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Arsenal's gaudy transfer fee for Canadian forward Olivia Smith buzzes at home
A Canadian player setting a new benchmark in the women's soccer transfer market floats a lot of boats, says Northern Super League co-founder and former Canadian international Diana Matheson. The one m...
Jul 17, 2025
The Pittsburgh Steelers make star linebacker T.J. Watt the NFL's highest-paid defender
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers made star outside linebacker T.J. Watt the NFL's highest-paid defensive player on Thursday, signing him to a pact that will keep the perennial All-Pro in blac...
Jul 17, 2025
B.C. limits sales of two more diabetes drugs amid off-label use for weight loss
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Health Ministry is limiting the sales of two more diabetes drugs to curb their off-label use for weight loss and preserve supply for people who are diabetic. The limits o...
Jul 17, 2025
Ottawa Redblacks' linebacker Adarius Pickett back to being his disruptive self
Adarius Pickett is back to being his disruptive self. The veteran linebacker was enjoying a solid first campaign with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2024 before suffering a season-ending Achilles injury. But...
Jul 17, 2025
B.C. Premier David Eby leans on Ravi Kahlon again as he reshuffles cabinet
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier David Eby has leaned on Ravi Kahlon from the moment Eby officially sought the government's top job, with Kahlon co-chairing his leadership campaign. When Eby created the provin...
Jul 17, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Search of Manitoba landfill for more remains of slain women concludes
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says a search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two First Nations women killed in 2022 has finished. The province began searching the Prairie Green Land...
Jul 17, 2025
Maple Leafs acquire forward Dakota Joshua from Canucks for 2028 fourth-round pick
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired forward Dakota Joshua from the Vancouver Canucks, the team announced Thursday. In exchange, the Canucks receive a 2028 fourth-round draft pick. Joshua h...
Jul 17, 2025
School bus crash in southwest England leaves 1 student dead, 2 seriously injured
LONDON (AP) - A bus carrying middle school children overturned and slid on its roof down a steep embankment in southwest England on Thursday, killing one student and seriously injuring two, authoritie...
Jul 17, 2025
Toronto's 2005 Boxing Day gunman faces first-degree murder charge in Montreal
MONTREAL - A man convicted in Toronto's fatal 2005 Boxing Day shootout has been charged with murder in Montreal. Jeremiah Valentine, 43, faces one count of first-degree murder in the killing this week...
Jul 17, 2025
Golden RCMP target speeders
BC Highway Patrol in Golden is warning drivers to slow down and drive sober amid a summer rise in speeding on Hwy 1. Officers reported catching drivers racing through parks and construction zones, inc...
Jul 17, 2025
