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Arguments begin at competition body in case against Cineplex over online booking fees
OTTAWA - Canada's competition czar says Cineplex Inc.'s online booking fees are "drip pricing," a harmful practice under the law, and moviegoers don't have any way to avoid them. A lawyer representing...
Feb 28, 2024
Only 32 per cent of Proline bettors picked Raptors to down Pacers
It seems many Proline players are having some difficulty jumping on the Toronto Raptors' bandwagon. Toronto is on a modest three-game win streak, the latest victory being a 130-122 road decision over ...
Feb 28, 2024
Kirk Cousins and Chris Jones head an NFL free agents list filled with star-quality players
Need a Pro Bowl quarterback, an All-Pro defensive lineman or a future Hall of Fame wide receiver? NFL teams could find one of these guys and plenty more star-quality players when the free agency perio...
Feb 28, 2024
Heavy snow, winter storm bring hazardous driving conditions to B.C. highways
WHISTLER, B.C. - Environment Canada is warning of hazardous driving conditions on several stretches of British Columbia highways as a strong Pacific frontal system pushes into the Interior. A winter s...
Feb 28, 2024
Canada to host 2024 WXV 1 tournament with top women's rugby teams converging on B.C.
British Columbia will host the 2024 edition of WXV 1, the elite division of a three-tiered women's 15s rugby competition that debuted last year. WXV 1 features the top three teams from the 2024 Pacifi...
Feb 28, 2024
Slow procurement keeps pushing defence spending down the line, PBO report finds
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says the Defence Department is planning unprecedented capital spending in the coming years, raising concerns about the effect of inflation. In a new report, Y...
Feb 28, 2024
MLB wants to make starting pitching more prominent, but it's a tough task in today's game
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) - Max Scherzer logged at least 179 innings in 10 of his first 16 years in the majors. And the three-time Cy Young Award winner learned some tough lessons on the road to pitching d...
Feb 28, 2024
Paris City Hall says no Olympic Games policing plans were lost in theft of a worker's computer gear
PARIS (AP) - Paris City Hall said Wednesday that no policing plans for the upcoming Olympic Games were lost in the theft of computer gear reported by one of its employees. A City Hall statement said: ...
Feb 28, 2024
Paris City Hall says no Olympic Games policing plans were lost in theft of a worker's computer gear
PARIS (AP) - Paris City Hall said Wednesday that no policing plans for the upcoming Olympic Games were lost in the theft of computer gear reported by one of its employees. A City Hall statement said: ...
Feb 28, 2024
Storm beat Eagles 4-1, tie playoff series 2-2
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Storm evened up their first round Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) playoff series with the Sicamous Eagles at two games a piece.After surrendering the first ...
Feb 28, 2024
