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Baseball a hit as Indigenous youth connect with the sport at North American Games
HALIFAX - Baseball is known as America's game, but there were signs Friday on a misty Halifax field that First Nations and Mtis athletes from Canada are increasingly adopting it as their own. At the N...
Jul 21, 2023
Demographic survey to help identify systemic racism in government services
PRINCE GEORGE - The provincial government is encouraging everyone living in B.C. to take the BC Demographic Survey to help identify systemic racism in government services.People without access to a co...
Jul 21, 2023
Battle of the defences as B.C. Lions take on Saskatchewan Roughriders
SURREY, B.C. - The West Division-leading B.C. Lions are looking to continue their defensive dominance as they host the third-place Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday. The Lions (4-1) have ridden str...
Jul 21, 2023
Longtime NHL executive Brian O'Neill, who oversaw 1967-68 expansion, dead at 94
Brian O'Neill, a longtime NHL executive who helped oversee the league's first major expansion and was tasked with drafting its first 12-team schedule, has died at age 94. The NHL confirmed O'Neill's d...
Jul 21, 2023
Jays acquire left-hander Cabrera from Cardinals for catching prospect Hernandez
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired left-handed reliever Gnesis Cabrera from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for catching prospect Sammy Hernandez, the team announced Friday. The 26-year...
Jul 21, 2023
Ministers' embrace of Rwanda's Kagame undermines democratic values: governance prof
OTTAWA - A professor who studies how countries relate with authoritarian states says Canada has missed the mark in warmly embracing Rwandan President Paul Kagame. Rwanda is hosting a major development...
Jul 21, 2023
Kolton Cousins receives Canucks Alumni BCHL Scholarship
PRINCE GEORGE - Kolton Cousins has been named a recipient of the Canucks Alumni BCHL Scholarship for the 2022-2023 season.Cousins, who was acquired by the Spruce Kings during the 2019-2020 season, pla...
Jul 21, 2023
At UN, Trudeau hails European values as source of global strength in troubled times
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is at the United Nations where he is bestowing a special award on the European Commission and its president. Trudeau is presenting the World Peace and Libert...
Jul 21, 2023
Silent treatment: Quebec officers refusing to answer questions from police watchdog
MONTREAL - The majority of police forces across Quebec are refusing to answer questions from investigators with the province's independent police watchdog after a court affirmed the right of officers ...
Jul 21, 2023
Teen star McIntosh leads strong Canadian swim team at world championships
Summer McIntosh no longer enjoys the luxury of gracing the pool deck as a relatively anonymous up-and-comer with modest expectations from the outside world. Reporters peppered the 16-year-old swim phe...
Jul 21, 2023