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Lauren Kyle McDavid shares superstitions, how she'll be watching Game 6
EDMONTON - Lauren Kyle McDavid plans to stand by the fireplace in her downtown Edmonton bar while watching Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. It's the same spot where she watched her husband - Edmonton ...
Jun 16, 2025

Saskatchewan premier pitches 'port-to-port corridor' for energy and other exports
CALGARY - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is pitching the idea of a "port-to-port corridor" that would connect energy and other goods to Canada's northern Pacific and Arctic coasts. Moe made his remark...
Jun 16, 2025

Coast Guard union says crews in the dark about promised expanded 'security mandate'
OTTAWA - A union official who represents marine search and rescue crews said Monday the union was surprised and "blindsided" by Ottawa's decision to move the Canadian Coast Guard from the control of t...
Jun 16, 2025

Bombers coach says no update on star RB Oliveira, Lions rematch coming this weekend
WINNIPEG - Brady Oliveira was at Blue Bombers practice on Monday, but the star running back was an observer rather than a participant. Head coach Mike O'Shea had no update on whether the CFL's reignin...
Jun 16, 2025

Future of Sport in Canada Commission opens public survey ahead of summit
The Future of Sport in Canada Commission launched its public survey Monday to gather opinions on safe sport and improving the sport system ahead of its fall summit. Among the first questions posed: ha...
Jun 16, 2025

Ron Taylor, a former major-league pitcher and longtime Blue Jays doctor, dead at 87
TORONTO - Dr. Ron Taylor, a two-time World Series-winning pitcher and longtime Toronto Blue Jays team physician, has died. He was 87. The Blue Jays confirmed Taylor's death in a statement Monday. A ca...
Jun 16, 2025

A decade after blood centre closure, community pushes to bring life-saving plasma donations back to the north
PRINCE GEORGE - In recent years, a growing movement has emerged to revitalize blood donation efforts and address the blood supply donation needs in Northern British Columbia. Many residents are advoca...
Jun 16, 2025

McDavid, Oilers facing elimination against Panthers in Game 6 of Stanley Cup final
FORT LAUDERDALE - Connor McDavid chose his words carefully. The Oilers captain - undoubtedly hockey's best player - had just been asked about the pressure on himself in his team's moment of need. "Tha...
Jun 16, 2025

Grizzly on island is safety risk, cannot be relocated, B.C. conservation officers say
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says a grizzly that has stalked people, harassed livestock and damaged property on an island is not a candidate for relocation. The bear was ...
Jun 16, 2025

Border bill raises questions about expanded data sharing with U.S.: Citizen Lab
OTTAWA - An organization that monitors the effect of information flows on human rights says the new federal border security bill appears to "roll out a welcome mat" for expanded data-sharing agreement...
Jun 16, 2025