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Poulin leads veteran Canadian squad at 2024 women's world hockey championships
CALGARY - Star captain Marie-Philip Poulin will lead a veteran Canadian team at the 2024 women's world hockey championship. Poulin was one of 23 players named to Canada's roster Thursday by Hockey Can...
Mar 07, 2024

NHL players talk about the trade experience ahead of Friday's deadline: 'A whirlwind'
Kevin Shattenkirk knew a deal was coming. Unable to come to terms with the St. Louis Blues on a new contract as the 2017 NHL trade deadline approached, the defenceman did his best to block out the noi...
Mar 07, 2024

Make RCMP police of jurisdiction for Parliament Hill, union urges
OTTAWA - The union that represents front-line Mounties is urging the federal government to make the RCMP the police force of jurisdiction for Parliament Hill to bolster security. National Police Feder...
Mar 07, 2024

Yukon's 2024 budget promises money for housing, international health-care workers
WHITEHORSE - Yukon is predicting a surplus of $119 million in its budget with money for housing, green infrastructure and a new program to integrate internationally educated health-care workers. Finan...
Mar 07, 2024

Quebec judge won't exempt church-supported palliative care home from MAID law
MONTREAL - A Superior Court judge has denied a request from Montreal's Roman Catholic archdiocese for an exemption to a Quebec law requiring all palliative care centres in the province to provide medi...
Mar 07, 2024

Cornerback Marchant opting for low-key approach to CFL invitational combine
When Dawson Marchant steps onto the turf at the University of Waterloo on Friday, it'll be just another workout. The Northwestern Oklahoma State University cornerback will join 75 other players at the...
Mar 07, 2024

Gatzke leads Combines to double-OT win to open SPHL Finals
It took not one but two overtime periods to determine a winner in Game one of the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League (SPHL) Finals, as the Meota Combines and Glaslyn North Stars battled it out late in...
Mar 07, 2024

Response to Uvalde elementary school shooting beset by 'many failures,' investigator says
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - Uvalde police made "many failures" when responding to a gunman who killed 19 students and two teachers at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school in 2022, the investigator who led the ...
Mar 07, 2024

Tax season is underway; free clinics now open in the Battlefords
As the winter slowly gives way for spring, tax season is officially open.To help those within a certain income bracket, there are free clinics available in North Battleford courtesy of several organiz...
Mar 07, 2024

Additions of Henrique, Carrick, Stecher help Oilers keep pace in Pacific arms race
EDMONTON - With their Pacific Division rivals beefing up before the playoffs, the Edmonton Oilers did their best to keep pace. Despite being tight to the salary cap, Oilers general manager Ken Holland...
Mar 07, 2024