World Rugby has announced sweeping changes to its international calendar, moves that formalize the gap between Tier 1 and 2 nations but assure Canada of regular matches.
The world governing body also confirmed the men’s World Cup will increase to 24 teams from 20 starting in 2027 in Australia, good news for the 23rd-ranked Canadians who are watching the current tournament in France from the sidelines after missing out on the sport’s showcase for the first time ever.
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Vancouver Island First Nations enter partnership with forest company
VICTORIA — A limited partnership between four Vancouver Island First Nations and one of British Columbia’s major forest companies is being hailed as a path forward for the industry in the province.
The Campbell River area First Nations are acquiring a 34 per cent ownership stake in the new partnership with Western Forest Products Inc. for $35.9 million, with part of the funding coming from treaty agreements with the province.
Premier David Eby says it’s an example of First Nati -
Quebec anti-corruption police note proliferation of small-scale schemes
Quebec’s anti-corruption police force says although the scandals that defined the province’s construction industry in the last decade have subsided, corrupt activities have sprouted on a smaller scale in other sectors.
Anti-corruption commissioner Frédérick Gaudreau presented the force’s five-year report in Quebec City today, noting criminal proceedings against 259 people and 57 convictions since 2018.
Many of those legal proceedings are ongoing, and 17 of the 57 -
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B.C. moves up zero-emission vehicle targets to meet transition goal by 2035
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s government is accelerating its transition to zero-emission vehicles to meet its sales target five years sooner than initially planned.
The province says in a news release that, if passed, legislation to amend the Zero-Emission Vehicles Act would increase access and choice for electric vehicle buyers, as new provincial funding expands the charging network.
The government would require 100 per cent of new light-duty vehicles, passenger cars and trucks, sol -
Edmonton Oilers expect others to step up, win games with Connor McDavid out
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — With Connor McDavid out of the lineup, the Edmonton Oilers are putting on a brave face and embracing the opportunity for other players to step up.
Edmonton lost the three-time Hart Trophy winner to an upper-body injury on Saturday, announcing on Sunday that he’d be out for 1-2 weeks. It’s the first time the 26-year-old centre is missing action due to injury since the 2021-22 season.
“Obviously you don’t replace the best hockey player in the world -
Canadian star swimmer Maggie Mac Neil wins fourth gold at Pan Am Games
SANTIAGO, Chile — Star swimmer Maggie Mac Neil picked up her fourth gold medal at the Pan Am Games as Canada continued its medal haul in the pool Tuesday.
Mac Neil, from London, Ont., finished her Games with gold in the women’s 50-metre freestyle after finishing tied with American Gabi Albiero in 24.84 seconds.
The win gave Mac Neil six medals (four gold, one silver, one bronze) from seven events entered.
Ottawa’s Julie Brousseau added another gold, winning the women’s 40 -
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Darko Rajakovic era of the Raptors will dawn as Toronto kicks off 2023-24 season
TORONTO — A new era of the Toronto Raptors will dawn on Wednesday when they kick off the 2023-24 NBA season. But just what this new version of the team will look like is still unknown.
Nick Nurse was fired as Toronto’s head coach on April 21, shortly after the Raptors were bounced from the play-in tournament by the Chicago Bulls. Months later, veteran point guard Fred VanVleet, Toronto’s de facto captain for the past three seasons, left the team for the Houston Rockets via free -
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Klimkait beats Deguchi in all-Canadian Grand Slam final at Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Jessica Klimkait defeated Christa Deguchi in an all-Canadian under-57-kilogram final Tuesday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam judo tournament.
The match went to overtime, where Klimkait, from Whitby, Ont., remained patient in her attacks until Deguchi received a third penalty for non-combativity.
It was the third meeting this year between Deguchi, the two-time and reigning under-57 kg world champion, and 2021 champion Klimkait.
Klimkait won the Tel Aviv Grand S -
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NHL upholds four-game suspension of Calgary Flames defenceman Andersson
NEW YORK — The NHL has upheld its four-game suspension of Calgary Flames defenceman Rasmus Andersson for charging.
Andersson was initially given the ban for charging Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine late in the third period of a game Friday in Columbus.
He was assessed a major penalty and game misconduct for elbowing. The Blue Jackets won the game 3-1.
Andersson appealed the suspension and had a hearing with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on Monday.
The Calgary defenceman’s ban will -
Low-cost clothing event, Clothes2U, happens this Saturday in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK — Ernie Jantzen, the founder and president of Clothes2U, a non-profit organization that provides clothing to families in need, has no interest in competing with any retailer.He simply wants to get clothing and other important items into the hands of as many families in the Fraser Valley as possible. His goal is to reach families who might be struggling to put food on the table and get adequate clothing for their kids, or themselves for that matter.
