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Tory candidate won't apologize for joking that polar bears could deal with homeless
WINNIPEG - A candidate for leadership of the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives says he won't apologize for making a joke about tackling homelessness by letting polar bears roam free in Winnipeg. Wall...
Feb 07, 2025
Toronto FC GM lifts the lid on the trade that sent Marshall-Rutty to Montreal
TORONTO - Six months after shipping talented wingback/winger Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty to rival CF Montreal, Toronto FC GM Jason Hernandez opened up on the why behind the trade, warts and all. "Institut...
Feb 07, 2025
Joly won't say whether 'abhorrent' Trump pitch to clear Gaza means ethnic cleansing
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly won't say whether she thinks U.S. President Donald Trump is proposing ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip - but she is calling his recent comments "abhorre...
Feb 07, 2025
More active duty troops will head to US-Mexico border, bringing the total to 3,600
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon will deploy roughly 1,500 more active duty soldiers to the southern border to support President Donald Trump's expanding crackdown on immigration, a U.S. official said F...
Feb 07, 2025
Booing of The Star-Spangled Banner reignites debate on national anthems in sports
It's been a decades-long tradition in North America, but a Canadian professor of sport management says it might be time to re-examine the legitimacy of national anthems being played before games. Last...
Feb 07, 2025
Latest scale aims to weigh if chubby endangered B.C. marmots have more babies
Vancouver Island marmots can be a little shy when it comes to revealing their weight. Technicians and researchers with Vancouver Island University and the Wilder Institute are ready to deploy their la...
Feb 07, 2025
Booing of The Star-Spangled Banner reignites debate on national anthems in sports
It's been a decades-long tradition in North America, but a Canadian professor of sport management says it might be time to re-examine the legitimacy of national anthems being played before games. Last...
Feb 07, 2025
Capitals are one of just 2 NHL teams without a player in the 4 Nations Face-Off. It could help them
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Cruising to the top of the NHL standings by winning 36 of their first 54 games and losing just 11 in regulation, the Washington Capitals solidified themselves as a team to watch ...
Feb 07, 2025
Canada invests $72 million in satellite constellation to monitor active wildfires
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Canada is investing $72 million on a novel satellite constellation that will monitor active forest fires across the country. Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault made the a...
Feb 07, 2025
Peace Region speed skaters competing in national and international competitions
Four local athletes are hitting the track this weekend in both Canada and overseas in Europe.International competitionFort St. John speed skater Matthew Mitchell is set to compete Saturday, February 8...
Feb 07, 2025