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Alberta First Nation asks province for environmental review of mountain town projects
CANMORE, Alta. – An Alberta First Nation has added its voice to a call for a provincial environmental assessment on two major property development projects in a neighbouring mountain town. Stoney Nakoda First Nations have sent a letter to the province seeking an assessment on the Three Sisters Village and Smith Creek projects in Canmore, ... Read More »
‘Priceless’ photo signed by Jean Béliveau stolen at Quebec peewee hockey tournament
Quebec City police are investigating after a cherished photo signed by Montreal Canadiens legend Jean Béliveau was reported stolen from the Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament museum. Tournament director Patrick Dom says the theft occurred Sunday evening as hockey matches were underway at the Videotron Centre. Dom says the more than 60-year-old photo of Béliveau ... Read More »
Antitrust lawsuit filed in United States against CHL, leagues
A new lawsuit alleges Canadian major junior hockey leagues violate antitrust laws in the United States by colluding to restrict the negotiation powers of players. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in New York by the North American division of the World Association of Ice Hockey Players Unions. It alleges players are subject to systemic abuses, ... Read More »
Montreal Alouettes sign CFL veteran defensive lineman Dylan Wynn
MONTREAL – The Montreal Alouettes signed veteran American defensive tackle Dylan Wynn on Wednesday. The six-foot-two, 290-pound Wynn has spent the last four seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He began his CFL career with the Toronto Argonauts (2017-18). Wynn has appeared in 77 career CFL regular-season games, registering 173 tackles and 29 sacks. He won ... Read More »
Fixed-price defence deals drag down CAE’s profits — and share price
MONTREAL – Fixed-price defence contracts dragged down profits at CAE Inc. as it reported its third-quarter profit fell nearly 30 per cent compared with a year ago even as its revenue rose. Shares in the company were down $2.58 or about nine per cent to $25.80 in early afternoon trading Wednesday. CAE said fixed-price contracts ... Read More »
Carbon price rebates rise as much as 17 per cent in April as price itself goes up
OTTAWA – Canadian families will get between $760 and $2,160 in carbon price rebates this year as the carbon price itself gets hiked another $15 per tonne. The price increase will add another 3.3 cents to a litre of gasoline and about 2.9 cents to a cubic metre of natural gas. Most families will see ... Read More »
Telus awaiting CRTC’s next move on wholesale access before investment decisions
GATINEAU, Que. – Telus Corp. says it won’t decide whether it needs to adjust its network spending plans until the federal telecommunications regulator makes a final ruling on the rates smaller internet companies pay larger carriers to sell services over their networks. The company says the CRTC’s interim decision last November, which temporarily required it ... Read More »
Hundreds of nonprofit newsrooms will get free US election results and graphics from the AP
NEW YORK (AP) – The Associated Press is making some of its U.S. elections data available for free to more than 400 nonprofit news organizations in a program funded by the Google News Initiative, the company said on Wednesday. The small, primarily digital newsrooms are members of the Institute for Nonprofit News. While that 15-year-old ... Read More »
New Pacific FC goalkeeping coach comes with unique story and several soccer lives
At 42, Trevor Stiles has more than a few soccer tales to tell. And Pacific FC’s new goalkeeping coach has scars to match. After his playing career was interrupted by a 2010 concussion, Stiles got a second chance at soccer with the Canadian Para team. Sanctioned to play as a Para athlete because of the ... Read More »
Former Raptors star Pascal Siakam returns to Toronto with the Indiana Pacers
TORONTO – Pascal Siakam is back in Toronto, for one game only. Siakam and his Indiana Pacers play the Raptors tonight. He played the first eight years of his NBA career in Toronto and was instrumental in the Raptors championship victory in 2019. Siakam was traded to Indiana in a blockbuster deal on Jan. 17. ... Read More »
Richmond, B.C., council votes to back safe consumption site after fractious meetings
RICHMOND, B.C. – The next step for a controversial supervised safe consumption drug site has been approved by council members in Richmond, B.C., after two days of highly charged hearings. The council voted 7 to 2 late Tuesday to pass a motion in favour of exploring the possibility of establishing a site with Vancouver Coastal ... Read More »
