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Canadiens' Matheson expected to miss eight weeks due to abdominal muscle strain
Montreal Canadiens defenceman Mike Matheson is expected to miss eight weeks due to an abdominal muscle strain, according to the team. The announcement came following the results of an MRI Matheson und...
Oct 13, 2022

Longtime Vancouver defenceman Kevin Bieksa to sign one-day deal to retire as Canuck
VANCOUVER - Defenceman Kevin Bieksa will sign a one-day contract with the Vancouver Canucks to mark his retirement from the NHL on Nov. 3, the team announced on Thursday. The move will also be celebra...
Oct 13, 2022

Vernon Vipers make several trades
The Vernon Vipers will have a number of new players when they host the Prince George Spruce Kings Friday night.The BCHL team has acquired forward Ethan Rowland from the Calgary Canucks and defenceman ...
Oct 13, 2022

'Active shooting' wounds multiple people in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Multiple people were wounded Thursday in what authorities described as an "active shooting" in a neighborhood in Raleigh, North Carolina. "State and local officers are on the grou...
Oct 13, 2022

Fox to avoid World Cup off-field controversy in Qatar
NEW YORK (AP) - Fox plans to avoid coverage of Qatar's controversial treatment of migrant workers during World Cup broadcasts, much as it didn't address criticism of Russia's government during the 201...
Oct 13, 2022

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime through to Firenze Open semifinals
FLORENCE, Italy - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is through to the semifinals at the Firenze Open after topping Germany's Oscar Otte 6-4, 6(2)-7, 6-2 in the round of 16. The 22-year-old Montrealer hit...
Oct 13, 2022

Canada's Dylan Bibic claims world track cycling gold at 2024 Olympic venue
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France - Canada's Dylan Bibic won the men's scratch race at the world track cycling championship Thursday. The 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., became the first Canadian ...
Oct 13, 2022

Smith's discrimination remark making Alberta an international embarrassment: NDP
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition NDP leader says Premier Danielle Smith has made the province an international embarrassment by proclaiming those who didn't get vaccinated during COVID-19 endured the w...
Oct 13, 2022

Drought prompts request for Metro Vancouver residents to take shorter showers
VANCOUVER - Water use in Metro Vancouver is much higher, while reservoir levels are lower than normal, prompting the regional district to ask millions of residents and businesses to conserve. A statem...
Oct 13, 2022

Drought prompts request for Metro Vancouver residents to take shorter showers
VANCOUVER - Water use in Metro Vancouver is much higher, while reservoir levels are lower than normal, prompting the regional district to ask millions of residents and businesses to conserve. A statem...
Oct 13, 2022

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