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Raptors' all-star guard Fred VanVleet listed as out against Atlanta
TORONTO - Raptors guard Fred VanVleet was listed as unavailable for Toronto's game Monday against the visiting Atlanta Hawks. Coach Nick Nurse said VanVleet didn't participate in Sunday's practice due...
Oct 31, 2022
Vancouver Canucks, Rogers Communications sign 10-year broadcast rights deal
VANCOUVER - Sportsnet will continue to broadcast Vancouver Canucks games on TV and radio for another decade. The Canucks and Rogers Communications, which owns Sportsnet, announced Monday that the two ...
Oct 31, 2022
Decision at head coach among many off-season tasks facing Redblacks GM Burke
OTTAWA - After three straight seasons of falling far short of expectations, Ottawa Redblacks general manager Shawn Burke will have his work cut out for him this off-season. Ottawa finished the 2022 se...
Oct 31, 2022
Ukraine tracking thousands of war crimes despite judicial system woes: chief justice
OTTAWA - Violence in Ukraine has crippled the country's judicial system, the chief justice of its Supreme Court says, and left it struggling to handle tens of thousands of criminal reports arising fro...
Oct 31, 2022
Delegation returns from Haiti amid high expectations for Canadian leadership
OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to Haiti says a team tasked with assessing the situation in the beleaguered Caribbean nation has returned home. Ambassador Sbastien Carrire revealed the team's return whil...
Oct 31, 2022
Blair insists he 'did not ask' RCMP to release information about N.S. shooting guns
OTTAWA - Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair isn't budging from his stance that he did not interfere in a police investigation into the Nova Scotia mass shooting of April 2020. Blair, who was p...
Oct 31, 2022
County Regional Fire Service investigating structure fire in the Hinton Trail Area
Just before 9 a.m. County Fire crews from Beaverlodge, Hythe, and Wembley responded to a mobile home fire near Range Road 105 and Township Road 702 in the Hinton Trail area.Upon arrival, crews found a...
Oct 31, 2022
Slope repair work west of Bear Creek on hold until spring
The city says a temporary gravel surface trail north of 68 Avenue on the west side of Bear Creek is now open to the public.The trail was created in order to allow for slope repair work to be done on a...
Oct 31, 2022
Co-owner Grant has enjoyed stellar ride with Bulldog Hanover
It's been quite the ride for Brad Grant. Since buying into heralded pacer Bulldog Hanover in 2021, the trucking magnate from Milton, Ont., has had plenty to celebrate. There've been countless trips to...
Oct 31, 2022
Status of women committee passes motion for study on safety in sport
The standing committee on the status of women unanimously passed a motion Monday to undertake a study on the safety of women and girls in sport. "There needs to be an in-depth study on the causes as t...
Oct 31, 2022