Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has reportedly signed the third-largest contract in Major League Baseball history, likely making him a member of the Toronto Blue Jays for the rest of his career. A sports marketing expert says this, and other recent large expenditures, shows that Rogers Communications is investing in its future.
Colin McDougall, a marketing lecturer at Western University’s Ivey Business School in London, Ont., said the 14-year deal, US$500-million deal Guerrero and the Blue Jays agre
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Guerrero contract, like NHL TV deal and Rogers Centre renos, an investment for Rogers
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UBC professors taking school to court over ‘political’ actions by administration
VANCOUVER — A group of professors at the University of British Columbia say the school is wrongfully engaging in “political activity” by using Indigenous land acknowledgments, promoting equity and inclusion initiatives and by taking positions on the Israel-Palestine conflict.A petition filed in B.C. Supreme Court alleges UBC is stifling academic freedom by making statements in support or condemnation of Israel or Palestine and requiring job applicants to agree with the principl -
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Program that sent British Columbians to the U.S. for cancer treatment ends
British Columbia is ending a program that sent cancer patients to the United States for treatment, saying provincial wait times have improved enough that they no longer have to rely on clinics south of the border.
A statement from the Ministry of Health says as of the end of February, about 93 per cent of patients are waiting less than four weeks to start their radiation treatment, an improvement from spring 2023, when that number was only 69 per cent.
It says the national benchmark is 90 per ce -
Binnington building off 4 Nations Face-Off heroics for streaking Blues
WINNIPEG — Jordan Binnington is still riding the high of capturing a gold medal.
Since backstopping Canada to a 3-2 overtime victory against the United States in the 4 Nations Face-Off final on Feb. 20, the veteran goalie has brought his winning ways to the St. Louis Blues.
The Blues have gone 18-2-2 since the NHL break and took a franchise-record 12-game win streak into Monday’s road game against the Winnipeg Jets.
Binnington, from Richmond Hill, Ont., has seven wins in the team&rsq -
Whatcom County ambulance likely struck by bullet on Mount Baker Highway
WHATCOM COUNTY (WASHINGTON STATE) — Whatcom County Fire District 14 says one of its emergency vehicles was struck by a wayward bullet late Sunday night (April 6) while it was transporting a patient with chest pain on Mount Baker Highway – with its emergency lights activated.
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Carney, Eby meet in Victoria with softwood lumber duties a focal point
Steep American duties on Canadian softwood lumber were expected to be a focal point as British Columbia Premier David Eby met with Prime Minister Mark Carney.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce a -
Ottawa Charge forward Shiann Darkangelo named PWHL’s first star of the week
TORONTO — Ottawa Charge forward Shiann Darkangelo is the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s first star of the week.
The PWHL announced the honour Monday. Charge goaltender Gwyneth Philips was named second star and New York Sirens netminder Corinne Schroeder earned the week’s third star.
Darkangelo scored in each period of Ottawa’s 4-0 win over the Boston Fleet last Wednesday to record her first career hat trick, boosting her total to eight goals this season.
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PWHL suspends Victoire’s Tabin two games, Charge’s Boyd gets one-game ban
TORONTO — The Professional Women’s Hockey League has suspended Montreal Victoire defender Kati Tabin and Ottawa Charge defender Zoe Boyd following separate incidents last week.
Tabin was banned two games Monday for elbowing New York Sirens forward Jessie Eldridge in the head last Tuesday.
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TORONTO — Craig Berube arrived in town with a plan.
The Stanley Cup-winning head coach was hired by the Toronto Maple Leafs last spring to change how a gifted group with loads of regular-season success — and plenty of playoff pain — went about its business.
Berube preached a direct, defensively responsible, north-south approach on the first day of training camp when a franchise with one series victory in the NHL’s salary cap era reconvened back in September.
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Smith takes swipe at Carney after Liberal leader jabs Alberta premier on the stump
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is fighting back after federal Liberal Leader Mark Carney mocked her during an election campaign stop, accusing him of being intimidated by a “strong conservative woman.”
Carney joked on the weekend about premiers appearing on Fox News, saying it would be a “bad idea” to put Smith on the U.S. network to advocate for cross-border diplomacy.
Smith says Carney’s jab contradicts his support for women and that she won&rsquo -
Alex Ovechkin breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record brings joy to hockey and beyond sports
NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Ovechkin could not contain his happiness moments after scoring his 895th goal to break Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record.After firing the puck into the net, Ovechkin turned and did a belly-flop slide down the ice like he had just won a pee-wee hockey game. The gap-toothed grin didn’t leave his face for hours.
