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Western Forest Products' Port Alberni, B.C., mill closes as company seeks viable path
VANCOUVER - More than 100 workers in Port Alberni are the latest forest industry employees to face layoffs as Western Forest Products confirms it will not restart its sawmill in that Vancouver Island ...
Jan 27, 2023
Video shows struggle for hammer during Pelosi attack
Video released publicly Friday shows the husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi fighting for control of a hammer with his assailant during a brutal attack in the couple's San Francisco home...
Jan 27, 2023
Caufield: surgery ‘best decision,’ but would be playing in Canadiens playoff push
MONTREAL - The decision to undergo right shoulder surgery was a calculated group decision, but not a very popular one for Cole Caufield. After talks with Canadiens management and his agent Pat Brisson...
Jan 27, 2023
Expansion Vancouver FC to face provincial rival Pacific FC in 2023 CPL season opener
Expansion Vancouver FC will kick off life in the Canadian Premier League at provincial rival Pacific FC on April 14 at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C. The Friday night matchup serves as the opener...
Jan 27, 2023
Veteran Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod announces retirement from international game
Veteran goalkeeper Erin McLeod, who survived a string of injuries to win 119 caps for Canada over a distinguished senior career that spanned more than two decades, has announced her retirement from in...
Jan 27, 2023
Grey Cup hero Robbie Smith signs extension with Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - Grey Cup hero Robbie Smith is staying put. The Canadian defensive lineman signed a contract extension with the Toronto Argonauts on Friday. Smith was slated to become a free agent next month...
Jan 27, 2023
Toronto FC lands a new No. 1 goalkeeper in U.S. international Sean Johnson
Toronto FC landed its new goalkeeper Friday, signing U.S. international Sean Johnson through 2024. The free agent, who spent the last six seasons with New York City FC, was signed using targeted alloc...
Jan 27, 2023
Review of oilsands cleanup funding program needs public input, says Alberta NDP
EDMONTON - Alberta's New Democrat Opposition says a government review of the program that's supposed to ensure oilsands companies can clean up their mines was conducted too privately and should have b...
Jan 27, 2023
US charges 3 in plot to kill Iranian-American author
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department has charged three men in a plot to kill an Iranian American author and activist who has spoken out against human rights abuses in Iran, officials said Friday. ...
Jan 27, 2023
Pierre Poilievre tells Tory caucus cities are turning into 'crime zones'
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre doubled down on his belief that "everything feels broken" Friday, as he laced into Prime Minster Justin Trudeau for suggesting otherwise. Poilievre addres...
Jan 27, 2023