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Former N.W.T. priest sentenced for indecent assault on child in 1980s
FORT SIMPSON, N.W.T. — A former priest is beginning a two-year sentence after pleading guilty to indecent assault on a child in the 1980s.
Camille Piché, now 85, was sentenced Monday in Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, after an agreed statement of facts was read out in court.The statement says Piché was the priest in Fort Simpson during the early 1980s when he befriended the family of a then eight-year-old girl.
Court heard that on two occasions, Piché visited the -
Mixed-gender eights crews at Pan American Games add ‘spice’ to rowing
SANTIAGO, Chile — Novelty has entered the rather staid sport of rowing at the Pan American Games with men and women racing together in a mixed-gender eight.
“It’s so much fun to get the guys and girls together,” said Canadian coxswain Kristen Kit. “We’re never in a boat with the opposite gender.”
Canada will race the mixed eights final Wednesday at the Laguna Grande in San Pedro de la Paz, which is 500 kilometres southwest of Chile’s host city Sant -
Woman killed by husband had filed police complaint, Quebec coroner’s inquest hears
MONTREAL — A Montreal woman killed along with her two young sons by her estranged husband in 2019 told police more than a year earlier that she had received death threats and believed her husband was mentally ill.
In August 2018, Dahia Khellaf had filed a domestic violence complaint with Montreal police, detailing incidents in which Nabil Yssaad twisted her arm and tried to bite her upon leaving a bank meeting and another when he threatened her with scissors.
She told police she wanted to -
Montreal fire department carries out hundreds of inspections after deadly March blaze
Montreal’s fire department says that since a fire in Old Montreal killed seven people in March, it has carried out 460 targeted inspections as part of a push to secure potentially hazardous buildings.
The operation initially focused on heritage buildings in the city core but was later expanded to include other high-risk buildings and buildings subject to citizen complaints, which tripled following the March 16 blaze.
The fire department says it identified 2,042 elements that did not -
Freeland says feds will strike ‘challenging’ balance in fall budget update
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the government’s fall economic statement will focus on housing and affordability within a fiscally responsible framework.
In an news conference today, Freeland acknowledges it will be a challenging balance to strike, but says the Liberals are committed to it.
The federal government’s financial statements were published today, revealing the deficit for the 2022-23 fiscal year came in at $35.3 billion.
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Very ‘clear rules’ on undercover operations, former intel unit member tells jury
OTTAWA — A former employee of an RCMP intelligence unit says members would never directly contact targets of a criminal investigation.
Dan Morris told the Ontario Superior Court trial of Cameron Jay Ortis, who also worked in the unit, that senior RCMP decision-makers would need to approve such an action.
The Crown alleges Ortis anonymously sent secret information in 2015 to people who were of investigative interest to the RCMP.
Ortis, 51, has pleaded not guilty to violating the Secu -
Province asks court to prevent feds from intervening on Highway 413, Ontario Place
TORONTO — Ontario is asking the courts to stop the federal government from using the impugned Impact Assessment Act to prevent the province from moving ahead with Highway 413 and Ontario Place construction.
The Supreme Court of Canada found earlier this month that the law dealing with environmental impacts of major developments is unconstitutional because it regulates activities that fall under provincial purview.
But it was an opinion, rather than a decision, so Ontario Attorney General D -
Southern B.C. sees snow at higher levels as incoming rainstorm meets arctic cold
VANCOUVER — The first major snowfall of the season could blanket higher elevations of Vancouver Island with up to 10 centimetres of snow as an eastbound rainstorm meets a westbound blast of arctic air over British Columbia’s south coast.
Environment Canada has posted special weather statements for inland, northern and eastern parts of Vancouver Island, warning that rain could fall as snow on the highest elevations of Highways 4, 19, 28 and the Malahat Summit as the two systems brush, -
Eerie-looking fire breaks out early Tuesday in Hope
HOPE — A colorful fire similar to a Halloween display arrived a week early for the Hope Fire Department, but this was no trick or treat.According to a Facebook post from the department, Hope firefighters responded to reports of a rubbish fire near the train tracks on River Parade, located southeast of downtown Hope, early Tuesday morning (October 24), at approximately 2 a.m.The eerie-looking image turned out to be much more than just a rubbish fire. Once on scene, crews discovered a truck -
Auger-Aliassime out of Swiss doubles after first-round loss
BASEL, Switzerland — Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime and American teammate Sebastian Korda were eliminated in the first round of doubles competition at the Swiss Indoors men’s tennis tournament following a 6-2, 6-4 loss to top seeds Ivan Dodig of Croatia and Austin Krajicek of the United States on Tuesday.
