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One dead, dozens hurt in multi-vehicle crash on snowy highway near Hope, B.C.
HOPE, B.C. - A truck driver says he'll be haunted by the sounds of twisting metal and breaking glass after a "catastrophic" crash in British Columbia that killed one person and injured dozens more. Th...
Feb 10, 2021
Struggling Canucks hope practice, rest can help turn around dismal season
VANCOUVER - Coach Travis Green knows his Vancouver Canucks aren't feeling their best coming off a disastrous road swing. After dropping five games in a row, that's no surprise. "I'm not going to sit h...
Feb 10, 2021
Major League Soccer still mum on where Canadian teams will play in 2021
MLS commissioner Don Garber was short on optimism and answers Wednesday when asked whether the three Canadian teams might start the season in their home markets. "You know what is going on in Canada i...
Feb 10, 2021
Former executive pleads guilty in college admissions scandal
BOSTON - A former private equity executive who cofounded an investment firm with U2's Bono pleaded guilty Wednesday to paying $50,000 to have someone secretly correct his son's ACT answers as part of ...
Feb 10, 2021
NB local Albers ‘excited for opportunity ahead’ after signing with Twins
Saskatchewan's Andrew Albers is getting another shot at the big leagues.After spending the last three seasons playing professional baseball overseas, the North Battleford product is headed back to the...
Feb 10, 2021
Roughriders sign punter Jon Ryan to contract
Jon Ryan is going to kick it with the Saskatchewan Roughriders for another season.The CFL team announced Wednesday it had signed the 39-year-old punter to a contract for the 2021 season. Ryan became a...
Feb 10, 2021
Donor wall unveiled in Melfort Wellness Centre to honour heliport contributors
A metaphorical bow has been tied on the Melfort Heliport project.After fundraising kicked off in January 2020, donors from across the region did their part to help make a heliport at the Melfort Hospi...
Feb 10, 2021
NHL teams not going to private restaurants in Toronto despite Ontario green light
TORONTO - While Ontario's sport minister says NHL teams could dine at certain restaurants not open to the public during the province's stay-at-home order, teams in Toronto haven't had meals outside th...
Feb 10, 2021
Veteran midfielder Sophie Schmidt on the verge of her 200th cap for Canada
Sophie Schmidt recalls her introduction to the Canadian national team, feeling a mixture of fear, gratitude and awe at being there. "But (there were) just incredible humans and players around me, dema...
Feb 10, 2021
Lawsuit, countersuit stemming from NBA Finals altercation involving Ujiri dropped
OAKLAND, Calif. - A California law enforcement officer has dropped his lawsuit against Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri that stemmed from an altercation at the 2019 NBA Finals. Lawyers for Alamed...
Feb 10, 2021