Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Oilers open playoffs against Ducks team built on speed, skill and youth
EDMONTON - When the Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks open their first-round NHL playoff series Monday, it will be a complete reversal from 2017, the last time the teams met in the playoffs. Back then...
Apr 18, 2026
Farming groups applaud private member's bill aimed at speeding up product approvals
OTTAWA - Canadian agriculture groups are applauding a Conservative private member's bill that would allow Canada to rely on scientific reviews of new products conducted in "trusted" countries to speed...
Apr 18, 2026
Whit Fraser talks career, hockey and Governor General coverage in new book
OTTAWA - For Whit Fraser, it all started with a leap of faith - taking a job in Canada's Far North. The former journalist and husband of Gov. Gen. Mary Simon was hired by the CBC to work in Iqaluit - ...
Apr 18, 2026
Whit Fraser talks career, hockey and Governor General coverage in new book
OTTAWA - For Whit Fraser, it all started with a leap of faith - taking a job in Canada's Far North. The former journalist and husband of Gov. Gen. Mary Simon was hired by the CBC to work in Iqaluit - ...
Apr 18, 2026
Iran reimposes restrictions on Strait of Hormuz, accusing US of violating deal to reopen it
CAIRO (AP) - Iran swiftly reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, reimposing restrictions on the critical waterway on Saturday after the U.S. said the move would not end its blockade. The c...
Apr 18, 2026
B.C. supportive housing bill targets problem tenants. Critics fear it may worsen woes
VANCOUVER - Housing researcher Alina McKay knows there are "tensions" in British Columbia's supportive housing buildings, as tenants face disruptive violence flowing from poverty and other issues that...
Apr 18, 2026
'We have to get behind the team': Whitecaps fans rally as relocation rumours swirl
VANCOUVER - Barry Walker has spent every Vancouver Whitecaps game this season leading fan chants and holding up signs that read "STAY CAPS STAY." The 75-year-old superfan said the posters replace the ...
Apr 17, 2026
Sabbi scores, Vancouver Whitecaps blank Sporting Kansas City 3-0
VANCOUVER - Two months into his tenure with the Vancouver Whitecaps, Bruno Caicedo is finding his way - both on and off the field. The 21-year-old Ecuadorean forward is growing relationships with his ...
Apr 17, 2026
Soroka earns 4th victory, Arenado homers as Diamondbacks defeat Blue Jays 6-3
PHOENIX (AP) - Nolan Arenado homered and right-hander Michael Soroka moved into a tie for the MLB lead in wins among starters with his fourth of the season as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Toronto...
Apr 17, 2026
Gosling's overtime goal earns Montreal Victoire 3-2 victory over Boston Fleet
LAVAL - Nicole Gosling picked the perfect time for to score her first career goal at Place Bell. Montreal's first-round pick in the 2025 Professional Hockey Women's League draft scored on the power pl...
Apr 17, 2026