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Former Edmonton Elks CEO to head athlete safety committee after fighter's death
EDMONTON - Alberta's sport minister says the former head of the Edmonton Elks football team will lead a committee tasked with improving athlete safety in combative sports. Joseph Schow says Victor Cui...
Dec 03, 2024
Northern Super League and team officials hold two days of meetings in Toronto
TORONTO - Northern Super League and team officials kick off two days of meetings Wednesday in Toronto. While those behind the new women's pro soccer league met in September in Halifax, the Toronto gat...
Dec 03, 2024
Canada again supports UN motion critical of Israel, citing two-state solution
OTTAWA - Canada has again breached its years-long policy and voted in support of a United Nations motion critical of Israel, based on concerns about the viability of a two-state solution. For years, C...
Dec 03, 2024
Canadians warned to use caution in South Korea after martial law declared then lifted
VANCOUVER - Global Affairs Canada is warning Canadians in South Korea to avoid demonstrations and exercise caution after the country's president imposed an hours-long period of martial law. The situat...
Dec 03, 2024
Canadians warned to use caution in South Korea after martial law declared then lifted
VANCOUVER - Global Affairs Canada is warning Canadians in South Korea to avoid demonstrations and exercise caution after the country's president imposed an hours-long period of martial law. The situat...
Dec 03, 2024
Vancouver Canucks defenceman Hronek out eight weeks with lower-body injury
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Canucks defenceman Filip Hronek is expected to be out until the end of January as he recovers from a lower-body injury. General manager Patrik Allvin issued a statement Tuesday s...
Dec 03, 2024
Blue Jays GM Atkins says there is a great deal of opportunity for the club
TORONTO - Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins wouldn't tip his hand on off-season plans Tuesday and instead spoke in generalities ahead of what should be an interesting few weeks on baseball's free ...
Dec 03, 2024
Quebec public security minister says no indication so far of migrant influx from U.S.
MONTREAL - Quebec's public security minister says the situation at the province's border with the United States is "under control" and that there is no indication so far of an influx of migrants tryin...
Dec 03, 2024
B.C. Lions name former quarterback Buck Pierce as head coach
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have named Buck Pierce as their new head coach. It's the first head coaching job for Pierce, who spent the last nine seasons on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' staff. He had been...
Dec 03, 2024
'Sleeping with the enemy': Mistrial in B.C. sex assault over Crown dating paralegal
The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of sexual assault after he learned his defence lawyer's paralegal was dating the Crown prosecutor during his trial. Justice Veronica ...
Dec 03, 2024
