed Canadian defensive tackle Ted Laurent and American defensive back Jumal Rolle on Tuesday. Laurent, a five-time East Division all-star, will return for his ...
Feb 08, 2022
Toronto Argonauts agree to terms with CFL veteran Davis
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts agreed to terms Tuesday with American defensive lineman Ja'Gared Davis. The six-foot-one, 238-pound Davis had 39 tackles and six sacks in 13 regular-season games last s...
Feb 08, 2022
Shellbrook Kinsmen/Kinettes launch fundraising drive for TeleMiracle
TeleMiracle 46 is less than a month away, and excitement is building within the Shellbrook Kinsmen/Kinettes club.The return of an online auction is a key part of this year's fundraising effort. The au...
Feb 08, 2022
Emhoff whisked out of event following security concern
WASHINGTON (AP) - Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, was whisked out of an event Tuesday at a Washington high school by Secret Service agents following an apparent security conc...
Feb 08, 2022
Family members of Indian migrants who died at border in Winnipeg for funeral
WINNIPEG - A small funeral was held on the weekend for an Indian couple and their two children who died while trying to cross into the United States by foot during treacherous winter conditions in sou...
Feb 08, 2022
Conservation officers brave the cold during training session in Candle Lake
Jumping into freezing cold water is not something many Saskatchewan residents would sign up for, but to become a conservation officer in our province it's necessary.Recently the Ministry of Environmen...
Feb 08, 2022
Quebec announces reopening plan that lifts most COVID-19 restrictions by mid-March
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says most COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted across the province by March 14 - except for mask mandates and the vaccine passport system. Premier Franois Legault anno...
Feb 08, 2022