Dodig and Krajicek did not face a break point in the match and broke Auger-Aliassime and Korda three times on nine chances.
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MPs want big tech held responsible for misinformation spread online by foreign actors
OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee is calling on Canada to hold tech giants accountable for publishing false or misleading information online, especially when it is spread by foreign actors.
That was among 22 recommendations the House ethics committee made in its study of foreign interference by China and Russia.
Bloc Québécois MP and committee vice-chair René Villemure says Canada needs to take a firm position on this similar to the European Union, which has a d -
Why fall’s arrival hasn’t shaken off the impact of B.C.’s ‘exceptional’ drought
Climate geoscientist Joseph Shea didn’t have to go far to find evidence of what he calls “exceptional” hot and dry weather in British Columbia this year.
He says he was still gathering raspberries in his garden in Prince George in central B.C. last week as temperatures neared 20 C, at a time when the historical average maximum is about 9 C.
“That was kind of fun to pick raspberries, but it has been a really dry fall,” said Shea.
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CP NewsAlert: Federal Court approves $23B First Nations child-welfare settlement
OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge has verbally approved a landmark $23-billion settlement that will see Ottawa compensate more than 300,000 First Nations children and their families over chronic underfunding of on-reserve child-welfare services.
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Precious Achiuwa confirms Toronto Raptors did not extend his contract
TORONTO — Precious Achiuwa is going to let his agent do the talking for him.
The Toronto Raptors failed to extend Achiuwa’s contract ahead of Monday’s deadline.
That means the 24-year-old forward will head into restricted free agency in the off-season, assuming the Raptors tender him a US$6.28 million qualifying offer.
Achiuwa told reporters that he doesn’t want to talk about the extension falling through, instead focusing on Toronto’s new season.
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CP NewsAlert: NHL rescinds ban on rainbow-coloured stick tape
NEW YORK — The NHL has rescinded its ban on players using stick tape to support social causes, including rainbow-coloured Pride tape.
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Argos quarterback Chad Kelly earns fourth CFL honour roll nod
Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly captured his fourth CFL honour roll nod of the season Tuesday.
Kelly earned a grade of 85.8 after completing 18-of-25 passes for 275 yards and a TD for his play in Toronto’s 29-26 road win last week over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Kelly played into the second half before giving way to Cameron Dukes.
Toronto (15-2) came into the game having already clinched top spot in the East Division standings.
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Canadian international Kailen Sheridan up for NWSL goalkeeper of the year again
TORONTO — Canadian international Kailen Sheridan, who tied for the league lead with nine shutouts this season, is a finalist for NWSL goalkeeper of the year.
The 28-year-old San Diego Wave ‘keeper is up against Jane Campbell of the Houston Dynamo and Katie Lund of Racing Louisville.
Sheridan, from Whitby, Ont., won the award last year, the first Canadian to earn an NWSL major individual honour. She was also a finalist in 2019 and 2021.
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Boater dies when small boat capsizes in rough conditions off Vancouver’s Point Grey
VANCOUVER — One person has died after a boat capsized off Vancouver in blustery conditions.
The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria says it responded to a distress call about a capsized boat on Monday in the waters off Vancouver, not far from the entrance to English Bay.
By the time the Coast Guard hovercraft, several other rescue boats and a search and rescue helicopter reached the scene off Point Grey, there was no sign of the vessel.
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Five people, including shooter, dead after shootings in Sault Ste. Marie, police say
Five people – including three children and a shooter – were found dead in the northern Ontario city of Sault Ste. Marie after shootings at two homes, police said Tuesday, calling what happened a tragic case of intimate partner violence.Sault Ste. Marie police said the shootings that took place Monday night had left the community in deep mourning.“The grief the families, friends, and loved ones of the victims are facing is unimaginable. Our hearts go out to them,” Chief Hu -
Pilot who police say tried to cut the engines on a jet midflight now faces a federal charge
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot who police say tried to cut the engines on a jet midflight was charged Tuesday with a federal count of interfering with a flight crew.
Joseph David Emerson, 44, of Pleasant Hill, California, was initially arrested in Oregon on Sunday night on state counts of attempted murder after the flight crew reported that he attempted to shut down the engines on a Horizon Air flight from Washington state to California while riding in the extra se -
Manitoba premier eyes review of health group, comments on back bencher
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he is pausing some activities at the province’s Diagnostic and Surgical Recovery Task Force.