“We did it!” he told teammates in an electric visiting arena with over 17,000 fans locked in on his every move. “It’s history! Yeah!& -
Canada’s MacLeod part of Czech hockey history as first coach of host women’s team
ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE — The first women’s world hockey championship in Czechia has Canada’s Carla MacLeod behind the bench of the host country.
It’s another in a series of coaching firsts for the Calgarian in her fourth season as head coach of the Czech women.
MacLeod was the first female coach hired by Czech Hockey in 2022. She navigated the women to their first world championship medal that year in Herning, Denmark, and backed that up with another bronze in -
Rescue efforts from Myanmar’s deadly earthquake wind down as death toll hits 3,600
BANGKOK (AP) — Long-shot efforts to find survivors from Myanmar’s devastating March 28 earthquake were winding down Monday, as rescue efforts were supplanted by increasing relief and recovery activity. The death toll surpassed 3,600 and was still climbing.
A situation report issued late Monday by the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA, said more than 17.2 million people are living in affected areas, and urgently need food, drinking water, health care, c -
US bishops halt partnerships with federal government on aid programs, citing funding cuts
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops says it is ending a half-century of partnerships with the federal government to serve refugees and children, saying the “heartbreaking” decision follows the Trump administration’s abrupt halt to funding for refugee resettlement.
The break will inevitably result in fewer services than what Catholic agencies were able to offer in the past to the needy, the bishops said.
“As a national effort, we simply cannot sustain the work on our o -
Forwards Alex Ovechkin, Nick Suzuki and Robert Thomas named NHL’s three stars
NEW YORK — Forwards Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals, Nick Suzuki of the Montreal Canadiens and Robert Thomas of the St. Louis Blues were named the NHL’s three stars of the week Monday.
Ovechkin earned first-star honours after scoring five goals in four games, including his record 895th in a 4-1 loss Sunday to the New York Islanders that broke Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record.Ovechkin also added an assist and reached the 40-goal plateau for the 14th time in his illustrio -
Ottawa police name suspect in Parliament Hill lockdown incident
OTTAWA — Ottawa police have released the name of the person they say was behind a massive security incident on Parliament Hill over the weekend.
Police say Tyler Hall-Worthington, a 31-year-old Ottawa man, has been charged in connection with the lockdown Saturday afternoon at East Block, a building in the parliamentary precinct that mainly houses offices for senators and their staff.
An Ottawa police spokesperson told The Canadian Press that the suspect was still in custody as of Monday mo -
Chilliwack Chiefs double up Prince George Spruce Kings in opening weekend of BCHL playoffs
CHILLIWACK — The Prince George Spruce Kings tied the score twice but weren’t able to find a lead, as they fell 4-2 to the Chilliwack Chiefs in game two of their BCHL playoff series Saturday (April 5) night.
The Chiefs, the top-seeded Coastal Conference team, scored twice just 47 seconds apart in the second period and then held on in the third period to take a 2-0 series lead.
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Chilliwack Chiefs double up Prince George Spruce Kings in opening weekend of BCHL playoffs - Fraser Valley Today
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Langley RCMP says schools, daycares in Langley also threatened
LANGLEY — A Langley RCMP spokesperson says it has received multiple calls about about an email circulating online that alludes to threats of violence targeting schools and daycares in the Fraser Valley.
According to a statement from Langley RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, Langley RCMP received several calls on Sunday, Apr. 6 about the widely circulated email that claims there will be violence directed at schools in both Langley and Abbotsford.
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Canadians Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov out of Monte Carlo Masters
MONACO — Canadians Félix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovlaov are out of the Monte Carlo Masters tennis tournament after losing their first-round matches Monday.
Montreal’s Auger-Aliassime, who was seeded 16th at the clay-court tournament, lost 7-6 (5), 6-3 to German qualifier Daniel Altmaier.
Altmaier came back from down an early break in the second set, then fought off triple break point in the final game to improve to 2-0 against Auger-Aliassime.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block order to return Maryland man from El Salvador
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to block a court order requiring it to return a Maryland man who was sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador.The Justice Department argued in an emergency appeal to the justices that U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis overstepped her authority when she ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the United States.
The administration has conceded that Abrego Garcia should not have been sent to El Salvador because an im -
Threats about violence at Abbotsford, B.C., schools likely fake, police say
ABBOTSFORD — Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say there had been an email and social media posts are circulating among local parents about potential acts of violence at schools in the city.
They say officers responded to numerous “swatting” calls across the city this weekend, which happen when people falsely report violence to police, endangering lives.The department says each of the weekend calls were assessed and determined by officers to be untrue.
