Local News
Former B.C. school trustee to challenge $750,000 penalty for anti-SOGI campaign
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
VANCOUVER — The lawyer for former Chilliwack, B.C., school trustee Barry Neufeld says he will be filing a court challenge against a ruling by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal that he poisoned the workplaces of LGBTQ+ staff members with a public campaign against classroom resources on sexual orientation and gender identity. Lawyer James Kitchen says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WNBA, players union hold virtual CBA meeting with talks still far apart on key issues
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA and its players union held a virtual meeting Monday to try and further negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement, a person familiar with the discussions told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the negotiations. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets rave about goaltender Connor Hellebuyck’s gold-medal game outing for U.S.
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
WINNIPEG — The rest of the hockey world marvelled as Connor Hellebuyck put on a 41-save clinic to snap a 46-year Olympic gold-medal drought for the United States. Inside the Winnipeg Jets’ locker room, though, they just call that a typical night at the office. As Hellebuyck’s teammates gathered for practice on Monday, they reflected ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supersub strikes again as Sesko gives Man United win at Everton
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Manchester United supersub Benjamin Sesko scored 13 minutes after entering the field to give his side a 1-0 win over Everton in the Premier League on Monday. It was the third time in four games that Sesko has scored after coming off the bench and secured points for United. His goal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Okamoto homers in Blue Jays 4-3 loss to Mets in pre-season play
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
DUNEDIN — Kazuma Okamoto hit a two-run home run, his first in a Blue Jays jersey, in Toronto’s 4-3 pre-season loss to the New York Mets on Monday. Okamoto, who made his debut Saturday, belted it deep in the bottom of the second inning to open the scoring. The 29-year-old signed a four-year deal with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mikko Rantanen missing time for the Dallas Stars after getting hurt at the Olympics
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Mikko Rantanen is expected to miss some time for the Dallas Stars after returning from the Olympics, where he didn’t play in Finland’s win over Slovakia for the bronze medal because of a lower body injury. “I wouldn’t expect him, certainly for the first game, or maybe in the first two,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fiorentina rises out of Serie A drop zone and Bologna beats Udinese
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Moise Kean scored for the third match in a row to help Fiorentina beat Pisa 1-0 and climb out of the Serie A drop zone on Monday. The result lifted Fiorentina into 16th place and out of the relegation zone for the first time in months. It has the same amount ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Schneider, Kirk to lead the way for Blue Jays on Automated Ball-Strike challenges
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
Davis Schneider and Alejandro Kirk will have the green light, George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. probably have a yellow. Everyone else will sit on red, at least at first, as the Toronto Blue Jays get used to Major League Baseball’s new Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System in regular-season games. Manager John Schneider said that, at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oscar run is bittersweet for brother and friend who made film after death of journalist Brent Renaud
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Craig Renaud’s big brother and collaborator in covering years of wars and humanitarian crises Brent Renaud was killed by Russian forces firing on his vehicle in the first weeks of the war in Ukraine, he was thrown into a world of horrible loss and uncertainty. One thing was clear, though. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fact File: Viral video of Ghislaine Maxwell in Quebec City made with AI, creator says
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
A video of someone approaching a woman on a Quebec City street and asking if she is “Ghislaine” went viral after viewers noticed the woman’s resemblance to Ghislaine Maxwell. The Instagram account that posted the video last week says it used artificial intelligence to place Maxwell’s face on the woman. The account is known for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pelicans’ Dejounte Murray wasn’t going to be a ‘chump’ and asserts he’s ready to play
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Dejounte Murray’s imminent return to the New Orleans Pelicans ‘ lineup comes amid swirling uncertainty that the veteran, former All-Star guard would just as soon ignore. The front office regime that traded for Murray two summers ago is gone. The 29-year-old Murray has spent the better part of the last 13 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
