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Calgary Flames goalie Jacob Markstrom sidelined with fractured finger
Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom is sidelined with a fractured finger. The club says Markstrom, who left Monday's practice after injuring his right hand, doesn't require surgery and is week t...
Dec 05, 2023

Rain, wind pummels B.C. coast as atmospheric river makes landfall
VANCOUVER - Parts of southwestern British Columbia remain under a rainfall warning as a potent atmospheric river made landfall along the province's coast Monday, bringing ample rain and high winds whi...
Dec 05, 2023

Alberta RCMP remove 23 impaired drivers from roads on Dec. 2
On Dec. 2, what was the National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day, Alberta RCMP removed 23 impaired drivers from the roads.Of those, 17 received immediate roadside sanctions (IRS) fails, and four rece...
Dec 05, 2023

Rate of sexual assault in the Canadian Armed Forces rising, StatCan survey suggests
OTTAWA - A new report from Statistics Canada suggests the problem of sexual misconduct in the military is getting worse. The survey suggests 3.5 per cent of Canadian Armed Forces personnel say they we...
Dec 05, 2023

Jays voice and Frick nominee Dan Shulman recalls his formative days in broadcasting
TORONTO - When Dan Shulman was a first-year mathematics student at the University of Western Ontario, the self-described 'sports nut' thought he might give sports writing a try. "I wanted to write spo...
Dec 05, 2023

In the news today: Quebec Laurentians residents await answers after dike evacuation
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Quebec residents waiting for answers after evacuation Hundreds of residents of ...
Dec 05, 2023

Quebec pork farmers reeling as a 'perfect storm' creates economic crisis
ST-SEBASTIEN, QUE. - Over the last two years, Franois Nadeau has chosen to do something rare among his fellow Quebec pork farmers: invest in the future. Despite economic conditions that industry leade...
Dec 05, 2023

First-degree murder trial of Saskatchewan Mountie enters second day
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Crown prosecutors say they expect to call five witnesses today during the first-degree murder trial of a former Saskatchewan Mountie. Bernie Herman is on trial for the 2021 deat...
Dec 05, 2023

'That mountain is shaking': First-of-its-kind assessment considers Indigenous stories
BANFF, Alta. - An Indigenous elder sits at a table telling a Blackfoot story about the Frank Slide in southern Alberta's Crowsnest Pass. "The Piikani people, they had been in that area for thousands o...
Dec 05, 2023

NHL roundup: Couturier scores in OT to lift Flyers over Pens 2-1
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Sean Couturier scored 3:55 into overtime to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 National Hockey League victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night. Tyson Foerster scored...
Dec 04, 2023