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First Nation launches challenge of B.C.'s approval to raise Mount Polley mine dam
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia First Nation has filed a legal challenge over the plan to allow the Mount Polley mine to raise its tailings dam a decade after a similar storage site at the mine gave wa...
Apr 15, 2025
Four Medicine Hat Tigers named to NHL Central Scouting's final rankings
NHL Central Scouting has released their year-end rankings, and four Medicine Hat Tigers cracked the list.Bryce Pickford was the highest-ranked Tiger, listed as the 100th-ranked North American skater."...
Apr 15, 2025
AFC Toronto gets new majority owner just days ahead of debut in Northern Super League
TORONTO - AFC Toronto has a new majority owner, just days ahead of its debut in the Northern Super League. The new owner is Canadian-American entrepreneur Mark Mitchell of Mitchell Family Office (MFO)...
Apr 15, 2025
Medicine Hat's Miller on NHL Central Scouting Bureau's final rankings
The NHL Central Scouting Bureau released its final rankings on Tuesday with a Medicine Hat player on the list.Ryan Miller of Medicine Hat was ranked 60 for North American Skaters. The 2007-born forwar...
Apr 15, 2025
Jets forward Ehlers out week-to-week, will miss start of playoffs
WINNIPEG - Winnipeg Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers will miss the start of the playoffs with a right foot injury. Jets coach Scott Arniel said Tuesday that Ehlers was out week-to-week after re-aggravating...
Apr 15, 2025
Canadians Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov lost their matches at BMW Open event
MUNICH - Canadians Flix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov both dropped their first-round matches Tuesday at the BMW men's tennis tournament. German teenager Diego Dedura-Palomero advanced to the se...
Apr 15, 2025
Brooks Bandits player Bibby commits to play NCAA
The Brooks Bandits continue to be a powerhouse in getting players recruited at the NCAA Division I level.The Bandits announced Tuesday that forward Luke Bibby has committed to the University of Minnes...
Apr 15, 2025
Peruvian court sentences former President Humala and wife to 15 years for money laundering
LIMA, Peru (AP) - A Peruvian court on Tuesday sentenced former President Ollanta Humala and his wife, Nadine Heredia, to 15 years in prison for laundering funds received from Brazilian construction gi...
Apr 15, 2025
Erie Otters defenceman Schaefer top-ranked North American skater for NHL draft.
TORONTO - Matthew Schaefer is the top-ranked North American skater heading into the 2025 NHL draft. Schaefer, of Hamilton, was ranked first overall by NHL Central Scouting on its final NHL draft ranki...
Apr 15, 2025
Canadian university teachers warned against travelling to the United States
HALIFAX - The association that represents academic staff at Canadian universities is warning its members against non-essential travel to the United States. The Canadian Association of University Teach...
Apr 15, 2025