Police say investigators are ta -
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UPDATE: Abbotsford School District ‘confident’ there’s no ongoing risk to SD34 students, staff or schools
UPDATE 8:45 A.M., MONDAY: Abbotsford School District Superintendent Sean Nosek has sent an email to SD34 personnel about the threats made from an email that has been widely circulating in Chilliwack and Abbotsford the past 24 hours.
“We are aware of a serious online threat was made against schools in our district,” Nosek said. “We take any such threat with the utmost seriousness and immediately involved the Abbotsford Police Department (APD). APD has found no evidence to s -
Carney, Poilievre talk seniors, resource project approvals in B.C.
OTTAWA — The Liberal and Conservative leaders are both in British Columbia today, where the Liberals are promising measures targeting seniors and Tories are pledging more efficient approvals for resource projects.At the start of the third week of the federal election campaign, Liberal Leader Mark Carney is in Victoria, where he is scheduled to meet with B.C. Premier David Eby later in the day.The Liberals say they would temporarily give seniors more flexibility in drawing from their retire -
Trump threatens more tariffs on China as global markets plunge
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump threatened additional tariffs on China on Monday, raising fresh concerns that his drive to rebalance the global economy could lead to a trade war.Trump’s threat, which he delivered on social media, came after China said it would retaliate against U.S. tariffs announced last week.“If China does not withdraw its 34% increase above their already long term trading abuses by tomorrow, April 8th, 2025, the United States will impose ADDITIONAL -
Sardis mailboxes take a hit
CHILLIWACK — Canada Post community mailboxes in Sardis took a hit last week following an unspecified vehicle collision.According to a social media post from a Fraser Valley postal carrier, the community mailboxes were reportedly struck last Thursday morning (Apr. 3)at about 3 a.m., with enough force to leave them leaning sideways. There’s visible damage to all three of the units where the bottoms have caved in.Canada Post is aware of the damage. It will take approximately four weeks -
Trump administration ends some USAID contracts providing lifesaving aid, officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has notified the World Food Program and other partners that it’s terminated some of the last remaining lifesaving humanitarian programs across the Middle East, a U.S. and U.N. official told The Associated Press.
An official with USAID says about 60 letters canceling contracts were sent over the past week, including to the World Food Program.
An official with the United Nations says WFP received termination letters for Lebanon, Jordan and Syr -
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AbbyPD aware of online social media post claiming acts of violence will occur today
ABBOTSFORD — A spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department says police are aware of an email and/or social media posts claiming that acts of violence will occur at targeted schools in Abbotsford today (Monday, April 7).
According to a statement from AbbyPD Sgt. Paul Walker, police in Abbotsford responded to multiple “swatting” calls throughout the city that falsely claimed violence was occurring and people were in danger. Police say each call was assessed and responded to -
Soowahlie First Nation takes action on homeless camp due to government inaction
CHILLIWACK — Soowahlie First Nation and its supporters took matters into their own hands Sunday (Apr. 6) during a cleanup of a homeless encampment near the Vedder Bridge.With at least 75 people in attendance, the Chilliwack-area First Nation invited the community to eradicate a homeless camp on the banks of the Chilliwack River where drug use, countless trash, fires and other maladies occurred spanning several years, and where government authorities never bothered to intervene, despite rep -
Appeals court reverses Trump firings of 2 board members in cases likely headed for the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two board members fired by President Donald Trump can go back to their jobs, a split appeals court ruled Monday ahead of a likely Supreme Court showdown on the president’s power over independent agencies.
A divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued the ruling in the lawsuits separately brought by Merit Systems Protection Board member Cathy Harris and National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox.
The ruling reverses, at least fo -
Canada’s Chloe Primerano poised for women’s world hockey championship debut
ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE — Chloe Primerano continues to be ahead of her time.
She’s answered the bell at higher levels of hockey in recent months, and has the chance to do it again.
At 18 years three months, Primerano will be the youngest defender to play for Canada at a women’s world championship since Cheryl Pounder in 1994.The 10-country tournaments opens Wednesday in Ceske Budejovice, Czechia, but Canada doesn’t start defence of its gold medal until Thursday -
In the news today: Week 3 of the federal campaign kicks off
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
Federal leaders enter week 3 of the election campaign
With just three weeks to go until election day, Canada’s federal party leaders are back on the road today. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is expected to make an announcement in Toronto today following weekend campaign stops on the East Coast, where he announced plans to impose national rent control and to get every Canadian access to a family doctor -
Man accused of crashing bus into Quebec daycare, killing 2 children is back in court
LAVAL — The man accused of killing two children and injuring six others when the transit bus he was driving crashed into a Montreal-area daycare is back in Superior Court today.
