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CFL free-agent period set to open after busy window negotiating period
CFL free agency is set to open Tuesday with much of the guesswork seemingly having already been done. Many pending free agents reached agreements in principle with other teams last week during the CFL...
Feb 12, 2024
Swimming Canada award for Piranhas father-son duo
A father-son duo from the Grande Prairie Piranhas Swim Team has picked up an award from Swimming Canada.The organization says in a release on its website that swimmer Oliver Dawson and coach/dad Alex ...
Feb 12, 2024
First Nations group criticizes federal fish policies, conflict of interest in B.C.
OTTAWA - An Indigenous-led group is criticizing what it says is the "gross mismanagement" of aquaculture in British Columbia by the Fisheries Department, as it calls for a separation of its regulatory...
Feb 12, 2024
U.S. seeks clarity on Canadians taken in Gaza, Israel confirms it has them in custody
OTTAWA - American officials say they are still trying to sort out what caused the Israeli military to detain members of a Canadian-American family in the Gaza Strip. Israel's military confirmed it too...
Feb 12, 2024
B.C. and Ottawa announce $733M in federal health funding for province's seniors
VANCOUVER - British Columbia and Ottawa have announced $733 million in new federal funding over the next five years to improve health care for the province's seniors. They say the funds will help expa...
Feb 12, 2024
No plans for royal tour by King Charles in Canada this year as monarch battles cancer
OTTAWA - King Charles will not travel to Canada for his first royal tour as Canada's monarch this year, as he battles cancer. British media reported in December that Buckingham Palace was in the early...
Feb 12, 2024
Curling, hockey from the weekend
The Aaron Sluchinski rink from Airdrie will represent Alberta at the Brier.Sluchinski beat Kevin Koe 6-3 in the final played Sunday in Hinton.Koe will still be going to the Brier as one of the wild ca...
Feb 12, 2024
Olympic dream still alive for Canadian women's water polo squad despite loss to Spain
DOHA, Qatar - The Olympic hopes of the Canadian women's water polo team remain alive despite a 12-9 loss to Spain on Monday in quarterfinal action at the world aquatics championships. Canada was exten...
Feb 12, 2024
Ottawa Redblacks head coach Bob Dyce reveals his 2024 coaching staff
OTTAWA - Bob Dyce will have some new faces on his Ottawa Redblacks coaching staff this season. Dyce, entering his second full season as Ottawa's head coach, unveiled his 2024 staff Monday. While Barro...
Feb 12, 2024
Canada's effort to restore military talks hinges on Taiwan policy: Chinese ambassador
OTTAWA - China's ambassador to Canada says an effort by Ottawa to restore normal military communication will hit headwinds if the navy sends another ship to the Taiwan Strait. "We want dialogue. But i...
Feb 12, 2024