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Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury skis to 100th World Cup podium
DEER VALLEY RESORT, Utah - Canada's Mikael Kingsbury climbed a World Cup podium for the 100th time Thursday, capturing gold in men's moguls. The 29-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que., finished first w...
Jan 13, 2022
JPII curling teams hit the ice, begin practicing
John Paul II Collegiate (JPII) returned to the ice this week for the first time in a couple of years to kick off the start of their school curling season.Still yet to play their first game of the new ...
Jan 13, 2022
New program at SIIT hopes to create more Indigenous entrepreneurs
A new program at the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) hopes to train the next generation of Indigenous entrepreneurs while providing a mentor to help them along the way.SIIT will s...
Jan 13, 2022
City approves CSO union's new collective agreement
North Battleford lawmakers approved a new collective agreement and annual salary increases with the Community Safety Officers (CSO) Association at this week's council meeting. According to the three-y...
Jan 13, 2022
Three Canadian regiments without royal patron after Prince Andrew stripped of titles
OTTAWA - Three Canadian regiments were left without a patron Thursday after the Queen stripped Prince Andrew of all his military titles and royal patronages. The disgraced Duke of York was the honorar...
Jan 13, 2022
Veteran quarterback Dominique Davis among 12 players released by Redblacks
OTTAWA - Veteran quarterback Dominique Davis was among 12 players released Thursday by the Ottawa Redblacks. The six-foot-four, 215-pound Davis started two games for Ottawa last season, completing 59-...
Jan 13, 2022
Delays push cost to rebuild fire-damaged Lytton, B.C., to $102M: insurance bureau
VANCOUVER - Insurance losses from a wildfire that wiped out most of Lytton, B.C., have surged to $102 million. The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the amount has risen from an original estimate of $78...
Jan 13, 2022
O'Toole says he opposes Quebec's plan to 'tax and target' the unvaccinated
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says while he respects provincial jurisdiction, he opposes Quebec's plan "to tax and target" those who are unvaccinated against COVID-19. The Tory leader made...
Jan 13, 2022
California governor denies RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan parole
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's governor on Thursday rejected releasing Robert F. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan from prison more than a half-century after the 1968 slaying left a deep wound du...
Jan 13, 2022
A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada
A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says the COVID-19 curfew he imposed across the province in December will be lifted on Monday. He told reporters today the...
Jan 13, 2022