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Brad Marchand plays a key role in Florida Panthers' second championship run
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Brad Marchand sure made himself at home in Florida. Now he's a two-time Stanley Cup champion. Getting Marchand at the trade deadline from Boston for what ended up being a single f...
Jun 18, 2025

Bloc Québécois supply management bill moves swiftly through Parliament
OTTAWA - A Bloc Qubcois bill that looks to take Canada's supply management system off the table in future trade negotiations has passed swiftly through Parliament. The Senate passed the bill through t...
Jun 18, 2025

SOUND OFF: Delivering on the promise of better, accessible primary care in B.C.”
EVERY PERSON IN BRITISH COLUMBIA deserves high-quality, team-based health care close to home, no matter where they live. As Minister of Health, ensuring that people can access timely, reliable primary...
Jun 18, 2025

CSIS says India is a continued foreign interference threat as Canada renews diplomacy
OTTAWA - The latest annual report of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service says Indian officials and their proxy agents in Canada, engage in a range of activities that seek to influence Canadian ...
Jun 18, 2025

Kamloops' Fire Station 1 in Sahali temporarily out of commission after rescue vehicle catches fire
KAMLOOPS - Fire Station 1 in Kamloops will be out of commission for the foreseeable future after a spare rescue vehicle caught fire early Tuesday (June 17) morning.Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) Assistant...
Jun 18, 2025

Calls mount for pause on Canada's digital services tax targeting tech giants
OTTAWA - Ottawa is under pressure to pause digital services tax legislation that directs large tech companies to make a big retroactive payment by June 30. Canadian and U.S. business groups, organizat...
Jun 18, 2025

Evacuation orders lifted for Kiskatinaw wildfire in northeast B.C.
The Peace River Regional District has cancelled four evacuation orders and one alert for properties near a wildfire that is burning out of control in northeastern British Columbia. The Kiskatinaw Rive...
Jun 18, 2025

Food processing company pleads guilty to workplace safety charge in smokehouse death
EDMONTON - A commercial food processing company has pleaded guilty to a workplace safety charge after an Edmonton worker became trapped in a smokehouse and died. The Crown has asked for 25 other charg...
Jun 18, 2025

Stamps place star receiver Reggie Begelton on six-game injury list
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have placed receiver Reggie Begelton on the six-game injury list, the CFL team announced Wednesday. Begelton injured his right knee in the Stampeders' 29-19 win at Tor...
Jun 18, 2025

Midfielder Kianz Froese returns to his Manitoba roots, signs with Valour FC
After nine years in Germany, Kianz Froese was working on the family's coffee plantation/farm in Cuba when he got a call from Josh Carabatsakis, Valour FC's director of football operations. The message...
Jun 18, 2025

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