Both the Crown and defence are expected to argue at the Laval, Que., courthouse that he was not criminally responsible for his actions.
Prosecutor Karine Dalphond told the court in February that the Crown and defence would present the facts of Pierre Ny St-Amand’s case jointly, after two experts independently -
Federal leaders enter week 3 of the election campaign
OTTAWA — With just three weeks to go until election day, Canada’s federal party leaders are back on the road today.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is expected to make an announcement in Toronto today following weekend campaign stops on the East Coast, where he announced plans to impose national rent control and to get every Canadian access to a family doctor in the next five years.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is wrapping up a campaign sweep on the West Coast today before flying to -
Two killed in small plane crash in Chilliwack, B.C, say RCMP - The Globe and Mail
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Two killed in small plane crash in Chilliwack, B.C, say RCMP - Rocky Mountain Outlook
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Chilliwack Tulip Festival cancelled due to field damage - theprogress.com
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Chilliwack-Hope riding can vote early through Chilliwack office - theprogress.com
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Olofsson finding offensive touch as Vegas Golden Knights prep for playoffs
VANCOUVER — Victor Olofsson has marked a few big milestones in his first season with the Vegas Golden Knights.
Now the Swedish winger is heating up offensively as he approaches another — the first playoff run of his NHL career.Olofsson scored late in the third period Sunday as Vegas edged the Vancouver Canucks 3-2.“It’s definitely a really good feeling and I’m super excited for the playoffs,” he said of his game-winning tally.“In a way for me, I almost f -
Slugger Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays agree on US$500M, 14-year extension, source tells CP
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays and slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. have agreed on a long-term contract extension.
A source tells The Canadian Press it’s a 14-year extension worth US$500 million.The deal, which is pending a physical, is also being reported by Sportsnet, ESPN and The Athletic.The 26-year-old Guerrero is in the final year of his current contract.
The homegrown star is the face of Canada’s lone Major League Baseball franchise.The Blue Jays have yet to confirm the de -
Late goal lifts Vegas Golden Knights to 3-2 victory over Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER — Victor Olofsson scored late in the third period and the Vegas Golden Knights edged the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Sunday.William Karlsson pulled the puck behind the Vancouver net, then sliced a quick pass to Olofsson at the top of the crease and the Swedish winger fired it in for his 14th goal of the season with three minutes and 14 seconds left on the game clock.
Ivan Barbashev and Nicolas Roy added goals for the Golden Knights (47-22-8), and Adin Hill stopped 19 of the 21 shots -
Sorokin gives up Ovechkin’s 895th goal, the first he’s allowed to his fellow Russian
NEW YORK (AP) — Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin had not given up a goal to Alex Ovechkin in the first three games he played against the Washington Capitals superstar.
Ovechkin changed that Sunday when he scored his record-breaking 895th career goal — breaking a tie with Wayne Gretzky — in the second period of the Washington Capitals’ 4-1 loss on Sunday.Sorokin became the 183rd goalie Ovechkin has beaten.
“I feel a little bit pressure,” Sorokin acknowledged about -
Canada rallies to down Puerto Rico 3-2 and qualify for FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup
MANAGUA — Olivia Chisholm and Kaylee Hunter scored three minutes apart in the second half Sunday to send Canada to the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup with a 3-2 win over Puerto Rico in CONCACAF qualifying play.
The young Canadians topped Group B, joining Mexico (Group A winner) and the U.S. (Group C winner) plus Costa Rica, the best second-place finisher in the three qualifying pools, in booking their ticket to the FIFA U-17 World Cup that runs Oct. 17 to Nov. 8 in Morocco.
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NHL roundup: Ovechkin passes Gretzky for new goals record, but Caps lose to Islanders
NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his record-breaking 895th career goal, but the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 4-1 on Sunday.
Marc Gatcomb had two goals, Bo Horvat and Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored, and Kyle MacLean had two assists for the Islanders, who won their second straight after losing six in a row. Ilya Sorokin stopped 28 shots.
Charlie Lindgren finished with 18 saves for the Eastern Conference-leading Capitals, who lost for the fifth time in seven games (2-4 -
Caufield, Laine score to rally Canadiens to 2-1 win over Predators
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Cole Caufield and Patrik Laine scored in the second period to rally the Montreal Canadiens to a 2-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Sunday night.
Jakub Dobes turned back 36 shots for the Canadiens, who extended their winning streak to five games after a five-game skid.Steven Stamkos scored and Juuse Saros made 15 saves for Nashville, which was scoreless on four power plays and lost its sixth straight and for the seventh time in eight games.
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