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B.C. Lions sign veteran quarterback Dakota Prukop to one-year deal
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Lions signed veteran American quarterback Dakota Prukop to a one-year deal Tuesday. The move came on the opening day of CFL free agency. The signing of Prukop fills a need for the Lions as veteran backup Dane Evans retired following the 2023 season. Prukop, 30, spent the last two seasons with ... Read More »
Whitecaps want to bring momentum into Champions Cup first-round tilt
Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini is looking for his side to continue its momentum in CONCACAF Champions Cup play on Wednesday. Vancouver and Mexican side Tigres are set to meet for the second leg of their first-round matchup. The two teams battled to a 1-1 draw in the first leg last Wednesday, with the ... Read More »
Grey Cup-champion Alouettes sign three in CFL free agency
MONTREAL – The Montreal Alouettes signed defensive lineman Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund, running back Sean Thomas Erlington and receiver Tevin Jones on Tuesday. The moves came on the first day of CFL free agency. Adeyemi-Berglund and Erlington are Canadians while Jones is an American. The six-foot-two, 248-pound Adeyemi-Berglund spent the last three seasons with the Calgary Stampeders. ... Read More »
Holding shopping, Black Friday hands Shopify US$657M Q4 profit and 24% revenue growth
A flurry of holiday sales saw Shopify Inc. end 2023 with strong revenue growth and profits even as consumers continued to grapple with inflation. The Ottawa-based supplier of e-commerce software reported Tuesday a fourth-quarter profit of US$657 million compared with a loss of US$623 million a year earlier. The firm, which keeps its books in ... Read More »
NDP pushing Liberals to recognize state of Palestine as U.K., U.S. signal openness
OTTAWA – New Democrats are calling on the Liberal government to have Canada formally recognize Palestine as a state, saying it would help advance peace in the Middle East. NDP foreign-affairs critic Heather McPherson is tabling a motion in the House of Commons that would recognize Palestinian territories as a sovereign state. It is unlikely ... Read More »
Pearl Jam gives details of new album ‘Dark Matter,’ drops first single, announces world tour
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Pearl Jam ‘s forthcoming album is called “Dark Matter,” its first single of the same title has been released, and the band will start a world tour in May. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers revealed the new details on the project and their 2024 plans on Tuesday. “Dark Matter,” ... Read More »
Disneyland’s Mickey Mouse and Cinderella performers may unionize
Workers who bring Disneyland’s beloved characters to life – including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Cinderella – are looking to unionize. Labor organizers announced the campaign Tuesday, saying performers want better safety conditions and scheduling policies to help keep the magic alive for visitors. While most of the more than 35,000 workers at the Disneyland ... Read More »
‘Sway’ among Toronto Black Film Festival movies telling untold Canadian stories
TORONTO – Although it was filmed in Toronto’s downtown Regent Park neighbourhood and features a soundtrack fuelled by underground local rappers, Emmanuel Kabongo says his new film “Sway” doesn’t feel like a Canadian production. “Everybody was excited to make something that we, as Canadians, don’t always see on screen: raw, gritty, unapologetic,” the Toronto actor ... Read More »
Quebec coroner’s inquiry into police stabbing hears from doctor who treated killer
MONTREAL – A coroner’s inquiry is hearing today from a psychiatrist who treated a Quebec man with a history of mental illness who killed a provincial police officer. Isaac Brouillard Lessard fatally stabbed Sgt. Maureen Breau and seriously wounded her partner on March 27 while they tried to arrest him for uttering threats and violating ... Read More »
Edmonton Elks sign special-teams dynamo Javon Leake
EDMONTON – The Edmonton Elks signed American kick-returner Javon Leake on Tuesday. The move became official shortly after Leake hit the CFL’s open market. Edmonton signed Leake to an agreement in principle last week. Leake was the CFL’s top special-teams player and a league all-star last season. He led the league in punt returns (81 ... Read More »
B.C. eyes community, non-profit, underused lands to build affordable rental units
VANCOUVER – B.C. Premier David Eby says the private market can’t solve the province’s housing crisis, as his government launches an almost $3 billion public housing program to build more affordable rental units for middle-income earners. The New Democrat government says the BC Builds program will target land owned by governments, community and non-profits and ... Read More »
