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Peterman/Gallant, Muyres/Walker among headliners at mixed doubles curling playdowns
When Kirk Muyres decided to shift from men's team curling to mixed doubles, the upcoming Canadian championship was one of the top events circled on his calendar. Muyres and Laura Walker are striving t...
Mar 20, 2023
Number of Canadian air passenger complaints tripled over the past year
The number of air passenger complaints to Canada's transport regulator is soaring, more than tripling to 42,000 over the past year.The growing backlog means each case now needs more than a year and a ...
Mar 20, 2023
Six people missing in fatal Montreal fire are from U.S., Ontario, Quebec: police
MONTREAL - The search continues for six people missing after a fire swept through a historic Old Montreal building last week. A Montreal fire department spokesman says firefighters will begin dismantl...
Mar 20, 2023
US aid worker kidnapped in Niger released after 6 years
WASHINGTON (AP) - An American aid worker who was kidnapped in the West African nation of Niger more than six years ago has been released from custody, the Biden administration said Monday. Jeffrey Woo...
Mar 20, 2023
Quebec police say third man dies after pedestrians struck by truck last week
AMQUI, Que. - Provincial police say a third person has died after a pickup truck crashed into pedestrians in an eastern Quebec town one week ago. Police say Simon-Guillaume Bourget, 41, died on the we...
Mar 20, 2023
Canada's Einarson beats Italy's Constantini 7-2 at women's world curling championship
SANDVIKEN, Sweden - Canada's Kerri Einarson defeated Italy's Stefania Constantini 7-2 in round-robin play at the world women's curling championship. Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard and Briane...
Mar 20, 2023
Lethbridge Police searching for suspect in connection to bank robbery
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) said it is asking for the public's help to find a suspect wanted in connection to a robbery at a business.At approximately 4:30 p.m. on March 17, p...
Mar 20, 2023
Report: 43,000 estimated dead in Somalia drought last year
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A new report says an estimated 43,000 people died amid the longest drought on record in Somalia last year and half of them likely were children. It is the first official death to...
Mar 20, 2023
In The News for March 20 : Is it even worth complaining about airlines in Canada?
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 20 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Mar 20, 2023
Pettersson, Hughes shine in Canucks' 2-1 win over Ducks
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Elias Pettersson had a power-play goal and an assist to extend his point streak to eight games, Quinn Hughes had two assists to give him 60 for the season, and the Vancouver Can...
Mar 19, 2023