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Vancouver Canucks sign general manager Patrik Allvin to extension
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed general manager Patrik Allvin to a multi-year contract extension. Allvin, 49, was hired as the team's general manager on Jan. 26, 2022, replacing the fire...
Jan 31, 2024

Cougars down T-Birds 5-2
SEATTLE - The Prince George Cougars scored four goals in the third period Tuesday night to defeat the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-2 at the accesso ShoWare Center in Seattle.Terik Parascak scored the game w...
Jan 31, 2024

Top UN court rejects most of Ukraine's terror financing and discrimination case against Russia
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The United Nations' top court on Wednesday rejected large parts of a case filed by Ukraine alleging that Russia bankrolled separatist rebels in the country's east a decad...
Jan 31, 2024

Economic bounce back at the end of 2023 could push back rate cuts, economists say
OTTAWA - Canada's economy appears to have ended 2023 on a stronger note than expected, which economists say could push back the timeline for interest rate cuts this year. Statistics Canada reported We...
Jan 31, 2024

Figure skaters Behnke and Sauve to serve as Canadian flag-bearers at Youth Olympics
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of - Canadian figure skaters Annika Behnke and Kole Sauve will serve as closing ceremony flag-bearers at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, the Canadian Olympic Committee said ...
Jan 31, 2024

PGA Tour strikes $3 billion deal with Fenway-led investment group. Players to get equity ownership
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - The PGA Tour is getting a $3 billion investment from Strategic Sports Group in a deal that would give players access to more than $1.5 billion as equity owners in the new P...
Jan 31, 2024

Quebec minimum wage rises by 50 cents to $15.75 an hour starting May 1
Quebec's minimum wage will increase by 50 cents to $15.75 an hour beginning May 1. The Labour Department says it is hiking the minimum wage by a little more than three per cent because of the economic...
Jan 31, 2024

Russia and Ukraine swap scores of POWs despite tensions over a plane crash last week
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia and Ukraine have exchanged about 200 prisoners of war each, the countries said Wednesday, despite tensions stemming from last week's crash of a military transport plane tha...
Jan 31, 2024

Canada’s fertility rate hit all-time low in 2022, Statistics Canada says
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country's fertility rate reached an all-time low of 1.33 children per woman in 2022. The federal agency says that's part of a downward trend that began in 2009. The...
Jan 31, 2024

Saskatchewan collector finds rare case containing coveted Wayne Gretzky rookie cards
REGINA - A case of old hockey cards uncovered in a Regina home is being hailed as a "once-in-a-generation" treasure trove of the game's Great One. And the bidding has already topped $1 million. Jason ...
Jan 31, 2024