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Several hurt after bus carrying young swimmers collides with heavy truck in Quebec
MONTREAL - Several people are recovering in hospital after a bus carrying a junior swim team collided with a heavy truck in Quebec's Laurentians region on Thursday. Quebec provincial police say they w...
Feb 14, 2025
Quebec teachers should be evaluated every two years, new plan says after Bedford saga
MONTREAL - Quebec teachers should undergo evaluations every two years and all religious activities should be banned in schools, including after hours. Those recommendations are part of an action plan ...
Feb 14, 2025
What's on this weekend in Medicine Hat and area: Feb. 14-17
It's a long weekend, albeit a cold one.Temperatures drop to -18 C for Friday, -19 C on Saturday and -21 C on Sunday. There's a 30 per cent chance of flurries on Saturday.If you're in search of what's ...
Feb 14, 2025
'Human nature to think ahead': NHL stars focused on 4 Nations with Olympics looming
MONTREAL - Jon Cooper hasn't heard any Olympic chatter from his players. Canada's head coach is confident the team's focus is solely on the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. "It has never been mentioned ...
Feb 14, 2025
Toronto FC back in the red and loving it with unveiling of new home jersey
TORONTO - The Reds will be living up to their name this season. Toronto FC unveiled its new home kit Friday, bringing the Major League Soccer team back into the red. The club's last home jersey, unvei...
Feb 14, 2025
Vance uses speech before security conference to deride Europe for squelching free speech
MUNICH (AP) - Vice President JD Vance used his speech before the Munich Security Conference on Friday to deride Europe for squelching free speech, saying freedom is in danger. The vice president also ...
Feb 14, 2025
Austrian skier Raphael Haaser wins gold in men's giant slalom at the Alpine world championships
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) - Raphael Haaser won the men's giant slalom Friday for his second medal at the Alpine skiing world championships. The Austrian skier beat silver medalist Thomas Tuml...
Feb 14, 2025
Prosecutors see Islamic extremist motive in Munich car-ramming attack
MUNICH (AP) - The suspect in the car-ramming attack in Munich that left more than 30 people injured appears to have had an Islamic extremist motive, but there's no evidence that he was involved with a...
Feb 14, 2025
Pope Francis being hospitalized for medical tests and to treat bronchitis, Vatican says
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis is being hospitalized to treat his bronchitis and undergo some necessary diagnostic tests, the Vatican said Friday in confirming the latest threat to the 88-year-old's pontiff...
Feb 14, 2025
Pope Francis to be hospitalized for medical tests and to treat bronchitis, Vatican says
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis will be hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli Polyclinic at the end of Friday's daily audiences to undergo some necessary diagnostic tests and to continue his ongoing treatment for b...
Feb 14, 2025