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Hamilton, Winnipeg and B.C. fined by CFL for exceeding 2023 salary cap
TORONTO - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and B.C. Lions have all been fined by the CFL for exceeding the league's 2023 salary cap. But none exceeded the $5.45-million cap by more than ...
28m ago
Penguins GM Dubas joins Canada's front office for world hockey championship
CALGARY - Pittsburgh Penguins general manager and president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas has been named to Canada's front office team for the upcoming world hockey championship. Hockey Canada annou...
28m ago
Receiver Eugene Lewis optimistic about Edmonton Elks' 2024 fortunes
Receiver Eugene Lewis can't wait to start earning quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson's trust. The signing of Bethel-Thompson, a two-time Grey Cup champion, was Edmonton's biggest off-season move. The ...
28m ago
Flames want to promote their team as a desirable destination for NHL players
CALGARY - Winning more games and the construction of a new arena will convince more NHL players that Calgary is a desirable place to play, some Flames say as they head for the exits. Calgary finished ...
28m ago
Nature Conservancy celebrating successful fundraising campaign for McIntyre Ranch
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A historic ranch near Lethbridge is being put under conservation easements.Conservation easements are legal mechanisms that protect the natural value of land through a voluntary agree...
34m ago
Coroner's inquest to probe death of B.C. man shot dozens of times by police in 2018
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The British Columbia Coroners Service says it will hold an inquest into the death of a man who died in a hail of police gunfire after starting a shootout with RCMP officers in Kamloop...
35m ago
NHL PLAYOFFS: 'It's wide open' is the theme as the race to the Stanley Cup begins
General manager Don Waddell likes how his Carolina Hurricanes finished the season, winning 16 of their final 21 games. He knows it means nothing now. "Your points get erased and you all start with zer...
44m ago
2023 a 'recovery year' for Lethbridge-area tourism
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Southern Alberta looks to continue building its tourism sector.Tourism Lethbridge CEO Erin Crane says 2023 was a good year for the local industry and she believes we will see upwards ...
50m ago
Senators reject field trip to African Lion Safari amid elephant bill study
OTTAWA - The Senate legal affairs committee has rejected a motion calling for members to take a $50,000 field trip to the African Lion Safari in southern Ontario to see the zoo's elephant exhibit. The...
50m ago
Report suggests little progress in first year of Alberta's emissions reduction plan
EDMONTON - A survey from a clean energy think-tank says Alberta has done little to implement its plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. The Pembina Institute has examined the measures included i...
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