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Canucks beat Checkers 3-2 to win first Calder Cup
CHARLOTTE - The Abbotsford Canucks are Calder Cup champions. After spotting the host Charlotte Checkers the first two goals on Monday night at Bojangles Coliseum, the Canucks roared back with three un...
Jun 23, 2025
Judge halts another Trump administration effort to block foreign students from attending Harvard
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge on Monday blocked another effort by the Trump administration to keep international students from attending Harvard University, granting a second preliminary injunction in...
Jun 23, 2025
Pro squash gets the studio treatment in Toronto ahead of Olympic debut at '28 Games
TORONTO - Much has changed on the pro squash scene since Lee Beachill was last in Toronto as a tour player nearly two decades ago. The broadcast product has improved exponentially. Replay challenges h...
Jun 23, 2025
Nigerian judge convicts man of sextorting B.C. teen who died by suicide
Nigeria's financial crimes agency says a man who tried to blackmail a Surrey, B.C., teenager by posting his intimate images online has been sentenced to prison terms totalling 76 years. RCMP have said...
Jun 23, 2025
PWHL Draft set for Tuesday, Spirit River product on top prospects list
The Professional Women's Hockey League Draft will be held Tuesday in Ottawa.The Hockey News has Spirit River product Dayle Ross listed as the 27th-ranked prospect in its PWHL Draft Preview.The publica...
Jun 23, 2025
Yukon crews keeping wildfires near Dawson at bay as close to 200 homes stay on alert
Crews battling wildfires burning near Dawson, Yukon, say there's been minimal growth of the wildfire close to homes in the area, although almost 200 properties remain on alert for possible evacuation....
Jun 23, 2025
Canada drops four close matches in Week 2 of women's VNL
Canada went 0-4 in Week 2 of women's Volleyball Nations League play in Istanbul, Trkiye.The most recent defeat was 3-2 to Belgium on Sunday in a match that was went to a tie breaker to declare a winne...
Jun 23, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Friend identifies second victim of rockfall in Banff National Park
LAKE LOUISE - A survivor of a rockfall last week in Banff National Park is remembering 33-year-old friend Hamza Benhilal, who didn't make it out alive from under the rubble. Khaled Elgamal, 28, of Sur...
Jun 23, 2025
Assistant GM Tolzman likes ninth overall pick for Raptors in Wednesday's NBA Draft
TORONTO - The 2025 NBA draft class has been billed as one of the most talented in years. But for Dan Tolzman, assistant general manager of the Toronto Raptors, there's potential in every draft. Tolzma...
Jun 23, 2025
Grande Spirit Foundation opens new 26-unit seniors housing apartment in Spirit River
New senior apartments in Spirit River are officially open.The Grande Spirit Foundation held a grand opening ceremony Friday to celebrate the opening of a new 26-unit seniors' apartment designed to pro...
Jun 23, 2025