Kinew says he has heard concerns about a lack of oversight of decisions made by the group, which was set up under the previous Progressive Conservative government.
The group was set up in 2021 with the goal of reducing wait times in health care, and it has signed deals with out-of-province providers in some cases.
Kinew says as of now, the group cann -
Republicans pick Tom Emmer as their nominee for House speaker as they try for a third time
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have picked Rep. Tom Emmer as their nominee for House speaker. The nominee now goes to the full House for a vote. House Republicans weree meeting privately to try nominating a new House speaker.
It’s three weeks since Republicans ousted Kevin McCarthy. The House speaker will need to accomplish the seemingly impossible job of uniting the GOP majority. Emmer of Minnesota jumped ahead as the top vote-getter on early round ballots and was battling Rep. Mike -
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Rogers closes the Shaw retail store on Commercial Court in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK — As a result of a $26 billion merger between the two companies, Rogers Communications has closed the Shaw retail location at 44981 Commercial Court just off Evans Road in Chilliwack.According to signage outside the former Shaw store, Shaw customers are invited to visit the Rogers store near Ardene in the Cottonwood Centre mall at 45585 Luckakuck Way.Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / Pattison Media / Signage outside the former Shaw retail store at 44981 Commercial Court indicating it i -
Popkum Starbucks making progress, but opening delayed by 2 months
POPKUM — Chilliwack’s newest Starbucks is coming along nicely, but its grand opening appears to be delayed by at least two months.Crews continue to make interior improvements to a retail shopping centre at 52964 Yale Road in Popkum, formally known as Rosedale Village, at the intersection Hwy. 9 and Yale Road.The drive-through lanes at both Starbucks and Dairy Queen have had curbing, asphalt, landscaping and painted drive-thru lane signage installed, but no exterior signage has been a -
Record 27 Canadians in NBA for 2023-24 season
TORONTO — Another year, another record set for Canadians in the NBA.
Canada set a new mark with 27 players on an NBA roster for the beginning of the 2023-24 campaign. It’s the 10th straight season Canada has been the most represented country in the league outside the United States.
The 27 represents a four-player increase from the start of last season.
Two Canadians were drafted in June — Olivier-Maxence Prosper by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round and Leonard Miller by t -
Coroner faults police response in case of two girls killed by father in 2020
MONTREAL — A coroner investigating the deaths of two Quebec girls who were killed by their father three years ago has described the police efforts to find them as “too little, too late.”
Coroner Luc Malouin says Quebec provincial police erred in not quickly launching a ground search for Romy and Norah Carpentier after they and their father mysteriously went missing after a car crash on the evening of July 8, 2020.
After crashing his car on Highway 20, Martin Carpentier fled the -
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Montreal Canadiens defenceman David Savard out indefinitely with upper-body injury
Montreal Canadiens defenceman David Savard is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury, the club announced Tuesday.
The veteran blueliner didn’t play another shift in Monday’s 3-1 road victory over the Buffalo Sabres after a long sequence on the penalty kill where he blocked multiple shots and lost a skate blade.
Savard, who turned 33 on Sunday, ranks third in ice time on the Canadiens this season with an average of 20 minutes 22 seconds.
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PWHL reveals logo ahead of inaugural season
TORONTO — The Professional Women’s Hockey League has unveiled its logo, marking the countdown to its inaugural season.
It’s a ‘W’, meant to highlight women, styled with crossed hockey sticks and a puck that sits within the middle of the letterform. The design portrays a faceoff, representing a new beginning in women’s hockey, according to a release.
The primary colour of the logo is purple.
The PWHL, established in the summer, comprises six teams in Toro -
Canada’s defence minister says Hamas a threat to world, must be ‘eliminated’
OTTAWA — Defence Minister Bill Blair says Hamas is a terrorist organization that is a threat to the whole world and must be “eliminated.”Blair also says he has no expectation that Hamas would respect international law, including any agreement on a ceasefire.
His comments are the furthest any Canadian minister has gone in explaining why Canada does not support calls for a ceasefire.
The defence minister also appeared unwilling to back more recent calls for a “humanitarian -
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Jenna Ellis becomes latest Trump lawyer to plead guilty over efforts to overturn Georgia’s election
ATLANTA (AP) — Jenna Ellis, an attorney and prominent conservative media figure, reached a deal with prosecutors Tuesday and pleaded guilty to reduced charges over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia.
Ellis, the fourth defendant in the case to enter into a plea deal, was a vocal part of Trump’s reelection campaign in the last presidential cycle and was charged alongside the Republican former president and 17 others with violating the state’s a -
Grocers asked to share price stabilization plans with Parliament - Chilliwack Progress
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