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Quebec tables bill to formally make hockey its 'national' sport
QUBEC - The Quebec government wants to enshrine into law that hockey is the province's "national" sport. Culture Minister Mathieu Lacombe's bill, tabled today, also names the first Saturday in Februar...
Feb 06, 2025
Quebec tables bill to formally make hockey its 'national' sport
QUBEC - The Quebec government wants to enshrine into law that hockey is the province's "national" sport. Culture Minister Mathieu Lacombe's bill, tabled today, also names the first Saturday in Februar...
Feb 06, 2025
Abbotsford, B.C., daycare owner charged with six counts of assaulting children
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Police say an East Abbotsford daycare owner has been charged with allegedly assaulting children in her care. Abbotsford Police say officers launched an investigation into reports th...
Feb 06, 2025
Ministers meeting Republicans in effort to end Trump’s tariff threats
A tariff threat continues to loom as Canadian ministers connect with Republican lawmakers and business groups in Washington in hopes of swaying U.S. President Donald Trump away from the idea of damagi...
Feb 06, 2025
PWHL fines Montreal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin for charging
TORONTO - The Professional Women's Hockey League has fined Montreal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin $250 for her hit on New York Sirens forward Jade Downie-Landry. The fine announced Thursday cam...
Feb 06, 2025
Federal government ends boycott of advertising spending on Meta platforms
OTTAWA - The federal government has ended its boycott on buying advertisements on Meta platforms, including Facebook and Instagram. The Privy Council Office confirmed the government's decision, first ...
Feb 06, 2025
New coach Casey Stoney includes two NSL players in her first Canada squad selection
Casey Stoney has chosen two players from the new Northern Super League in her first squad selection as Canada coach, a 26-player roster for the Pinatar Cup later this month in Spain. Stoney has called...
Feb 06, 2025
Women win lawsuit against B.C. man acquitted of their sex assaults
A man who spent 27 years in prison before he was found wrongfully convicted has been ordered by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge to pay $375,000 each to five women who sued him for sexual assaul...
Feb 06, 2025
At least 4 killed after US military-contracted plane crashes in southern Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A U.S. military-contracted plane crashed in a rice field in the southern Philippines Thursday, killing all four people on board, U.S. Embassy and Philippine officials said. ...
Feb 06, 2025
'A little bit weird': NHL teammates to go from friends to foes at 4 Nations
Auston Matthews spends a lot of time with Mitch Marner and William Nylander. The trio of Maple Leafs grew up together on and off the ice as they criss-crossed the continent. Their common goal is to he...
Feb 06, 2025
