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Jaris Swidrovich is stepping away from the impending federal election. The NDP candidate for Saskatoon West announced his decision to pull out of the race to take care of a family health matter. "I wa...

The Vancouver Canucks have placed goalie Braden Holtby on waivers ahead of a buyout. The 31-year-old netminder came to Vancouver in free agency last year, signing a two-year deal with an average annua...

Saskatchewan is considering offering an additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine for patients who received AstraZeneca. Health Minister Paul Merriman suggested the province could open up a section of its v...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have locked up one of their latest acquisitions, signing forward Conor Garland to a five-year contract. The club says the deal comes with an average annual value of U...

The Montreal Canadiens faced criticism for their first round draft pick, and deservedly so. They selected Logan Mailloux, who is coming off a criminal charge in Sweden. He took a photo during sex and ...

MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he's not happy with the Montreal Canadiens' draft selection of a player convicted of a sex-related offence. "As a lifelong Habs fan, I have to say...

TOKYO - Simone Biles came into the Olympics as perhaps the biggest star of the Games. Naomi Osaka was such a big headline act that she was given the honor to light the Olympic flame in her native coun...

Canadian women continued their winning ways at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday as Maude Charron's weightlifting gold capped off a four-medal day for Canada's athletes. Charron, from Rimouski, Que., fini...

TOKYO - Weightlifter Maude Charron has won Canada's second gold medal at the Tokyo Games. Charron, from Rimouski, Que., finished first in the women's 64-kilogram competition after a successful lift of...

TOKYO - Canada's Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard has won Canada's second judo medal of the Tokyo Olympics with a bronze in the women's under-63-kilogram competition. The judoka from St-Hubert, Que., defea...