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A capsule look at the 18 teams set to participate in the Montana's Brier
KELOWNA, B.C. - A capsule look at the 18 teams competing in the Feb. 28-March 9 Canadian men's curling championship in Kelowna, B.C. Teams listed by seeding in their pools, athletes from skip to lead,...
Feb 26, 2025
White House says tariffs moving forward but there’s still room for negotiation
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to hit Canada and Mexico with devastating duties is set to take effect next week - but a White House official confirmed on background that the tariff pl...
Feb 26, 2025
White House says tariffs moving forward but there's still room for negotiation
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to hit Canada and Mexico with devastating duties is set to take effect next week - but a White House official confirmed on background that the tariff pl...
Feb 26, 2025
Supreme Court of Canada moving away from social media platform X
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says it's moving away from the social media platform X. In an apparent farewell post to its more than 45,000 subscribers, the top court says it will focus its comm...
Feb 26, 2025
Sask. man’s sentence doubled for sex assault of grandchild
The punishment for a Saskatchewan man in his 70s has been more than doubled for repeated sexual assault against his grandchild over the years.In the original case, the man, who is only referred to as ...
Feb 26, 2025
First measles death is reported in the West Texas outbreak that's infected more than 120 people
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - A person who was hospitalized with measles has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month. Lubbock city spokesperson Lauren Adams ...
Feb 26, 2025
UN food agency pauses aid to famine-hit Sudan displacement camp of a half-million people
CAIRO (AP) - The United Nations' food agency says it has temporarily paused aid distribution in Sudan's famine-hit Zamzam displacement camp of a half-million people as fighting intensifies between the...
Feb 26, 2025
Into the deep: Sharks prepare for playoffs
It's been nothing short of an exciting year for the U15 and U18 Sharks hockey teams and now after months of hard work and their regulars season coming to an end, they've earned their spots in the play...
Feb 26, 2025
Canada's Auger-Aliassime reaches quarterfinal at Dubai Tennis Championships
DUBAI - Montreal's Flix Auger-Aliassime rallied past Portugal's Nuno Borges 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals at the Dubai Tennis Championships. Auger-Aliassime broke Borges late i...
Feb 26, 2025
'They were communities': Road Allowance art installation coming to Chapel Gallery
It began with a board Arnolda Dufour Bowes ripped off her father's Punnichy childhood home about 20 years ago. "He wouldn't let me steal anything," said the storyteller and visual artist. She had take...
Feb 26, 2025