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Whitecaps return to CONCACAF Champions League seeking first win of 2023
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps had a knack for performing on the big stage last season. When the games mattered most, the club seemed to rise to the occasion, winning a series of do-or-die matchu...
Mar 07, 2023
Sask. lawyers concerned with CPC wanting an already tough bail system to be even tougher
Many people across Canada want to see the country's bail system be tougher, however, some lawyers believe this will do more harm than good. The biggest push for change is coming from the Conservative ...
Mar 07, 2023
Gold and silver for PA Soccer teams at provincials
The best young soccer players in the city came out strong with gold and two silvers at the recent 6v6 provincials.The U19 Celtic boys' team took home the provincial title, while the U17 and 15 girls w...
Mar 07, 2023
Indigenous leaders stress need for consultation on federal firearms legislation
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee studying Liberal efforts to outlaw assault-style firearms is hearing criticism, as well as some measured support, from Indigenous leaders. Chief Jessica Lazare of...
Mar 07, 2023
Eby: Federal government needs to reform bail system 'now' to target repeat offenders
British Columbia Premier David Eby says the federal government needs to reform Canada's bail system now instead of simply talking about it. His comments come after federal Justice Minister David Lamet...
Mar 07, 2023
'It's a good thing for our people': Muskoday celebrates opening of new gas bar and convenience store
Mark Arcand says the opening of a new convenience store and gas station at Muskoday First Nation, represents a day in history for the community.The Chief of the Saskatoon Tribal Council was among a nu...
Mar 07, 2023
Unpaid oilpatch taxes rise again despite industry boom, say rural municipalities
Rural Municipalities of Alberta says the total of unpaid taxes from the oilpatch keeps rising despite the industry's boom. In a release, the group says energy companies owe towns and villages in which...
Mar 07, 2023
No indication objects downed over Yukon, Lake Huron operated by foreign state: Anand
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand says there is no indication the flying objects shot down over Yukon and Lake Huron last month were affiliated with a foreign country. But Anand says she won't oth...
Mar 07, 2023
Interim Alouettes president Mario Cecchini appointed as president of QMJHL
BOUCHERVILLE, Que. - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has hired Mario Cecchini as its commissioner. Cecchini replaces Gilles Courteau, who stepped down from that post Sunday after 37 years. Howev...
Mar 07, 2023
A look at the players involved in federal efforts to address foreign interference
OTTAWA - Canada's major political parties have accepted the results of the 2019 and 2021 election and a panel of bureaucrats has determined both elections remained free and fair, an assessment that na...
Mar 07, 2023
