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Taber Fire Department members shave heads to show support
TABER, AB - Crew members at the Taber Fire Department decided to shave their heads after one of their volunteer members, Rose Roll, was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, which is a type of bone marrow ...
Mar 06, 2022

Gunnlaugson tops McEwen 10-6 in Manitoba matchup at Tim Hortons Brier
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Jason Gunnlaugson defeated Mike McEwen 10-6 in a Manitoba matchup Sunday morning at the Tim Hortons Brier. Gunnlaugson, from Winnipeg, made a hit for three points in the ninth end ...
Mar 06, 2022

More privacy breaches in handling of military sex misconduct settlement deal
OTTAWA - The company overseeing the federal government's $900-million settlement deal with military members who experienced sexual misconduct in uniform has admitted to more privacy breaches. Epiq Cla...
Mar 06, 2022

Canada's Blouin, Baird claim top spots on World Cup slopestyle podium
BAKURIANI, Georgia - Canada's Laurie Blouin and Jasmine Baird captured the top two spots on the podium at a snowboard slopestyle World Cup on Sunday. The victory was redemption for Blouin, a 25-year-o...
Mar 06, 2022

Canada adds bronze medals in Alpine super-G, cross country at Beijing Paralympics
Alana Ramsay skied across the finish line, looked up at her time, and let out a whoop of delight. The 27-year-old from Calgary captured a bronze medal in the women's Alpine super-G to highlight a thre...
Mar 06, 2022

Quebec doctors are providing virtual training for Ukrainian health-care workers
MONTREAL - A group of Quebec doctors are offering training on life-saving procedures to Ukrainians contending with the Russian invasion. McGill University in Montreal says the Steinberg Centre for Sim...
Mar 06, 2022

Medicine Hat Police Service raising money for Special Olympics
Members of the Medicine Hat Police Service will be taking a bone-chilling plunge all to raise money for the Special Olympics. The annual Polar Plunge kicks off on March 12, behind the police station. ...
Mar 06, 2022

'Line between life and death': Cousins used trapping skills, body spray to survive
Thomas Barnett looked to the dark sky and prayed. He prayed for wood and to stay awake despite signs of hypothermia creeping through his body. He prayed to see the morning sun and feel its heat. He pr...
Mar 06, 2022

Canadian team makeup reflects gender gap in Winter Paralympic Games
A gaping gender gap in Winter Paralympic Games continues with Canada's team reflecting that imbalance. The International Paralympic Committee trumpeted a record number of women competing in Beijing, b...
Mar 06, 2022

Kilde wins home ski race in Norway, locks up super-G title
KVITFJELL, Norway - Canada's Jack Crawford raced to silver in a World Cup super-G on Sunday, on the heels of his bronze-medal performance at the Beijing Olympics. The 24-year-old from Toronto, who was...
Mar 06, 2022