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NASCAR Canada champion Treyten Lapcevich preparing for American stock car debut
Preparing to race stock cars in the United States is bringing Treyten Lapcevich closer to his grandmother. Lapcevich will make the jump to the United States-based zMax CARS Tour this spring after winn...
Jan 31, 2024
Quarterback Streveler returns to Winnipeg Blue Bombers
WINNIPEG - Chris Streveler is back with the Winnipeg Bombers. The American quarterback agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the CFL club Wednesday. He returns to Winnipeg after spending the last th...
Jan 31, 2024
Formula One rejects Michael Andretti's bid to join series, will reconsider when GM has engine built
Formula One rejected Andretti Global's application to join the global racing series in 2025 or 2026 but said Wednesday it is willing to revisit the issue in 2028 when General Motors has an engine read...
Jan 31, 2024
Akim Aliu says Kim Davis has missed 'massive opportunity' with NHL on diversity
Akim Aliu had high hopes for Kim Davis - especially after their early dialogue. The NHL's executive vice-president of social impact, growth initiatives and legislative affairs seemed open, Aliu though...
Jan 31, 2024
Vancouver Canucks sign general manager Patrik Allvin to extension
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed general manager Patrik Allvin to a multi-year contract extension. Allvin, 49, was hired as the team's general manager on Jan. 26, 2022, replacing the fire...
Jan 31, 2024
PGA Tour strikes $3 billion deal with Fenway-led investment group. Players to get equity ownership
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - The PGA Tour is getting a $3 billion investment from Strategic Sports Group in a deal that would give players access to more than $1.5 billion as equity owners in the new P...
Jan 31, 2024
Quebec minimum wage rises by 50 cents to $15.75 an hour starting May 1
Quebec's minimum wage will increase by 50 cents to $15.75 an hour beginning May 1. The Labour Department says it is hiking the minimum wage by a little more than three per cent because of the economic...
Jan 31, 2024
Russia and Ukraine swap scores of POWs despite tensions over a plane crash last week
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia and Ukraine have exchanged about 200 prisoners of war each, the countries said Wednesday, despite tensions stemming from last week's crash of a military transport plane tha...
Jan 31, 2024
Canada’s fertility rate hit all-time low in 2022, Statistics Canada says
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country's fertility rate reached an all-time low of 1.33 children per woman in 2022. The federal agency says that's part of a downward trend that began in 2009. The...
Jan 31, 2024
In the news for today: B.C. flood threatens homes, Hockey Canada sex assault update
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Rain, snowmelt spur flooding in southwestern B.C. Days of heavy rain and snowme...
Jan 31, 2024