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PWHL Montreal ready to set attendance record against Toronto at the Bell Centre
MONTREAL - Danile Sauvageau says there's so much interest in the Professional Women's Hockey League game at the Bell Centre that she's searching for ways to outsmart the arena's security. "People are ...
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Two rodeos this weekend
The Dawson Creek Spring Break-Up Rodeo is set for Friday and Saturday at the Ovintiv Events Centre. Start time is 7:00 PM B.C. time both days. There was also a junior rodeo held earlier on Friday. The...
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Disability expert resigns from federal advisory group over benefit program
OTTAWA - One of Canada's leading disability scholars is quitting a federal advisory board, saying the government failed to properly fund the disability benefit. Michael Prince, a professor of social p...
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Whitecaps look to bounce back against Sounders in Cascadia clash
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps aren't dwelling on their fall from the top spot in Major League Soccer's Western Conference. After all, there's a lot of soccer still to be played. The Whitecaps (4...
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Leafs, Jets, Oilers and Canucks carry Canada's Cup hopes with drought at 30 years
Josh Morrissey remembers the city coming to life before his eyes. A nine-year-old Flames fan in the spring of 2004, he was captivated by every Jarome Iginla chance and Miikka Kiprusoff save during Cal...
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Province looks to reduce workplace injuries among young Albertans
The Government of Alberta is taking a step that it hopes will help to keep young workers safe.The province is providing a grant of $175,000 to CAREERS: The Next Generation's SafeGen program.SafeGen is...
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Polish leader tells B.C. audience NATO allies need to spend more on defence
VANCOUVER - Poland's president says members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, including Canada, must raise defence spending to three per cent of GDP to deter Russia's war in Ukraine from spre...
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Aparicio and revamped Atletico Ottawa looking to top Canadian Premier League table
On his third stop in the Canadian Premier League, Manny Aparicio is closer to home and, hopefully, another title. The 28-year-old midfielder, born in Buenos Aires and raised in Toronto, joined Atletic...
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Liberal and NDP MPs lament departure of longtime Tory MP as status of women chair
OTTAWA - Liberal and NDP MPs are lamenting the loss of the longtime Conservative chair of the parliamentary committee on the status of women. Government members say they were disappointed to learn thi...
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Quebec Liberals will choose new leader during convention in June 2025
QUEBEC - The Quebec Liberal Party says its leadership race will begin next January and the winner will be chosen in June 2025. Former leader Dominique Anglade stepped down weeks after the 2022 provinc...
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