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UBC star Kiera Van Ryk named national player of year in women's volleyball
EDMONTON - UBC Thunderbirds outside hitter Kiera Van Ryk is the U Sports women’s volleyball player of the year. The Surrey, B.C., product received the Mary Lyons Award on Thursday night, kicking...
Mar 14, 2019

New NHLers help Ottawa Senators knock off St. Louis Blues
OTTAWA - A 2-0 win over the St. Louis Blues was nice for the Ottawa Senators and their fans. Getting to see a couple pieces of their future for the first time was better. Anders Nilsson made 34 saves ...
Mar 14, 2019

Raonic ends lucky loser's run at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Milos Raonic made sure Miomir Kecmanovic’s good luck finally ran out at the BNP Paribas Open. The Canadian beat the 19-year-old Serb 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the semi...
Mar 14, 2019

Underager Shane Wright embracing exceptional player status, ready for next step
TORONTO - Shane Wright is already noticing the differences now that his name is in the same conversation as NHL star Connor McDavid. The 15-year-old Wright became just the sixth player in history to b...
Mar 14, 2019

YouTube star Lilly Singh to host NBC late-night show
LOS ANGELES - NBC is shaking up late-night TV, giving Carson Daly’s slot to a woman of colour who’s a star on YouTube. The network said Thursday that a new show, titled “A Little Lat...
Mar 14, 2019

Russian-US crew arrives at International Space Station
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Russian-American crew arrived at the International Space Station on Friday, five months after a botched launch led to an emergency landing for two of the three astronauts. Thi...
Mar 14, 2019
Vancouver pleased with short-term rental rules, but warns 'egregious' operators
Vancouver has seen an “incredibly high” number of property owners getting business licences for short-term rentals but there remain a number of people who are refusing to follow the rules,...
Mar 14, 2019

Raptors training facility renamed OVO Athletic Centre in honour of Drake
TORONTO - Drake now has the run of the Toronto Raptors’ practice facility. Raptors president Masai Ujiri flew to Manchester, England last week both because he’d never seen a Drake concert ...
Mar 14, 2019
Guelph, Montreal advance to U Sports women's hockey semis
CHARLOTTETOWN - Rookie Nicole MacKinnon scored the game-winning goal as the No. 3 Guelph Gryphons defeated the defending champion Manitoba Bisons 3-2 in the quarterfinals of the 2019 U Sports women...
Mar 14, 2019

Former City Councillor talks property taxes at speaking event
Former City Councillor Rory Tarant made an appearance at a speaking event during lunchtime Thursday. Tarant was at Realty Glimpse to talk in-depth about property taxes in Grande Prairie. During the ho...
Mar 14, 2019