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Preparations are being made for a potential NHL team in Salt Lake City
Preparations are being made behind the scenes and in the public eye in case an NHL team is in Salt Lake City sooner than later. Prospective owner Ryan Smith on social media earlier this week solicited...
Apr 10, 2024

Adam Silver says gambling probe of Toronto's Jontay Porter could lead to banishment from league
NEW YORK (AP) - Toronto's Jontay Porter could face expulsion from the league if the gambling-related accusations against him are found to be true, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday. Silver, ...
Apr 10, 2024

NDP says carbon price is not 'be-all, end-all' of climate policy, backs Tory motion
OTTAWA - The New Democrats say they will support a Conservative motion that calls on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to defend his carbon pricing policy in a televised "emergency meeting" with the count...
Apr 10, 2024

Message delivered: When NHL head coaches go public with criticism
Sheldon Keefe walked into the Maple Leafs locker room and did something he loathed. Toronto's head coach addressed his team after a loss - a particularly ugly one at that. He called out his leaders, i...
Apr 10, 2024

B.C. building code to allow mass timber in buildings up to 18 storeys, up from 12
VANCOUVER - The use of mass timber in British Columbia is moving up and expanding to schools, libraries and other construction. The province says it's making building-code changes allowing for the use...
Apr 10, 2024

Vermont's Goddard College to close after years of declining enrollment and financial struggles
PLAINFIELD, Vt. (AP) - Vermont's Goddard College, a small school known for its progressive education, is closing after years of declining enrollment and financial struggles, the board of trustees anno...
Apr 10, 2024

Teacher to represent BC United in Columbia River-Revelstoke
BC United has chosen its candidate for the Columbia River-Revelstoke riding for this fall's provincial election.Scott McInnis, a teacher in Kimberly, will be the party's representative, taking over fr...
Apr 10, 2024

Three-time Grey Cup champion Shawn Lemon announces retirement from football
Veteran defensive lineman Shawn Lemon, who won three Grey Cups with three different organizations, announced his CFL retirement Wednesday. The 35-year-old Lemon had signed a one-year contract extensio...
Apr 10, 2024

New security plan for Montreal metro amid rise in mental health and addictions issues
Montreal's transit corporation is concentrating security personnel in certain metro stations amid what officials say has been a rise in the number of people with mental health or addiction issues in t...
Apr 10, 2024

Quebec tables bill that includes fines of up to $1,500 for threatening politicians
QUEBEC - People who harass or threaten Quebec politicians could soon be hit with a court injunction or a fine of up to $1,500. Municipal Affairs Minister Andre Laforest tabled a bill today that aims t...
Apr 10, 2024

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