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CFL all-star defensive back Garry Peters signs extension with B.C. Lions
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions signed American defensive back Garry Peters to a two-year contract extension Thursday. Peters was slated to become a free agent Feb. 14. Peters was a CFL all-star last seaso...
Feb 02, 2023
Canada's Auger-Aliassime named to Team World for Laver Cup
VANCOUVER - Felix Auger-Aliassime will look to help Team World defend its Laver Cup title when the tournament comes to Canada this fall. The 22-year-old from Montreal became the first player named to ...
Feb 02, 2023
NESD holding meeting on Arborfield School as decision on closing it down fast-approaching
The North East School Division (NESD) is set to hold an in-person meeting to discuss the future of Arborfield School.The school is under review since it only has 67 students enrolled, which is under t...
Feb 02, 2023
Groundhog Day: Fred is dead in Quebec, Willie and Sam at odds over spring's arrival
The death of a prognosticating rodent in Quebec cast a shadow over Groundhog Day festivities on Thursday. At the same time, the notable furry forecasters who made their predictions were split over spr...
Feb 02, 2023
Lucia Stafford finding success on the track back in Toronto with longtime coach
TORONTO - Lucia Stafford says the key to her early-season track and field success is simple. She's happy. Life is good. The 24-year-old from Toronto crushed the Canadian indoor record in the 1,000 met...
Feb 02, 2023
House GOP votes to oust Democrat Omar from major committee
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican-led House voted after raucous debate Thursday to oust Democrat Ilhan Omar from the chamber's Foreign Affairs Committee, citing her anti-Israel comments, in a dramatic ...
Feb 02, 2023
Top court won't hear Muslim charity's appeal over suspension freeze refusal
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not look at whether the suspension of a Muslim charity should have been put on hold while an administrative challenge of the penalty played out. The Canada Re...
Feb 02, 2023
Lametti says Tories exploiting tragedies 'to score political points' on bail reform
OTTAWA - Canada's justice minister is accusing Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives of using tragedies such as the killing of a young Ontario Provincial Police officer "to try to score political points." ...
Feb 02, 2023
Canada's Andreescu through to quarterfinals in Thailand with win over Zakharova
HUA HIN, Thailand - Top-seed Bianca Andreescu advanced to the quarterfinals of the Thailand Open tennis tournament with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Russia's Anastasia Zakharova on Thursday. The native of Miss...
Feb 02, 2023
As sexual assault rates rise, provinces face shortages of specially trained nurses
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - An assistant nursing professor at the University of New Brunswick says there is a crisis-level shortage of sexual assault nurse examiners in the country. Martha Paynter, who is also...
Feb 02, 2023