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NB Fire Dept. welcomes new fire truck with "pushing-in" ceremony
It was an exciting day for the North Battleford Fire Department Friday as members held an open house to welcome in their new fire truck. Clockwise from top left: Fire Chief Lindsay Holm, the "pushing-...
Mar 10, 2023
Kiska, Marineland's lone killer whale and last captive orca in Canada, has died
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - The Ontario government says Kiska, the last captive killer whale in Canada, has died. A spokesman for the solicitor general says Marineland, a Niagara Falls, Ont., theme park whe...
Mar 10, 2023
Connor McDavid, Oilers ready to face the Maple Leafs after brief injury scare
TORONTO - Connor McDavid experienced another sinking feeling - if only for a brief moment. The superstar captain of the Edmonton Oilers had just been the victim of a friendly fire collision with teamm...
Mar 10, 2023
WHL levies $25K fine, suspensions against Warriors for off-ice incident
The WHL has lowered the boom on the Moose Jaw Warriors.The league announced Friday it had fined the team $25,000, suspended general manager Jason Ripplinger and head coach Mark O'Leary for five games ...
Mar 10, 2023
Joly pushes China to include Ukraine in peace talks, as South Africa seeks resolution
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is asking China to expand its talks with Russia on a peace plan for Ukraine to include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Joly says that earlier thi...
Mar 10, 2023
Thompson pitches three perfect innings as Blue Jays down Red Sox 2-0
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Zach Thompson pitched three perfect innings to pick up the win, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 2-0 in spring training baseball action Friday. Thompson struck out ...
Mar 10, 2023
Joly pushes China to include Ukraine in peace talks, as South Africa seeks resolution
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is asking China to expand its talks with Russia on a peace plan for Ukraine to include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Joly says that earlier thi...
Mar 10, 2023
Ontario's McEwen and Wild Card 1's Bottcher win qualifier games at Brier
LONDON, Ont. - Ontario's Mike McEwen and Wild Card 1's Brendan Bottcher are moving on to the final four at the Tim Hortons Brier. McEwen beat Alberta's Kevin Koe 9-8 and Bottcher topped Northern Ontar...
Mar 10, 2023
Environmental groups celebrate as ExxonMobil gives up oil exploration permits in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Environmental groups are celebrating after ExxonMobil relinquished offshore oil and gas exploration permits in British Columbia dating back more than 50 years. Lawyer Ian Miron with Ecojus...
Mar 10, 2023
Einarson set for long-awaited trip to Sweden seeking first world curling title
CALGARY - Kerri Einarson looked at Facebook on Friday and saw a memory flash on the screen from March 2020, before life as she knew it came to a halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There she was standi...
Mar 10, 2023