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Redblacks offensive lineman Alex Mateas announces retirement after five CFL seasons
OTTAWA - Canadian offensive lineman Alex Mateas has retired, the Ottawa Redblacks announced Monday. Ottawa selected Mateas first overall in the 2015 CFL draft. He spent his entire career with the Redb...
Jul 05, 2021

Montreal suburb promises police review after fourth profiling complaint upheld
MONTREAL - A suburb north of Montreal said Monday it was reviewing its police practices after a string of recent racial profiling complaints against its officers were upheld by a human rights body. Th...
Jul 05, 2021

Lheidli T’enneh chief demands Pope Francis come to Canada
PRINCE GEORGE - Monday, Chief Dolleen Logan of the Lheidli T'enneh demanded that Pope Francis come to Canada and visit the residential school in both B.C. and Saskatchewan, saying this is the only way...
Jul 05, 2021

Veteran Simoni Lawrence and Hamilton Tiger-Cats say 2021 is a new ball game
Veteran linebacker Simoni Lawrence and head coach Orlondo Steinauer don't see the Hamilton Tiger-Cats being burdened by the weight of expectation in 2021. After cancelling the 2020 campaign due to the...
Jul 05, 2021

Three CKPG stories nominated for BCAB award
VANCOUVER - Three CKPG news stories have been nominated as finalists for a British Columbia Association of Broadcasters (BCAB) award for excellence in news reporting.The three stories are: 'Rally for ...
Jul 05, 2021

Quebec woman dies after being struck by airplane while driving tractor near runway
SAINT-ESPRIT, Que. - Quebec provincial police say a woman in her 20s has died after she was struck by a plane north of Montreal today. The woman was riding a tractor close to a runway near St-Esprit, ...
Jul 05, 2021

Ottawa spent nearly $20 million on COVID-19 tracking app — with inconclusive results
MONTREAL - The federal government spent $20 million on a smartphone application designed to alert users to possible COVID-19 exposures, and new data obtained by The Canadian Press shows the results di...
Jul 05, 2021

Canadian women upbeat at California camp before taking off for Tokyo
Relaxed and upbeat, the Canadian women's soccer team finishes off camp in California this week before leaving for Japan on Thursday. "I feel like we're getting some real work done, on the pitch, off t...
Jul 05, 2021

'It's driven by hate:' Nanaimo rainbow crosswalk, pride mural defaced
NANAIMO - The only two public art pieces showing pride and inclusivity with Nanaimo's LGBTQ2+ community were destroyed over the weekend.Black paint and a roller was used on both the rainbow crosswalk ...
Jul 05, 2021

Two police officers stabbed, one suspect treated for Taser injuries in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Two police officers have suffered serious injuries while responding to a call on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Const. Tania Visintin says both officers were stabbed as they entered a suit...
Jul 05, 2021