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B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix says system in crisis since 2020 must be transformed
WHISTLER, B.C. - Health Minister Adrian Dix says British Columbia has been in a health-care crisis since at least the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, while acknowledging there's urgent need for ch...
Sep 13, 2022
Expansion Montreal Force women's hockey team names Peter Smith first head coach
MONTREAL - The Montreal Force has named Peter Smith the team's head coach for its expansion season in the Premier Hockey League. Smith, of Lachine, Que., coached the McGill University Martlets to four...
Sep 13, 2022
Ken Starr, whose probe led to Clinton impeachment, dies
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ken Starr, a former federal appellate judge and a prominent attorney whose criminal investigation of Bill Clinton led to the president's impeachment, died Tuesday at age 76, his fami...
Sep 13, 2022
Hockey Canada told Ottawa of its National Equity Fund in 2019
Hockey Canada asked the federal government in 2019 if it could self-govern its safe-sport cases, despite facing a "significant potential claim." In a three-page email to the Sport Minister's office, H...
Sep 13, 2022
Toronto FC signs teenage forward Hugo Mbongue to homegrown contract
Toronto FC has signed teenage forward Hugo Mbongue to a homegrown contract through 2025 with an option for 2026. The 18-year-old Mbongue, the younger brother of former TFC midfielder Ralph Priso, beco...
Sep 13, 2022
Hockey Canada told Ottawa of its National Equity Fund in 2019
Hockey Canada asked the federal government in 2019 if it could self-govern its safe-sport cases, despite facing a "significant potential claim." In a three-page email to the Sport Minister's office, H...
Sep 13, 2022
Randy Arozarena lifts Rays over Blue Jays 4-2 in 1st game of doubleheader
TORONTO - Randy Arozarena drove in runs in the first and third innings as the Tampa Bay Rays held on for a 4-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday in the first game of a doubleheader. Both times...
Sep 13, 2022
West Virginia lawmakers OK abortion ban with few exceptions
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia's Legislature passed a sweeping abortion ban with few exceptions Tuesday, approving a bill that several Republicans said they hope will make it impossible for th...
Sep 13, 2022
Ukrainian troops keep up pressure on fleeing Russian forces
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian troops piled pressure on retreating Russian forces Tuesday, pressing deeper into occupied territory and sending more Kremlin troops fleeing ahead of the counteroffens...
Sep 13, 2022
Toronto Arrows add to their backline with signing of Australian Fabian Goodall
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows have signed Australian centre/wing Fabian Goodall for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 27-year-old played most recently for Eastwood in Australia's Shute Shield com...
Sep 13, 2022
