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CFL's first female coach eager to get to work as B.C. Lions defensive assistant
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - As the CFL's first full-time female coach, Tanya Walter knows she's paving the way for future generations. Right now, though, she's focused on making sure the B.C. Lions defence is re...
May 27, 2022

Alberta legislature wraps up spring sitting
EDMONTON - Alberta's legislature has wrapped up a tumultuous spring sitting, which may be followed by a new premier when politicians return to the house this fall.Government House Leader Jason Nixon s...
May 27, 2022

Canada's Leylah Fernandez reaches fourth round at French Open
PARIS - Canada's Leylah Fernandez is moving on to the fourth round of the French Open. The 19-year-old Montreal native outlasted Olympic gold medallist Belinda Bencic of Switzerland 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 on t...
May 27, 2022

Questions arise over police delays with gunman inside school
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - The gunman who killed 21 people at a Texas elementary school was in the building for over an hour before he was killed by law enforcement officers, authorities say. It was 11:28 a...
May 27, 2022

Whitecaps look to build on Canadian Championship momentum against Kansas City
VANCOUVER - The road has not been kind to the Vancouver Whitecaps this season. Three months into the 2022 campaign, the 'Caps (3-7-2) have yet to earn a result away from B.C. Place, dropping six strai...
May 27, 2022

Blood donor rules changing and Supreme Court ruling due: In The News for May 27, 2022
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 27, 2022 ... What we are watching in Canad...
May 27, 2022

Supreme Court of Canada to rule on sentencing for Quebec City mosque shooter
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is slated to rule this morning on the sentencing of a man who went on a deadly shooting spree at a Quebec City mosque. The high court decision in Alexandre Bissonn...
May 27, 2022

Crown, defence expected to make closing arguments today in Hoggard sex assault trial
TORONTO - Prosecutors and defence lawyers are expected to make their final pitch today to jurors hearing the sex assault trial of Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard. Hoggard, 37, has pleaded not guilty t...
May 27, 2022

Racism in the ranks: Dutch police film spurs conversation
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A documentary about discrimination within the ranks of Dutch police has sparked a national conversation in the Netherlands about racism, with many officers and others hop...
May 27, 2022

McDavid scores in OT, Oilers down Flames to advance to Western Conference final
CALGARY - The Edmonton Oilers are off to the Western Conference final. Connor McDavid scored at 5:03 of overtime as the Oilers defeated the Calgary Flames 5-4 on Thursday to win their second-round pla...
May 26, 2022