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Quebec turns to Supreme Court to stop asylum seekers' access to subsidized daycare
Quebec is heading to the country's highest court to prevent children of asylum seekers from accessing the province's coveted subsidized daycare spaces. Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette says the g...
Feb 21, 2024
Sturmay qualifies for Tournament of Hearts playoff with extra-end win over McCarville
CALGARY - Alberta's Selena Sturmay improved to 6-0 and clinched a playoff spot at the Canadian women's curling championship with a 10-9 extra-end win over Northern Ontario's Krista McCarville in Wedne...
Feb 21, 2024
The stretch run of the NBA season has arrived. It's time for the playoff push
There's no NBA player who is a bigger fan of harness racing than Denver's Nikola Jokic. He owns horses, goes to tracks whenever he can and even accepted one of his MVP awards while riding around at hi...
Feb 21, 2024
Many players from the 2022 Beijing Olympics are making an impact in the NHL
Just two years ago, hockey at the 2022 Beijing Olympics went ahead without NHL players because of COVID-19 pandemic-related scheduling issues. "Gosh, that feels like so long ago," said Matthew Knies, ...
Feb 21, 2024
Raptors get pep talk from Canadian MMA legend Georges St-Pierre
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors want to make sure they fight until the end of the NBA season, so they brought in MMA great Georges St-Pierre to give them a pep talk. St-Pierre spoke to the team for 30 m...
Feb 21, 2024
Five-year jail sentence for P.A. meth trafficker
A 32-year-old Prince Albert man will spend the next five years of his life behind bars after pleading guilty to multiple charges, including trafficking methamphetamines. Landon Vandale was sentenced o...
Feb 21, 2024
Federal government reaches $59M settlement with B.C. First Nation over land seizure
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The federal government has reached a $59-million settlement with a First Nation in British Columbia for compensation over allowing a right-of-way to be built through its reserve mor...
Feb 21, 2024
Canadian wingback Mo Farsi signs contract extension with Columbus Crew
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Crew have signed Canadian wingback Mohamed Farsi to a contract extension through the 2027 season with a club option for 2028. The 24-year-old from Montreal, who started t...
Feb 21, 2024
Sask. walk-in clinic wait times increased 20 minutes in 2023
You'd better bring a book.Wait times at walk-in medical clinics are getting longer across Canada, and Saskatchewan is no exception.According to data from Medimap, an online service that lets patients ...
Feb 21, 2024
B.C. Lions sign veteran starter Vernon Adams Jr. to contract extension
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions signed starter Vernon Adams Jr. to a contract extension Wednesday that will keep him with the CFL club through the 2026 season. Adams, 31, was slated to become a free agent ...
Feb 21, 2024
