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BCHL adds 18th team
The B.C. Hockey League will be growing next season.The league has approved an expansion franchise to Cranbrook to begin play in the 2020-21 season.The Cranbook Bucks will play out of Western Financial...
Oct 08, 2019
Viper blueliner on Central Scouting Watch List
A Vernon Vipers defenceman is being watched closely by pro scouts.The NHL Central Scouting Players to Watch List, released this week, ranks Trey Taylor as a 'C' Prospect, which means a potential fourt...
Oct 08, 2019
Taekwon-do team wins big in New York and Lethbridge
Back to back tournaments had Sundance Taekwon-Do members travelling to compete in two of the top tournaments in North America. Up first was the 2019 International Taekwon-do Federation New York Tourna...
Oct 08, 2019
B.C. Lions, Saskatchewan Roughriders players take CFL weekly honours
TORONTO - B.C. receiver Bryan Burnham, Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Shaq Evans and Lions quarterback Mike Reilly are the CFL's top performers for Week 17. Burnham scored a career-high three touch...
Oct 08, 2019
Whitecaps coach Dos Santos hungry for success after 'challenging' first year
VANCOUVER - Asked to describe his first year as coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps, Marc Dos Santos paused. "Challenging," he said after several seconds. The description may be an understateme...
Oct 08, 2019
Trudeau won't remove Liberal candidate for racist, sexist social-media posts
PLAINFIELD, Ont. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is calling comments made by a Liberal candidate in Nova Scotia in old social-media posts unacceptable, but he is not removing ...
Oct 08, 2019
Quebec man seeking to withdraw plea for killing unborn child seeks legal help
MONTREAL - A Quebec man who pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing his unborn child will have a legal aid lawyer study his attempt to withdraw his plea. Sofiane Ghazi was back in court Tuesday and to...
Oct 08, 2019
IMF chief: trade conflicts fuel synchronized global slowdown
WASHINGTON - The new head of the 189-nation International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday that the world economy is in the grips of a "synchronized global slowdown" that will result in slower growth for ...
Oct 08, 2019
Allbirds, a shoe brand born online, to double stores
NEW YORK - Online shoe brand Allbirds plans to more than double its store count next year, hoping to reach shoppers who want to touch and try on its wool shoes. The company said Tuesday that it plans ...
Oct 08, 2019
A look at Canadian-born Nobel physicist James Peebles
WINNIPEG - A look at James Peebles, the Canadian-born physicist who shares this year's Nobel Prize in Physics. Age: 84 Early years: Born in the Winnipeg neighbourhood of St. Boniface, Peebles moved to...
Oct 08, 2019

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