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'The weather got the best of us:' Ottawa's Rideau Canal Skateway to stay closed
OTTAWA - The National Capital Commission says Ottawa's Rideau Canal Skateway, the world's largest outdoor skating rink, will not open this season due to warm temperatures. The commission says it has b...
Feb 24, 2023

Canadian Jeremy Kennedy looks to beat Pedro Carvalho and earn Bellator title shot
Jeremy (JBC) Kennedy has been chasing Pedro (The Game) Carvalho for a while. On Saturday the Canadian featherweight finally gets his crack at him. The 30-year-old from Surrey, B.C., who is now based o...
Feb 24, 2023

Malott, Lainesse square off in all-Canadian matchup on UFC Fight Night card
With only 14 Canadian-born fighters on an active roster that numbers more than 600, an all-Canadian UFC matchup is rare these days. But Canadian welterweights (Proper) Mike Malott and Yohan (White Lio...
Feb 24, 2023

Former SFU player Hartnagle continuing his father's passion with company
Matt Hartnagle is continuing his father's passion. In 2001, Steven Hartnagle began Blackfly Lures, a company that produces handmade fishing products. Matt Hartnagle, a former offensive lineman at Simo...
Feb 24, 2023

The AP Interview: Biden ready to run, US first lady says
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - U.S. first lady Jill Biden gave one of the clearest indications yet that President Joe Biden will run for a second term, telling The Associated Press in an exclusive interview on...
Feb 24, 2023

Vancouver port authority suspends Rolling Truck Age Program for at least nine months
OTTAWA - The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is suspending a controversial program to replace older trucks servicing the port for at least another nine months while it reassesses its plans. It is the ...
Feb 24, 2023

Canada's Thompson first entering ski cross quarterfinals at freestyle worlds
BAKURIANI, Georgia - Marielle Thompson of Whistler, B.C., finished first in women's ski cross qualifying Friday at the world freestyle skiing championships. Thompson led the way in a time of one minut...
Feb 24, 2023

Man accused of crashing bus into Quebec daycare and killing 2 kids fit to stand trial
LAVAL, Que. - The Quebec man accused of killing two young children when the city bus he was driving slammed into a Montreal-area daycare has been judged fit to stand trial. Pierre Ny St-Amand made an ...
Feb 24, 2023

Local Dolly Parton Imagination Library suspending operations
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A program dedicated to giving the gift of reading to Medicine Hat children has had to suspend operations. The Medicine Hat chapter of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library was founde...
Feb 24, 2023

Canada sending another $30M in aid to Turkey, Syria, as rebuild begins
OTTAWA - The federal government is sending another $20 million in aid for people affected by the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, and matching millions more in private donations. Internatio...
Feb 24, 2023