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Hunger strike ends after agreement reached on Ottawa Indigenous Peoples' space
OTTAWA - An Algonquin grand chief's hunger strike is over after an agreement with the federal government on a project to create a major Indigenous centre in Ottawa. Steps away from Parliament Hill, Ve...
Jul 04, 2019
Mounties appeal for more information in Toosey Reserve killing
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake are putting out another appeal for information as they investigate a homicide from last month.On June 8, a 33-year-old woman was killed on the Toosey Reserv...
Jul 04, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Former N.S. Mountie sentenced to decade in prison for theft, cocaine trafficking
HALIFAX - A former Nova Scotia Mountie has been sentenced to 10 years in a minimum security prison for stealing 10 kilograms of cocaine from an exhibit locker and arranging sales t...
Jul 04, 2019
Blues coach Craig Berube brings Stanley Cup home to hamlet of Calahoo, Alberta
CALAHOO, Alta. - The tiny Alberta hamlet of Calahoo, population 85, ballooned to more than 2,000 Tuesday when their favourite son, St. Louis Blues head coach Craig Berube, brought the Stanle...
Jul 04, 2019
Ottawa Senators sign defenceman Christian Wolanin to two-year contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Christian Wolanin to a two-year contract. The first year of the contract is a two-way deal with an annual value of US$800,000 in the NHL and $100,00...
Jul 04, 2019
SOUND OFF: Revitalizing tourism in Fraser-Nicola
TOURISM IS THE LIFEBLOOD of many communities around the province, creating 130,000 jobs and generating around $18 billion in revenue every year. The tourism industry provides opportunities for economi...
Jul 04, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Oilers sign first-round pick Philip Broberg to entry-level contract
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Philip Broberg to an entry-level contract. Broberg was the Oilers' first-round selection, eighth overall, in the 2019 NHL draft. The 18-year-old n...
Jul 04, 2019
Canada's Kelsey Serwa retires from ski cross racing an Olympic champion
Kelsey Serwa is ready for her life's next chapter after a decorated career in ski cross racing. The 29-year-old Olympic champion from Kelowna, B.C., announced her retirement Thursday when she finally ...
Jul 04, 2019
Helped in Nunavut's creation: 20-year northern politician Ludy Pudluk dies
RESOLUTE, Nunavut - A 20-year northern politician who was instrumental in the movement that led to the creation of Nunavut has died. Ludy Pudluk, who was 76, died in hospital in Iqaluit on Monday...
Jul 04, 2019
Hurricanes to match Montreal's offer sheet for Aho
RALEIGH, N.C. - The Carolina Hurricanes say they are keeping star forward Sebastian Aho and will match the US$42 million offer sheet the Montreal Canadiens tendered him. General manager Don Waddell an...
Jul 04, 2019
