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Jets sign GM Cheveldayoff to three-year extension as team heads into busy off-season
WINNIPEG - Kevin Cheveldayoff has been given three more years to get the Winnipeg Jets back on a successful flight path. The general manager confirmed his extension in a Monday press conference betwee...
May 02, 2022
Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse a 'game-time decision' for Game 1 vs. Kings
EDMONTON - Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft says defenceman Darnell Nurse will be a "game-time decision" when Edmonton begins its playoff run against the L.A. Kings on Monday. Nurse, 27, has been sidel...
May 02, 2022
Feds, Ontario invest $1B to retool Stellantis plants to make electric vehicles
OTTAWA - Canada and Ontario are jointly investing more than $1 billion to help Stellantis retool its Canadian auto plants to make electric vehicles. Stellantis, the new company created a year ago by t...
May 02, 2022
It's official: Who's in, who's out of the Conservative leadership race
OTTAWA - The Conservative party says there are six official candidates in the leadership race that will culminate with a winner announced Sept. 10. Candidates had to submit the full $300,000 required ...
May 02, 2022
Psychiatrist says Quebec Halloween stabbing suspect fell between cracks in system
QUEBEC - A psychiatrist told jurors today that the man accused of Quebec City's Halloween 2020 sword attacks was not considered dangerous enough before the killings to be forced into treatment. Dr. Gi...
May 02, 2022
UEFA removes more Russian soccer teams from its competitions
GENEVA (AP) - Russian soccer teams were kicked out of the Women's European Championship, the next men's Champions League and qualifying for the 2023 Women's World Cup by UEFA on Monday. The latest rou...
May 02, 2022
Canada's Leylah Fernandez ousted in doubles competition at Madrid
MADRID - Canada's Leylah Fernandez and Czech partner Kateina Siniakov have been eliminated in the second round of women's doubles competition at the Madrid Open following a 6-1, 6-4 loss to Slovakia's...
May 02, 2022
‘Democratic crisis’: Electoral reform debate resurfaces ahead of Quebec fall election
MONTREAL - The debate over electoral reform has resurfaced in Quebec, with opposition parties raising alarm over projections indicating the ruling Coalition Avenir Qubec could walk away with 100 of th...
May 02, 2022
"I'm focused on coaching this team" — Nurse brushes aside Lakers rumours
TORONTO - Raptors head coach Nick Nurse brushed aside rumours connecting him to the Los Angeles Lakers in a season-ending meeting with reporters. Reports last month had Nurse as a top target for filli...
May 02, 2022
Quebec pension fund pulls out of Montreal rapid transit project, province takes over
MONTREAL - Quebec's provincial government and the City of Montreal are taking over a controversial rapid transit project from Quebec's pension fund manager. Premier Franois Legault said today it's cle...
May 02, 2022