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Senators brass assures fans no relocation amid Quebec City exhibition plans
OTTAWA - There's plenty to celebrate about the Ottawa Senators these days. The team currently sits third in the Atlantic Division, delivering some of the most exciting hockey this market has seen in y...
Jan 28, 2025

Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense
WASHINGTON (AP) - Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames of the recent devastating Southern California wildfires...
Jan 28, 2025

Elections BC suspends probe into Conservative claims of vote violations
VICTORIA - Elections BC says it has suspended its review of a complaint from a Conservative candidate over potential violations in the October election as the B.C. Supreme Court considers a similar cl...
Jan 28, 2025

Canadian abortion group says it may have to shutter after losing government funding
A national group that helps people who have trouble accessing abortion services says it may be forced to shut down in several months after Health Canada declined to renew its funding for the upcoming ...
Jan 28, 2025

Passive park plan proposed for Kin Race Track lands
The plans for the site of the former Kin Race Track Park Lands have changed from an athletics park to a passive park.The City of Vernon had initially planned to create an athletics hub with sports fie...
Jan 28, 2025

Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz closing in on a return to action
TORONTO - Anthony Stolarz spent some of his downtime away from the rink. The Maple Leafs goaltender - and massive sports fan - tuned into NFL games and watched the NBA's Toronto Raptors when his teamm...
Jan 28, 2025

Canadian women look to build on season-best finish in Perth at HSBC SVNS Vancouver
Canada's women's sevens rugby team, fresh off a season-best fourth-place in Perth, Australia, will open against Brazil at next month's HSBC SVNS Vancouver. After facing Brazil and Spain on Feb. 21, Ca...
Jan 28, 2025

Former Liberal foreign minister Lloyd Axworthy wants a diplomatic reset for Canada
OTTAWA - Former Liberal foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy says Ottawa's current approach to foreign policy has run out of road. Axworthy says this year's election offers a welcome chance to shif...
Jan 28, 2025

Fatal poisoning near Montreal highlights danger of carbon monoxide leaks, expert says
MONTREAL - A clinical toxicologist says the death of a man in his 60s from a carbon monoxide leak south of Montreal highlights the dangers of the potentially deadly gas. Josh Wang, the president-elect...
Jan 28, 2025

Vancouver Canucks' president confirms rift between stars Miller, Pettersson
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks' president of hockey operations says he doesn't see a way forward for the current roster amid an ongoing rift between two of its top stars. Jim Rutherford addressed a...
Jan 28, 2025

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