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Canadian offensive lineman Adams taking the long path to potential NFL career
Playing in the NFL was always on his radar, even if Isaiah Adams wasn't exactly sure how he'd get there. But after playing for three different college programs in two countries the last five years, th...
Jan 12, 2024

Canada's chief of the defence staff Gen. Wayne Eyre plans to retire this summer
OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office says Gen. Wayne Eyre is planning to retire as Canada's chief of the defence staff this summer. He took on the role in an acting capacity in February 2021, when the...
Jan 12, 2024

Pinto rejoins Senators at practice as season debut approaches following suspension
OTTAWA - Friday was a day of firsts for Shane Pinto. The Ottawa Senators centre practised with the team and addressed media for the first time since receiving a 41-game suspension from the NHL for "ac...
Jan 12, 2024

RCMP bust drunk driver stuck on railway tracks
PRINCE GEORGE-On Tuesday January 9, 2024, at around 1:30 p.m., Prince George RCMP responded to a report of a semi-trailer truck that was stuck on the railways tracks near the 1900-block of River road....
Jan 12, 2024

Canada captain looks forward to Olympic women's field hockey qualifier
Nat Sourisseau has not forgotten the pain of missing out on the Tokyo Olympics after losing a penalty shootout 4-3 to Ireland in 2019. "It was definitely very difficult and I think it would be impossi...
Jan 12, 2024

Forward Nick Foligno agrees to new 2-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks
CHICAGO (AP) - Nick Foligno and the Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a two-year contract, extending the relationship between the popular forward and his fifth NHL team. The team announced the deal on...
Jan 12, 2024

Canada should be on 'high alert' for 2024 after record wildfire season: scientist
A scientist with the Canadian Forest Service says Canada should be on "high alert" for the 2024 wildfire season. Research scientist Piyush Jain stopped short of offering a prediction for the upcoming ...
Jan 12, 2024

Edmonton hospital sets up space heaters in emergency room as weather disrupts heating
EDMONTON - Freezing temperatures in Edmonton have forced one of the city's hospitals to fire up temporary heaters in its emergency department. Officials say the Royal Alexandra Hospital Emergency Depa...
Jan 12, 2024

Housing crunch prompts efforts to stabilize immigration levels, say federal ministers
OTTAWA - Housing Minister Sean Fraser and Immigration Minister Marc Miller say the federal government is working to stabilize the number of people entering the country every year as housing pressures ...
Jan 12, 2024

Canada, China foreign ministers pledge dialogue, will attempt more collaboration
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi say they want to find common ground and maintain communication, despite tensions across the Pacific. The two spoke on ...
Jan 12, 2024