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Canadian Luiji Vilain comfortable, confident entering second season with Vikings
Experience has been the great equalizer for Canadian Luiji Vilain. The 25-year-old Ottawa native is preparing for his second training camp with the Minnesota Vikings. The six-foot-four, 252-pound outs...
May 8, 2023
Playoff runs elusive for some NHL veterans
Playoff hockey deep into spring is a new experience for some NHL veterans. A long career in the league doesn't guarantee a lot of post-season games. Retired defenceman Jay Bouwmeester didn't get in an...
May 8, 2023
Maple Leafs in tough down 3-0 to Panthers: 'Anything worth achieving is hard'
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Sheldon Keefe thought this script was a thing of the past. The Toronto Maple Leafs overcame a maddening hurdle and confounding mental block when they topped the Tampa Bay Light...
May 8, 2023
Wisniewska, Vander Vies named chefs de mission for Paralympics, Parapan Am Games
OTTAWA - Karolina Wisniewska and Josh Vander Vies have been named Canada's chefs de mission for the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris and 2023 Parapan Am Games in Santiago, Chile. It's the first time two...
May 8, 2023
Community Foundation of Northwestern Alberta collecting donations for wildfire evacuees
The Community Foundation of Northwestern Alberta has been asked to facilitate cash donations from the public, to communities across the northwestern region for those displaced due to wildfires around ...
May 8, 2023
Valleyview's The Crabbie Goat Moonshine finalist for Made in Alberta Readers' Choice Awards
A Peace country favourite in many people's cupboards and mason jars has been selected as a finalist in the Made in Alberta Readers' Choice Awards. Moonshine from The Crabbie Goat Distillery in Valleyv...
May 8, 2023
Family, friends gather at private funeral for Gordon Lightfoot in his hometown
ORILLIA, Ont. - Close friends and family of Gordon Lightfoot came together for a small, private funeral on Monday held at the Orillia, Ont. church where he was once a choir boy. A group of roughly 50 ...
May 8, 2023
CFL unveils several rule changes for upcoming regular season
TORONTO - The football won't have to be handled in order for a single to be awarded on a kickoff starting this CFL season. The removal of that requirement was among the changes unanimously approved by...
May 8, 2023
Canucks' top pick Lekkerimaki aims to put adversity behind him to grow as a player
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks' top draft pick from 2022 says he's looking to develop and put last season's illness and injury struggles behind him. Forward Jonathan Lekkerimaki signed an entry-lev...
May 8, 2023
U.K. seeks closer ties with Canada in science, military and technology
OTTAWA - Britain is seeking closer ties with Canada as it reshapes its foreign policy in the wake of its departure from the European Union. But British High Commissioner Susannah Goshko says her count...
May 8, 2023