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Montreal's Alex Newhook out for 10-12 weeks due to ankle injury
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens say Alex Newhook will be out for 10 to 12 weeks due to a high ankle sprain. Newhook appeared to sustain the injury during Thursday's game against the Florida Panthers...
Dec 02, 2023
Hoopla expected to hit new heights as Sinclair's farewell game in Vancouver nears
LANGFORD, B.C. - One down and one to go. Canada's lopsided 5-0 win over an experimental Australia side in the rain Friday at Starlight Stadium and the hoopla surrounding it provided a taste of what is...
Dec 02, 2023
RCMP encouraging safety this holiday season
Medicine Hat, AB--The holiday season has officially arrived and many will spend this time celebrating with family and friends.The RCMP say the holidays can also be a time of indulgence and are encoura...
Dec 02, 2023
TSB concludes investigation into Edson helicopter crash during wildfire efforts
The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has deemed that an aerodynamic phenomenon called Vortex Ring State (VRS) caused a helicopter to crash at Edson Airport (CYET) last May, during the height of the w...
Dec 02, 2023
Four Alberta teens rescued from human trafficking
Four teens have been rescued following an investigation by ALERT into human trafficking in Edmonton. Two men and a 17-year-old are now facing a total of 48 charges. The case dates back several months ...
Dec 02, 2023
At UN Climate talks, oil companies pledge to combat methane; Environmentalists call it "smokescreen"
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Fifty oil companies representing nearly half of global production have pledged to reach near-zero methane emissions and end routine flaring in their operations by 20...
Dec 02, 2023
Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says fatalities surpassed 15,200, 70% of them women and children
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said the death toll has surpassed 15,200 and that 70% of those killed were women and children. The figure was announced Saturday by...
Dec 02, 2023
Amid housing crisis, decrepit N.L. jail seen as preferable to living on the street
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Michael Keough has to pause in the middle of his phone call from Newfoundland and Labrador's largest jail to cough and wipe his eyes - there's black mould on the wall where the phon...
Dec 02, 2023
Thousands of trees will be felled in Vancouver's Stanley Park due to moth infestation
VANCOUVER - The quiet of Stanley Park's forests has been splintered as chainsaws roar in a multi-year project to remove about one quarter of the trees that make up what's considered a Vancouver jewel....
Dec 02, 2023
Blackfalds whistle cessation review part of growing trend in region
The Town of Blackfalds is looking at train whistle cessation for four crossings.Town council approved a contract this week for Watt Consulting Group to assess if whistle cessation is viable at these s...
Dec 01, 2023