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Bedard, Canada set for world junior semifinal against U.S.: 'The biggest rivalry'
HALIFAX - Brandt Clarke was a month short of his sixth birthday. The moment, however, remains etched in his memory. John Tavares scored a dramatic hat trick for Canada against the United States in a w...
Jan 03, 2023
Noon Interview: Salli Siewert Jan. 3
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Salli Siewert founded Yoga You4ia a decade ago and says evolution in the practice has been key to its growth.She says intensity and power were the names of the game back then and no...
Jan 03, 2023
Lethbridge police investigating report of explosive device in moving vehicle
UPDATE from Lethbridge Police Service: Officers have searched a moving van along the 1000 block of 13 St S. that was reported to contain an explosive device. No device was located. One male is in cust...
Jan 03, 2023
Redblacks sign receiver/returner DeVonte Dedmon to two-year extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks have signed receiver and return specialist DeVonte Dedmon to a two-year contract extension. The 26-year-old rejoined the Redblacks during the 2022 season after pursuing a...
Jan 03, 2023
B.C. becomes first province to require 3-day contract waiting period for homebuyers
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to require a three-day waiting period for buyers after they've signed an agreement to purchase a home. The new homebuyer protection...
Jan 03, 2023
Slumping Toronto Raptors hope upcoming six-game homestand can turn season around
TORONTO - A day after Precious Achiuwa returned from injury, he lamented a couple of alley-oops thrown to him from Scottie Barnes. Achiuwa had 11 points and three blocks in an energetic 12 minutes in ...
Jan 03, 2023
Wear something that shows who you are, says girl behind National Ribbon Skirt Day
OTTAWA - For Isabella Kulak, marking National Ribbon Skirt Day means wearing clothing that represents who you are. Her decision to do so a little more than two years ago led Parliament to designate Ja...
Jan 03, 2023
Idaho slayings suspect waives right to fight extradition
STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) - A criminology graduate student charged in the November slayings of four University of Idaho students waived his right to an extradition hearing in a Pennsylvania court on Tuesd...
Jan 03, 2023
'Prophet of Doom' pleads guilty in Brooklyn subway attack
NEW YORK (AP) - A man who opened fire on a Brooklyn subway train last year, wounding 10 passengers in a rush-hour attack that shocked New York City, pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal terrorism charges...
Jan 03, 2023
'Unacceptable': Committee chair says Sunwing, Via Rail must answer for holiday mess
OTTAWA - The chair of the House of Commons transport committee is calling on Sunwing Airlines and Via Rail to publicly explain what caused the travel nightmare that plagued thousands of Canadians over...
Jan 03, 2023