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Winning culture, new arena keys to player retention in Calgary, say Flames
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
CALGARY – Winning more games and the construction of a new arena will convince more NHL players that Calgary is a desirable place to play, some Flames said as they headed for the exits Friday. Calgary finished 17 points out of the playoffs with a 38-39-5 record, and missed the post-season a second straight year. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘It was joy’: Trapped B.C. orca calf eats seal meat, putting rescue on hold
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – A rescue operation for an orca calf trapped in a remote tidal lagoon off Vancouver Island has been put on hold after it started eating seal meat thrown in the water for what is believed to be the first time. Ehattesaht First Nation Chief Simon John said the young killer whale swam ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police to search Saskatoon landfill for woman missing since 2020
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
SASKATOON – Police are planning to search a Saskatoon landfill for a woman who has been missing for almost four years. Mackenzie Lee Trottier was last seen in December 2020. Police say a substantial amount of data was collected late last year that identifies a specific area of the landfill that may contain evidence in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Leafs, Bruins set to renew playoff hostilities: ‘Here we go again’
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
BOSTON – Auston Matthews has closed the book on his staggering regular season. The Maple Leafs sniper came one shot – one crossbar – short of becoming just the ninth player in NHL history to reach 70 goals in a campaign. Toronto’s star attraction and his teammates limped over the finish line with four straight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s how Phish is using the Sphere’s technology to give fans something completely different
By Josh Cornfield, The Associated Press on April 19th, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Phish opened its four-night stay at the Sphere Thursday with a four-hour show that used the advanced technology in the $2.3 billion arena to deliver a show that even the band’s most ardent fans have never experienced before. “We came in really wanting to do a show that was a great ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘City within a city’: Montreal announces plan for 40,000-person neighbourhood
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
MONTREAL – After several false starts, the City of Montreal announced on Friday a new vision to redevelop a former horse racing track into a neighbourhood for up to 40,000 people. Calling the project a “city within a city,” Mayor Valérie Plante said half the 20,000 units planned for the site in and around the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TSS Rovers FC replace Victoria Highlanders in Canadian Championship field
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
TSS Rovers FC are replacing the inactive Victoria Highlanders in this year’s Canadian Championship and will face Pacific FC of the Canadian Premier League in the preliminary round. The Highlanders secured the Canadian championship berth by winning League1 B.C. in July. But the club announced earlier this month that it will not operate a men’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TC Energy reduces pressure on pipeline segment as rupture investigation continues
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
CALGARY – TC Energy Corp. says it has reduced the pressure on a segment of its NGTL pipeline system in Alberta while an investigation continues into the cause of a rupture that occurred earlier this week. The Calgary-based pipeline company says it made the decision to reduce pressure on the segment out of an “abundance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jonathan Tetelman recalls his journey from a nightclub DJ to an international opera star
By Ronald Blum, The Associated Press on April 19th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Jonathan Tetelman transformed from a nightclub DJ to an international opera star, a music detour that was quite, well, operatic. He stopped singing in 2011 and mixed music for New York’s clubbers at Webster Hall, Pacha, Greenhouse and W.i.P. These days, the 35-year-old’s gigs are at posher places such as London’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PWHL Montreal ready to set attendance record against Toronto at the Bell Centre
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
MONTREAL – Danièle Sauvageau says there’s so much interest in the Professional Women’s Hockey League game at the Bell Centre that she’s searching for ways to outsmart the arena’s security. “People are after us like ‘I need tickets,'” PWHL Montreal’s general manager said Friday. “I had an event this morning – ‘How can we get ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Disability expert resigns from federal advisory group over benefit program
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – One of Canada’s leading disability scholars is quitting a federal advisory board, saying the government failed to properly fund the disability benefit. Michael Prince, a professor of social policy at the University of Victoria, says he’s deeply disappointed with the Canada Disability Benefit. He’s resigning from Disabilities Minister Kamal Khera’s advisory group effective ... Read More »
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