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Flasch and Bottcher win crossover games at Brier, Gunnlaugson and Jacobs eliminated
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Brad Jacobs couldn't get out of the Enmax Centre fast enough after a blowout loss to Saskatchewan's Colton Flasch ended his Tim Hortons Brier playoff hopes on Friday. Jacobs went s...
Mar 12, 2022

Canada's Brian McKeever wins historic 16th Paralympic gold medal
BEIJING - Brian McKeever of Canmore, Alta., along with guide Graham Nishikawa, has won gold in the men's para cross-country middle distance vision impaired race at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. The vic...
Mar 12, 2022

Nichols out of Wild Card One lineup at Brier after positive COVID-19 test
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - After a perfect round-robin at the Tim Hortons Brier, Brad Gushue's side dropped a 4-3 decision to Canada's Brendan Bottcher in Friday's playoff seeding game after vice Mark Nichol...
Mar 12, 2022

Kuznetsov hat trick powers Capitals to 4-3 OT win over Canucks
VANCOUVER - Head coach Bruce Boudreau left the second-intermission pep talk to one of his leaders on Friday. His Vancouver Canucks were down 2-0 to the Washington Capitals after a shaky start to the g...
Mar 12, 2022

North Stars get last laugh against Bombers in possible first round playoff matchup
The Battlefords North Stars got the last laugh against what could be their first-round opponents in the SJHL playoffs.They defeated the Flin Flon Bombers 4-1 at the Access Communications in North Batt...
Mar 11, 2022

B.C. ski hills, churches, campuses and homes preparing for Ukrainian refugees: Horgan
VICTORIA - British Columbia is making room to accommodate potentially thousands of Ukrainians fleeing as Russia's invasion pushes further into their country, says Premier John Horgan. Horgan said Frid...
Mar 11, 2022

'Get a hobby,' B.C. premier tells those considering protesting COVID-19 mandates
VICTORIA - A protest planned for around the British Columbia legislature over COVID-19 mandates has drawn sharp criticism from the province's premier. Video posted on social media says a convoy of veh...
Mar 11, 2022

‘Please save her life’: Sask. woman takes in niece fleeing from Ukraine
Maryna Shkarupa's sister had to make a heartbreaking decision - sending her 16-year-old daughter away to escape the war in Ukraine."This isn't a one-night decision. My sister (Ludmyla Gerevianka), she...
Mar 11, 2022

RCMP respond to Red Pheasant's concerns in homicide investigation
The Saskatchewan RCMP responded with a statement Friday to Red Pheasant Cree Nation's concerns that allege the RCMP acted too late, related to the discovery of a suspected homicide earlier in the week...
Mar 11, 2022

Cyberspace making Canadian secrets more vulnerable, spy service official warns
OTTAWA - A senior official at Canada's spy service says the expansion of cyberspace is making it easier for foreign adversaries to pilfer secrets. Cherie Henderson, an interim assistant director with ...
Mar 11, 2022