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Free digital literacy program launched for Albertans
Alberta is launching a free digital literacy programs to help residents stay in touch with the ever-changing world around them.The online program offers 19 courses from beginner to intermediate, with ...
Feb 03, 2024
Spooner scores two in Toronto win over Minnesota in PWHL
TORONTO - High-scoring Toronto forward Natalie Spooner did her part to set up the next meeting between Spooner and Montreal's Marie-Philip Poulin on Feb. 16. Spooner scored twice, set up another goal ...
Feb 03, 2024
Police: Inert Cold War-era missile found in garage of Washington state home
BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) - An inert rocket of the type used to carry a nuclear warhead has been found in the garage of a home of a deceased resident in Washington state, police said. Bellevue police respo...
Feb 03, 2024
Marielle Thompson, Reece Howden take home top honours at Ski Cross World Cup
ALLEGHE, Italy - Two British Columbia residents were triumphant at the FIS Ski Cross World Cup in Italy on Saturday. Marielle Thompson of Whistler finished first in the women's race, while Reece Howde...
Feb 03, 2024
Senegal's leader postpones Feb. 25 presidential vote, citing controversies over candidate lists
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday postponed presidential elections scheduled for Feb. 25, citing controversies over the disqualification of some candidates and allegati...
Feb 03, 2024
Montreal police say 30-year-old man killed in armed assault Friday
Montreal police say a 30-year-old man was killed in an armed assault late Friday afternoon. Police say they found the man with at least one stab wound to his upper body after responding to a 911 call ...
Feb 03, 2024
At least 19 dead as forest fires approach densely populated areas of central Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Intense forest fires burning around a densely populated area of central Chile have left at least 19 people dead and destroyed about 1,100 homes, officials said Saturday. Chile's...
Feb 03, 2024
For the first time, an Irish nationalist is chosen to lead Northern Ireland's government
LONDON (AP) - An Irish nationalist made history Saturday by becoming Northern Ireland's first minister as the government returned to work after a two-year boycott by unionists. Sinn Fein Vice Presiden...
Feb 03, 2024
Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan and wife convicted of marriage law violation in a fourth case
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A Pakistani court on Saturday convicted and sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to seven years in prison on a charge that their 2018 marriage violated the law, off...
Feb 03, 2024
Paris police: 3 people injured in stabbing attack at Gare de Lyon train station. Attacker detained
PARIS (AP) - An assailant injured three people Saturday in a stabbing attack at the major Gare de Lyon train station in Paris, another nerve-rattling security incident in the Olympic host city before ...
Feb 03, 2024