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PQ leader wants to take seat in Quebec legislature without swearing oath to King
MONTREAL - Parti Qubcois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is refusing to swear an oath to King Charles III. Before they can take their seats in the legislature, newly elected members are required to sw...
Oct 11, 2022

Toronto Arrows sign New Zealand-born hooker Gene Syminton
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows have signed New Zealand-born hooker Gene Syminton for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 25-year-old arrives from New Zealand's Hawke's Bay, for whom he played in the...
Oct 11, 2022

Walker campaigning with 2 GOP senators after abortion report
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker is slated to campaign Tuesday with Sens. Rick Scott of Florida and Tom Cotton of Arkansas, offering the latest sign that the national...
Oct 11, 2022

Big additions bring big expectations this season for Ottawa Senators
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have been perennial basement dwellers for five years running, but the team finally seems poised to make significant progress. The past few difficult years have been spent ...
Oct 11, 2022

New coach Bowness brings fresh approach to Winnipeg Jets this season
WINNIPEG - A big smile crossed Nate Schmidt's face as he described the fresh approach and one fun surprise during a practice at Winnipeg Jets training camp. New Jets head coach Rick Bowness had player...
Oct 11, 2022

Hockey Canada CEO and board of directors stepping down
Hockey Canada's CEO Scott Smith has stepped down effective immediately and its board of directors is stepping aside.The board made the announcement this morning after months of turmoil in the organiza...
Oct 11, 2022

Danielle Smith to be sworn in as Alberta's 19th premier today
EDMONTON - The new leader of Alberta's United Conservative Party is to be sworn in as the province's 19th premier today.Danielle Smith won the leadership race to replace Premier Jason Kenney last Thur...
Oct 11, 2022

Sentencing to begin for Dutch man guilty of harassment linked to death of B.C. teen
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The first day of a scheduled four-day sentencing hearing begins in a British Columbia court for a Dutch man found guilty of harassing Port Coquitlam, B.C., teen Amanda Todd. Ay...
Oct 11, 2022

Calgary Flames seek to turn entertaining off-season into longer playoff run
CALGARY - No NHL team lost more and gained more than the Calgary Flames after their most successful season in years. Newcomers Jonathan Huberdeau and Nazem Kadri can bring offensive firepower and othe...
Oct 11, 2022

Supreme Court rejects appeal from Dylann Roof, who killed 9
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Dylann Roof, who challenged his death sentence and conviction in the 2015 racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina cong...
Oct 11, 2022