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Kilde dominates World Cup downhill in big win over Odermatt
WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) - The dominant men's downhill racer is Aleksander Aamodt Kilde - clearly. Kilde won Switzerland's marquee World Cup race Saturday by a big margin for his fourth win in six dow...
Jan 14, 2023
Federica Brignone wins World Cup super-G; Shiffrin sits out
ST. ANTON, Austria (AP) - Federica Brignone won a World Cup super-G on Saturday for the 2020 overall champion's first victory this season in a race that American ski star Mikaela Shiffrin skipped. Bri...
Jan 14, 2023
Force by Lethbridge police officer did not cause man's death in 2018: report
LETHBRIDGE, AB - An independent agency has determined that the force used by a Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) officer was "necessary and reasonable" in an altercation that led to a man's death.Albert...
Jan 14, 2023
Last day to give feedback on upcoming Alberta budget Jan. 15
EDMONTON, AB - There are just a few days left to tell the Government of Alberta what should be included in the next provincial budget.An online survey is available that asks Albertans what the governm...
Jan 14, 2023
Sebov's lengthy struggles pave way to berth in first Grand Slam
MELBOURNE, Australia - It's been a long, solitary road for Katherine Sebov of Woodbridge, Ont., who has been toiling in anonymity at the lower levels of tennis for years, trying to break through. On F...
Jan 14, 2023
Academic troubled by MPs' refusal to share newsletters with researchers
OTTAWA - While MPs send out newsletters to get the public's attention, many of them are refusing to share these taxpayer-funded mailouts with academics for research purposes. "The secrecy (with which)...
Jan 14, 2023
'Gift for all': Nunavut TV channel looks be in the homes of every Canadian
OTTAWA - As a little girl in the early '80s, Lucy Tulugarjuk said she would spend most of her time playing outside instead of in front of a screen. Her family and friends in Igloolik, Nvt., did not ow...
Jan 14, 2023
Premiers demand bail reform in letter to Trudeau after killing of OPP officer
OTTAWA - Canada's premiers are unanimously urging Ottawa to take "immediate action" to strengthen the country's bail system. The premiers from all 13 provinces and territories signed a letter to Prime...
Jan 14, 2023
China reports almost 60,000 COVID-related deaths
BEIJING (AP) - China on Saturday reported nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had COVID-19 since early December following complaints the government was failing to release data about the status of the p...
Jan 14, 2023
Ukrainian officials report Russian missile attack on Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A series of explosions were heard in Kyiv on Saturday morning before the air raid sirens were turned on. Deputy head of Ukraine's presidential office Kyrylo Tymoshenko said on Tel...
Jan 14, 2023