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Whitecaps want to bring momentum into Champions Cup first-round tilt
Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini is looking for his side to continue its momentum in CONCACAF Champions Cup play on Wednesday. Vancouver and Mexican side Tigres are set to meet for the sec...
Feb 13, 2024
B.C. Lions sign veteran quarterback Dakota Prukop to one-year deal
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions signed veteran American quarterback Dakota Prukop to a one-year deal Tuesday. The move came on the opening day of CFL free agency. The signing of Prukop fills a need for the...
Feb 13, 2024
NDP pushing Liberals to recognize state of Palestine as U.K., U.S. signal openness
OTTAWA - New Democrats are calling on the Liberal government to have Canada formally recognize Palestine as a state, saying it would help advance peace in the Middle East. NDP foreign-affairs critic H...
Feb 13, 2024
Quebec coroner's inquiry into police stabbing hears from doctor who treated killer
MONTREAL - A coroner's inquiry is hearing today from a psychiatrist who treated a Quebec man with a history of mental illness who killed a provincial police officer. Isaac Brouillard Lessard fatally s...
Feb 13, 2024
Edmonton Elks sign special-teams dynamo Javon Leake
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks signed American kick-returner Javon Leake on Tuesday. The move became official shortly after Leake hit the CFL's open market. Edmonton signed Leake to an agreement in prin...
Feb 13, 2024
Sleepy suspect receives four-year prison sentence for role in armed vehicle theft
A 17-year-old boy on his way home from a volleyball game, was forced to stop on the highway, threatened with a shotgun and then robbed of his car.Those details were read in a Prince Albert courtroom T...
Feb 13, 2024
B.C. eyes community, non-profit, underused lands to build affordable rental units
VANCOUVER - B.C. Premier David Eby says the private market can't solve the province's housing crisis, as his government launches an almost $3 billion public housing program to build more affordable re...
Feb 13, 2024
Saskatchewan Roughriders add punch to running attack by signing A.J. Ouellette
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Roughriders have added some punch to their running attack in the form of A.J. Ouellette. The former Toronto Argonaut, a sparkplug on and off the field, signed a ...
Feb 13, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Alberta Mountie accused of accessing police records for 'foreign actor'
CALGARY - The RCMP's national security enforcement team says an Alberta Mountie has been arrested for allegedly accessing police records systems to assist a "foreign actor." More coming. The Canadian ...
Feb 13, 2024
Canadian Mathieu Betts to sign contract with NFL's Detroit Lions
Canadian Mathieu Betts, one of the CFL's most coveted free agents, is returning to the NFL. According to a league source, the CFL's outstanding defensive player last season will sign a contract with t...
Feb 13, 2024
