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Vancouver task force on Indigenous rights releases report for city council
Vancouver could become the first city in Canada to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples with a plan developed alongside the three First Nations on whose territo...
Oct 19, 2022
NHL's Kim Davis hopes next Hockey Canada board is 'diverse and inclusive'
Kim Davis sees only one path forward for Hockey Canada. The NHL's executive vice-president of social impact, growth initiatives and legislative affairs watched from afar as revelation after damning re...
Oct 19, 2022
Argonauts can clinch first in East Division with victory over Montreal Alouettes
They've endured a sometimes quirky 2022 schedule but it has also delivered head coach Ryan Dinwiddie and the Toronto Argonauts to a very simple and emphatic completion. Toronto (10-6) concludes its re...
Oct 19, 2022
'Swift-footed lizard' named Massachusetts state dinosaur
BOSTON (AP) - A "swift-footed lizard" that lived millions of years ago in what is now Massachusetts has been named the state's official dinosaur under legislation signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Cha...
Oct 19, 2022
City of Calgary, Flames start negotiating again on a new arena
CALGARY - Arena talks in Calgary are back on. The city and Calgary Flames owners confirmed Wednesday negotiations will begin again for a new sports, arts and entertainment building. Their previous dea...
Oct 19, 2022
RCMP investigating vehicle fire at TRU Market Auto Sales
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for witnesses and video following a vehicle fire at a downtown business early Wednesday (Oct. 19) morning. In a news release, RCMP say officers and Kamloops Fire R...
Oct 19, 2022
Canada's Bouchard ousted by Ostapenko in second round of Guadalajara Open
GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Canada's Eugenie Bouchard has been ousted from the Guadalajara Open in the second round after a three-set loss (7-5, 2-6, 6-1) to Jelena Ostapenko on Wednesday. The Montreal nati...
Oct 19, 2022
Liberal GST rebate bill passes as government pushes cost-of-living measures
OTTAWA - People who receive the GST rebate can expect to see an extra cheque this year that will double the amount of the benefit for the next six months, after the Liberal government's Bill C-30 beca...
Oct 19, 2022
DA: Hoarder charged after 300 animals rescued from NY home
MILLER PLACE, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities rescued nearly 300 rabbits, birds and other animals from a filthy home in New York and charged a self-help book author with cruel confinement of animals, prosecut...
Oct 19, 2022
Raptors exercise team options for Scottie Barnes, Precious Achiuwa and Malachi Flynn
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors exercised team options for budding sophomore Scottie Barnes, Precious Achiuwa and Malachi Flynn on Wednesday. For Barnes, the reigning NBA rookie of the year, it's a thir...
Oct 19, 2022
