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After two championship seasons with Forge FC, Abou Sissoko signs with Atletico Ottawa
Midfielder Abou Sissoko, who spent the last two seasons with CPL champion Forge FC, has joined Atletico Ottawa on a two-year contract. "Sissoko is a player who fits perfectly with the characteristics ...
Feb 07, 2024

B.C.'s dismal snow season is a glimpse of the future, says ski resort researcher
VANCOUVER - Views of Metro Vancouver's ski hills looming over the city are a sea of green after a winter of record-breaking warmth, sparse snow and torrential rain. Skiers and snowboarders have faced ...
Feb 07, 2024

B.C.'s dismal snow season is a glimpse of the future, says ski resort researcher
VANCOUVER - Views of Metro Vancouver's ski hills looming over the city are a sea of green after a winter of record-breaking warmth, sparse snow and torrential rain. Skiers and snowboarders have faced ...
Feb 07, 2024

Running back Stanback seeks redemption and respect in move to B.C. Lions
William Stanback sees the next CFL season as a redemption year. The 29-year-old American had spent the last five seasons with the Montreal Alouettes before being released last week. The B.C. Lions sig...
Feb 07, 2024

Preliminary results show Azerbaijan's president wins reelection
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) - Preliminary results of Azerbaijan's presidential elections show an expected victory for incumbent Ilham Aliyev, officials said Wednesday. With nearly 55% of the ballots counted...
Feb 07, 2024

Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, scuttling deal they had demanded from Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan border package Wednesday, scuttling months of negotiations with Democrats on legislation intended to cut back record numbers of illegal border...
Feb 07, 2024

The Northern View: Fight for Skeena-Bulkley Valley
Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre recently touched down again in northern B.C. to set off what should be a hard-fought battle for the riding of Skeena-Bulkley Valley in the next federal ele...
Feb 07, 2024

Canadian artistic swimming great Frechette wowed by Simoneau's golden performance
Artistic swimming great Sylvie Frechette could barely stand the uncertainty in the moments before Canada's Jacqueline Simoneau won a world title at the world aquatic championships in Doha, Qatar. Frec...
Feb 07, 2024

Former MVP Martinez wants to make history at CF Montreal: 'I still have the energy'
Josef Martinez isn't scoring at the goal-per-game rate he used to in Major League Soccer. But the 30-year-old striker believes he still has a lot to give, especially to a developing club like CF Montr...
Feb 07, 2024

B.C. and Alberta trucking firms ask court to lift bans imposed after overpass crash
VANCOUVER - Two trucking firms say the B.C. government wrongly concluded they were "one operation" after an overpass crash last December, and want a court to let them both back on the province's road....
Feb 07, 2024