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STEM conference held at Medicine Hat High School
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The number of women in the sciences is growing, but there's still a need for more. The Praxis Science Outreach organization is continuing their efforts in inspiring young women in s...
Jan 31, 2023

White House: Harris will attend Tyre Nichols' funeral
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris plans to attend the funeral of Tyre Nichols, who died three days after he was beaten by Memphis police officers just minutes from his home, the White...
Jan 31, 2023

CF Montreal striker Kei Kamara opens up about contract, trade request
MONTREAL - Kei Kamara says his affection for Montreal has not changed, even as the striker's contract dispute with the city's Major League Soccer club dominates training camp. Kamara spoke to the medi...
Jan 31, 2023

By the numbers for British Columbia's overdose crisis
VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief coroner released overdose figures for 2022, showing 2,272 residents died from toxic drugs last year. Lisa Lapointe says drug toxicity remains the leading cause of u...
Jan 31, 2023

Omaha police fatally shoot armed man in Target store
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Omaha police say they fatally shot a man who entered a Target store with an AR-15-style rifle on Tuesday and "plenty of ammunition." Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said officers searc...
Jan 31, 2023

Canadian striker Tosaint Ricketts retires from professional soccer
VANCOUVER - Former Vancouver Whitecaps striker Tosaint Ricketts has announced his retirement from professional soccer. The 35-year-old Edmonton native will stay on with the Major League Soccer team as...
Jan 31, 2023

St-Onge urges provinces to accelerate efforts to make sports safer for athletes
OTTAWA - Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge says ending abuse in sport will require complaints processes that include provincial-level athletes, not just national ones. St-Onge and provincial sport minist...
Jan 31, 2023

St-Onge urges provinces to accelerate efforts to make sports safer for athletes
OTTAWA - Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge says ending abuse in sport will require complaints processes that include provincial-level athletes, not just national ones. St-Onge and provincial sport minist...
Jan 31, 2023

U.S. launches second USMCA dispute panel as dairy battle with Canada goes to Round 2
WASHINGTON - The United States is filing another formal dispute over what it considers Canada's failure to live up to its trade obligations to American dairy farmers and producers. It's the second tim...
Jan 31, 2023

'The timing is perfect': Trade to Canucks a fresh start for Beauvillier
Joining a new team amid a tidal wave of change doesn't intimidate newly minted Vancouver Canucks forward Anthony Beauvillier. The Canucks capped a whirlwind month with a mammoth trade Monday, dealing ...
Jan 31, 2023