Author Archives:
Consistency key as Vancouver Whitecaps look to overcome last season's road woes
VANCOUVER - Clearing snow was not in Vanni Sartini's plans for the week. And yet, when an unseasonable cold front dumped centimetres of white stuff on the fields at the Vancouver Whitecaps' training f...
Mar 03, 2023
Nobel laureate Bialiatski sentenced to 10 years in Belarus
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - A Belarusian court on Friday sentenced Ales Bialiatski, Belarus' top human rights advocate and one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, to 10 years in prison. Bialiats...
Mar 03, 2023
NHL trade deadline day could be uneventful following flurry of moves
NHL general managers got to work early this year. And it could make for a quiet trade deadline day. Teams across the league have been busy ahead of today's cutoff of 3 p.m. ET with most, if not all, o...
Mar 03, 2023
Defending champion Gushue kicks off Brier against B.C.'s Gauthier
LONDON, Ont. - Brad Gushue is set to begin his title defence at the Canadian men's curling championship. The St. John's, N.L., native will take on Jacques Gauthier's B.C. rink in today's opening draw....
Mar 03, 2023
In The News for March 3 : Will the Bank of Canada raise its key interest rate again?
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 March 3 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Mar 03, 2023
Trudeau, Stefanson to meet with parents, make child care announcement in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to make a child care announcement today in Winnipeg. The Prime Minister's Office says Trudeau and Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson are to meet with parent...
Mar 03, 2023
Thought of attending parole hearing 'heartbreaking': slain N.B. RCMP officer's wife
FREDERICTON - The wife of one of the New Brunswick RCMP officers murdered in 2014 says she is angry and discouraged after an Appeal Court reduced convicted killer Justin Bourque's parole eligibility. ...
Mar 03, 2023
Micro mobility revolution races ahead, as policymakers and police try to keep up
VANCOUVER - Since Gabriel Kwok started riding an electric unicycle on Vancouver's streets nine months ago, he estimates he's logged about 2,000 kilometres on the briefcase-sized vehicle. The 21-year-o...
Mar 03, 2023
Vilardi, Kopitar score in third, Kings beat Canadiens 3-2
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Gabe Vilardi and Anze Kopitar scored in the third period and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Thursday night. Alex Iafallo also scored and Pheonix Copley mad...
Mar 02, 2023
Kaprizov scores twice as Minnesota Wild edge Vancouver Canucks 2-1
VANCOUVER - Kirill Kaprizov scored twice and the Minnesota Wild extended their point streak with a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. The Wild (35-21-6) have points in their last eight ga...
Mar 02, 2023