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Reign of world's largest hockey stick coming to an end as Duncan, B.C., holds survey
The world's largest hockey stick survived Expo '86, a move to Vancouver Island, the wrath of Canadian winters and even woodpeckers, but time is catching up with the monument to Canada's game attached ...
Jun 23, 2023
Minister's Access to Info focus is better service amid calls for legislative overhaul
OTTAWA - The federal minister responsible for the much-criticized access-to-information system says her focus is on improving service amid growing calls to go further and rewrite the transparency law....
Jun 23, 2023
Move to Cure ALS walk taking place Sunday
PRINCE GEORGE - The 2023 Move to Cure ALS walk is taking place this Sunday, supporting those with ALS during ALS Awareness Month. The Move to Cure ALS is the annual signature fundraising event for the...
Jun 23, 2023
Fireworks won't be a part of Canada Day celebrations in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - There won't be any fireworks at the Canada Day celebrations in Prince George. The City attributes the move to the campfire prohibition and increased fire risk region-wide. "We know peo...
Jun 23, 2023
Deguchi beats fellow Canadian Klimkait to win gold at Grand Slam judo event
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia - Christa Deguchi clamied the women's under-57 kilogram gold medal at the Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam judo tournament Friday with a win over fellow Canadian Jessica Klimkait. Deguchi,...
Jun 23, 2023
Parks Canada says bison herd to remain in backcountry of Banff National Park
BANFF, Alta. - A final report on a five-year project to bring plains bison back to Banff National Park in Alberta says the herd will stay on the mountain landscape. Parks Canada published the report, ...
Jun 23, 2023
Canadian heavyweight Arjan Bhullar loses One Championship title in first defence
BANGKOK - Unbeaten Russian Anatoly (Sladkiy) Malykhin stopped Canadian Arjan Bhullar in the third round Friday to win the One Championship heavyweight title. The loss, in the main event of the "One Fr...
Jun 23, 2023
Quebec wildfires: Cree community orders evacuation due to heavy smoke
MONTREAL - A Cree community in northern Quebec was being evacuated Friday because of heavy smoke from a nearby forest fire. The wildfire in Mistissini, Que., the second largest Cree community in the p...
Jun 23, 2023
Toronto FC in hostile territory as it looks for first road win of the MLS season
After losing 3-0 midweek at league-leading FC Cincinnati, Toronto FC finds itself in equally hostile territory Saturday when it visits New England. Cincinnati (13-1-4) entered the MLS record books wit...
Jun 23, 2023
Connor Bedard's NHL draft journey nearly complete: 'Hard to wrap your head around it'
Connor Bedard was about to jet off to a sunny destination. He wasn't happy about it. With minor hockey tryouts just around the corner, Bedard - the projected No. 1 pick at next week's NHL draft, but a...
Jun 23, 2023