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Results to be released after second search for graves at B.C. residential school
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A First Nation in central British Columbia is ready to announce results from the second phase of an investigation of grounds around the former St. Joseph's Mission residential sc...
Jan 25, 2023
Toronto Six forward Daryl Watts to become PHF's highest-paid player
TORONTO - Recent Toronto Six signing Daryl Watts has disclosed her contract terms, and her US$150,000 salary in 2023-24 will be a Premier Hockey League record. The Six signed the 23-year-old from Toro...
Jan 25, 2023
Barnes won't seek UCP nomination for spring election
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes will not be running for the UCP nomination in the riding but his political future remains unclear. In a statement posted to social media Wednesd...
Jan 25, 2023
Transit union calls for national task force as violent attacks reach 'crisis level'
TORONTO - The president of a Canadian transit union wants to convene a national task force as violent attacks on public transit reach what he calls "crisis levels". Amalgamated Transit Union Canada na...
Jan 25, 2023
Pressure builds for Canada to send tanks to Ukraine after Germany gives OK
OTTAWA - Pressure is building for Canada to send some of its Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine after Germany's decision to provide the heavy weapons and approve requests by other countries to do the s...
Jan 25, 2023
Lethbridge cheerleading squad qualifies for World Championships
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Lethbridge-based cheerleading squad has earned a sport to showcase their talents in front of the world.Peak Elite Cheerleading's open age non-tumbling team, Everest, won a bid to co...
Jan 25, 2023
Virginia teacher shot by student to sue school district
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) - A Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student during class will sue the school district, the teacher's attorney announced Wednesday. Diane Toscano, a lawyer for Abig...
Jan 25, 2023
Canadian international Ballou Tabla leaves Atletico Ottawa to join team in Turkey
OTTAWA - Ballou Tabla, who helped Atletico Ottawa to the Canadian Premier League final last season, is joining Turkey's Manisa FK. Manisa, located 300 kilometres southwest of Istanbul in western Turke...
Jan 25, 2023
Man stabs passengers on German train; 2 reported killed
BERLIN (AP) - A man stabbed and wounded several people on a train in northern Germany on Wednesday before police detained him, and two of the victims died, German news agency dpa reported. Germany's F...
Jan 25, 2023
Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate by quarter point, says it plans to hold
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is raising its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point and says it expects this to be the last rate hike of the cycle. Today's interest rate increase marks the...
Jan 25, 2023