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Brooks Bandits awarded 2021 AJHL Showcase
BROOKS, AB - The Brooks Bandits and the community of Brooks will host the 2021 Alberta Junior Hockey League Showcase this fall. The annual showcase of AJHL talent draws coaches and scouts from each Na...
May 28, 2021
Indigenous women must lead fight against violence, Ontario report says
TORONTO - Indigenous women must be squarely at the forefront of efforts to combat the national tragedy of violence against them, a new Ontario government report asserts. The province's response to the...
May 28, 2021
Canada's Dalton Kellett excited for first "true" Indianapolis 500
When Dalton Kellett first signed with A.J. Foyt Racing in early 2020, he spoke about wanting to learn from the team's wealth of experience on the IndyCar circuit. Kellett, from Stouffville, Ont., was ...
May 28, 2021
More Alberta physician clinics to offer COVID vaccines
Another 60 physician clinics will soon begin vaccinating patients as Alberta's vaccine rollout continues to expand.In April, a total of 20 physician clinics across the province participated in a pilot...
May 28, 2021
GOP blocks bipartisan probe of deadly Jan. 6 riot at Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans on Friday blocked creation of a bipartisan panel to study the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, turning aside the independent investigation in a show of party loyalty ...
May 28, 2021
Canada should roll out second doses 'as soon as possible': NACI
Canada's expert advisory panel on vaccines says the country should deliver second doses of COVID-19 vaccines as soon as possible, given the increasing supply. The National Advisory Committee on Immuni...
May 28, 2021
Henrique posts second straight 3-point game, Canada downs Kazakhstan 4-2 at worlds
RIGA, Latvia - Canada captain Adam Henrique brought the offence again in a 4-2 win over Kazakhstan on Friday at the world hockey championship.Henrique had a goal and two assists for his second straigh...
May 28, 2021
Canadian Carol Zhao misses out on spot in main draw of French Open
PARIS - Canada's Carol Zhao has fallen one win short of qualifying for the French Open. Zhao, from Richmond Hill, Ont., lost 6-2, 6-4 to Spain's Lara Arruabarrena in the third and final round of quali...
May 28, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to attend G7 Leaders' Summit in person: British PM
OTTAWA - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend the G7 Leaders' Summit in person next month.A readout of a phone conversation Friday between Johnson a...
May 28, 2021
Thomaidis: Players will remember crazy Tokyo journey for rest of their lives
Edmonton signage has gone up on the walls of the Toronto Raptors' temporary practice facility in Tampa to help Canada's women's basketball team feel at home. The Canadian women moved in this week, the...
May 28, 2021