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Expectations high as rejuvenated Whitecaps kick off pre-season training
VANCOUVER - After tasting the playoffs last season, the Vancouver Whitecaps are hungrier than ever. The club finished the 2021 Major League Soccer campaign with a 12-9-13 record, good for sixth in the...
Jan 17, 2022
Federal decision on fish farms prompts closure of B.C. processing plant: company
SURREY, B.C. - One of the largest farmed salmon producers operating in B.C. says it's permanently closing its processing plant in Surrey, B.C., because of a federal government decision to phase out so...
Jan 17, 2022
COVID-19 linked to death of four-year-old girl in Quebec City
QUEBEC - A Quebec City hospital announced today that a four-year old girl has died from causes linked to COVID-19. The CHU de Qubec-Universit Laval offered condolences to the family of the child but s...
Jan 17, 2022
Winter storm causing school closures, transportation disruptions in parts of Ontario
A winter storm of rare proportions blanketed much of southern Ontario with heavy snow Monday, causing widespread school closures and travel disruptions, at one point shutting down two major highways. ...
Jan 17, 2022
Veteran Toronto Argonauts linebacker Dexter McCoil Sr. announces retirement
Dexter McCoil Sr. is calling it a career. The Toronto Argonauts veteran linebacker announced his retirement Monday via Twitter. "There is always a time where every good thing must come to an end," McC...
Jan 17, 2022
Nishnawbe Aski Nation calling on Ottawa, Ontario to better fund fire services
TORONTO - An organization representing First Nations in northwestern Ontario is calling on the federal and provincial governments to provide better fire prevention and protection funding in Indigenous...
Jan 17, 2022
Quebec may never get the full story behind COVID-19 care home deaths, coroner warns
Quebec coroner Ghane Kamel said Monday that grieving families may never get the full story behind the thousands of deaths that occurred in long-term care homes during the first wave of COVID-19. Kamel...
Jan 17, 2022
CFJC Midday - The lessons learned in 2021; Abbott Wealth Management looks back at the year that was
Embrace volatility and enjoy life! Mark Bertoli from Abbott Wealth Management looks back at what was learned through 2021.
Jan 17, 2022
Blazers exchange 20-year-old forwards, pick up Toporowski from Spokane
KAMLOOPS - In an exchange of two veteran players, the Blazers have acquired veteran forward Luke Toporowski from Spokane. Toporowski, who attended Detroit Red Wing's development camp this fall, had pl...
Jan 17, 2022
Blazers ship Pillar home to Saskatoon for medical reasons
KAMLOOPS - The Blazers have been the busiest team of the WHL's Trade Deadline day. After a trade with Regina to pick up 19-year-old Drew Englot, the team has sent 19-year-old Josh Pillar back home to ...
Jan 17, 2022
