By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 23, 2024 4:19 pm Updated December 23, 2024 4:20 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Saskatchewan Roughriders acquired the rights to veteran quarterback Jake Maier for a 2025 eighth-round draft pick Monday. The deal gives Saskatchewan a window to negotiate exclusively…
WARNING: This story contains footage of a violent robbery. Just days after Gaganjeet Singh urged Montreal police to step up patrols on de Liège Street, where his jewelry store is located, his worst fears came true. Around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, a car plowed into Famous Jewellers in Montreal’s Parc-Extension neighbourhood and a group of thieves made off with hundreds of…
Nicole Hensley made back-to-back saves in the shootout and the Minnesota Frost earned their fourth straight victory with a 4-3 win over the New York Sirens on Sunday in Newark, N.J. It was the fourth time in seven all-time meetings that a game between the teams was decided in OT and the second this season. New York…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size High winds are again hitting the coast of British Columbia, as gusts surpassing 100 km/h have been reported at several outlying islands. The continuing stormy weather comes as police say emergency crews have recovered the body of a second victim killed in a mudslide in the Sea…
Fort St. John is known for exporting power, grain and — in the right circles — speed skaters. The northeast B.C. city of just over 21,000 people calls itself “The Energetic City,” not only because of its resource base of oil and natural gas but also because it prides itself on its youth, boasting its residents are on…
Two Canadian skiers have landed on the World Cup podium in freestyle halfpipe. Calgary’s Brendan Mackay was a silver medallist in the men’s event behind victor Alex Ferreira of the United States at Copper Mountain. Mackay, who won the season-opening halfpipe in New Zealand in September and was fourth in China in early December, ranks…
In the wake of recent shootings at Jewish schools, the federal government is planning to hold a national forum to combat antisemitism in the country. The forum will be held in Ottawa in February of 2025 to “discuss the growing public safety threat of antisemitism,” the Department of Justice Canada announced on Friday. “Canada has…
A new First Nations immersive language program inspired is looking to help preserve Plains Cree, a dialect of the Cree language. The program, called a “language nest,” is a non-classroom space for fluent Plains Cree speaking elders and knowledge keepers from the local community to interact with and help children learn the language in their formative years….
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. Some sports to brighten the season: World junior hockey championship Last year in Sweden, Canada’s three-peat hopes came to a crashing halt with a quarterfinal loss to the Czech Republic….
Descrease article font size Increase article font size After a week of uncertainty over the future of the Statcare clinic in Montreal’s West Island, Global News has confirmed that it will cease operations by the end of the year. ELNA medical group, the health-care provider in charge of the clinic, says the Pointe-Claire location will…
