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Winnipeg Ice succeeding in first season since relocation, on way to playoffs
Ice forward Peyton Krebs had to wait a little longer than he wanted to show Winnipeg what type of player it was getting. The delay has been worth it. Major junior hockey returned to Winnipeg in 2019-2...
Mar 05, 2020

CP NewsAlert: B.C. Finance Minister Carole James has Parkinson's disease
VICTORIA - B.C. Finance Minister Carole James says she has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and will not seek re-election next year. James says she plans to remain in her posts as finance ...
Mar 05, 2020

Veteran trainer Casse urges horse-racing industry to ban use of Clenbuterol
Mark Casse wants the drug Clenbuterol out of horse racing. Casse, who's been named Canada's top thoroughbred trainer an unprecedented 11 times, called for the drug's use to be stop...
Mar 05, 2020

Alberta's Bottcher beats Saskatchewan's Dunstone to remain unbeaten at Brier
KINGSTON, Ont. - Alberta's Brendan Bottcher defeated Saskatchewan's Matt Dunstone 9-5 on Thursday afternoon to remain unbeaten at the Tim Hortons Brier. Bottcher scored a deuce in the ninth ...
Mar 05, 2020

Canada's tourism industry braces for impact of new coronavirus on travel
OTTAWA - Canada's tourism industry is bracing for the impact of the novel coronavirus on the number of foreign visitors this summer travel season. Some people in the industry are already seeing a chan...
Mar 05, 2020

Military needs to be 30 per cent women for real change: vice-admiral
OTTAWA - The officer in charge of human resources at the Canadian Armed Forces says women need to make up 30 per cent of the ranks in order to bring about a real culture change in the milita...
Mar 05, 2020

Protesters pack up camp at B.C. legislature after five arrests Wednesday night
VICTORIA - Dozens of protesters at the B.C. legislature began packing up today after 17 days camped outside the building. Ta'Kaiya Blaney says the Indigenous youth are leaving the legislature but thei...
Mar 05, 2020

CFL, CFL Players' Association remain at odds regarding T.J. Jones contract
TORONTO - The T.J. Jones situation remains unresolved. The CFL and CFL Players' Association are at odds regarding the free-agent deal the receiver signed last month with the Toronto Argonauts. Jo...
Mar 05, 2020

Veteran standardbred owner Grant purchases slot in inaugural Mohawk Million
TORONTO - When Woodbine Entertainment Group CEO Jim Lawson unveiled plans in September for the inaugural US$1-million Mohawk Million, there was never a question in Brad Grant's mind whether to ge...
Mar 05, 2020

Slumping Vancouver Canucks missing three key players at practice
VANCOUVER - The slumping Vancouver Canucks could be without several key players as they look to end a three-game losing streak while battling for a playoff spot. Defencemen Quinn Hughes and Tyler Myer...
Mar 05, 2020