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Oilers sign Virtanen to tryout agreement two months after not guilty verdict
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed Jake Virtanen to a professional tryout agreement two months after the former Vancouver forward was found not guilty of sexual assault. Virtanen was charged i...
Sep 19, 2022
Fiona slams Dominican Republic after pounding Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Hurricane Fiona roared over the Dominican Republic on Monday, a day after knocking out power to all of Puerto Rico and causing damage the governor described as "catastroph...
Sep 19, 2022
Canadian midfielder Julia Grosso loving life in Italy with Juventus
Just 22, Julia Grosso has settled nicely in Italy. Since signing with Juventus in December, the midfielder from Vancouver has added the Serie A, Coppa Italia and SuperCoppa titles to her Olympic gold ...
Sep 19, 2022
Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccine Availability Expanding September 19
Prioritizing Residents at Highest RiskStarting Monday, September 19, the Moderna bivalent booster dose will be available at Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) vaccination clinics and through particip...
Sep 19, 2022
Quebec election: Quebec Liberal leader faces questions about her political future
MONTREAL - Quebec Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade continues to face questions about her political future as her party sputters toward election day. Anglade told reporters in Montreal today that she p...
Sep 19, 2022
Trudeau faces mounting pressure to meet UN Global Fund request
OTTAWA - AIDS activists are pressuring the Trudeau government to renew its support for fighting infectious diseases abroad after an embarrassing Montreal conference that left the sector worried Canada...
Sep 19, 2022
Ahead of FIBA World Cup, Nurse recalls "hell on earth" WNBA season without Griner
The early-August day Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison, Kia Nurse and her Phoenix Mercury teammates watched the heart-wrenching court proceedings play out on their phones...
Sep 19, 2022
Queen Elizabeth symbolized dignity, grace and duty, says family of veteran who met her twice
Lori Neault's great-grandfather was born in the UK, a veteran, a Saskatchewan homesteader, and a staunch believer in duty, just like the Queen he served. Wilfred Daniels also lived in Prince Albert fo...
Sep 19, 2022
Sex assault trial starts for military officer who led COVID-19 vaccine campaign
OTTAWA - Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's sexual assault trial is scheduled to begin in a Gatineau courthouse this morning. The trial comes more than a year after the senior military officer was abruptly remov...
Sep 19, 2022
Official state funeral for Queen Elizabeth concludes in London as mourners watch
Mourners assembled outside Westminster Abbey stood in respectful silence on Monday as Queen Elizabeth's coffin was carried out of the historic church at the end of her official state funeral.The queen...
Sep 19, 2022