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Flames sign defenceman Brayden Pachal to two-year contract extension
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have signed defenceman Brayden Pachal to a two-year contract extension with an average annual value of US$1,187,500, the NHL club announced Tuesday. Pachal has a goal and ...
Dec 17, 2024

Community group event funding available until the new year
Local community groups planning an event in 2025 have until the new year to apply for a City of Grande Prairie grant. Up to $14,000 is available for any non-profit group planning events that would "en...
Dec 17, 2024

Saskatchewan Roughriders sign Canadian Zerr to one-year contract extension
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed Canadian offensive lineman Noah Zerr to a one-year contract extension Tuesday. The six-foot-six, 325-pound Zerr, from Langenburg, Sask., helped the Riders ...
Dec 17, 2024

B.C.'s Duncan McDonald named Canada Soccer Para Player of the Year
Midfielder Duncan McDonald has been named Canada Soccer's 2024 Para Player of the Year. The 24-year-old from Powell River, B.C., played every minute at the 2024 IFCPF World Cup in Spain, where Canada ...
Dec 17, 2024

Toronto terror suspect charged with multiple war crimes: RCMP
TORONTO - A man facing terror charges for allegedly plotting an attack in Toronto with his son is now also facing multiple war crimes charges. The RCMP say 62-year-old Ahmed Eldidi - who was arrested ...
Dec 17, 2024

Poilievre hails B.C. byelection win for Conservatives as Liberal vote collapses
LANGLEY, B.C. - Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is hailing a decisive British Columbia byelection victory in Cloverdale-Langley City, where Tamara Jansen has won with about two-thirds of ...
Dec 17, 2024

Israel's Netanyahu tours buffer zone inside Syria
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu entered Syrian territory on Tuesday during a security tour of the buffer zone seized by Israel in the past few days since the fall of Bashar ...
Dec 17, 2024

Judge reluctantly gives government three more months to pass 'lost Canadians' bill
OTTAWA - An Ontario Superior Court judge has "reluctantly" given the federal government another three months to pass legislation aimed at granting citizenship to the so-called lost Canadians. That's a...
Dec 17, 2024

Quebec adopts rule banning sale of most new gas-powered vehicles by 2035
QUBEC - The Quebec government has adopted regulations banning the sale of most new gasoline-powered vehicles as of 2035. The rules, adopted Monday, applies to all "light-duty" vehicles, which the prov...
Dec 17, 2024

Montreal Roses sign hometown forward Latifah Abdu to contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Roses have signed hometown forward Latifah Abdu to a contract. The Northern Super League team announced the deal Tuesday. Abdu returns to Montreal after spending parts of four ...
Dec 17, 2024