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Leaders pay tribute at church where British lawmaker killed
LONDON (AP) - Leaders from across the political spectrum came together Saturday to pay tribute to a long-serving British lawmaker who was stabbed to death in what police have described as a terrorist ...
Oct 16, 2021

International Energy Agency forecasts decline in Canadian oil demand coming
OTTAWA - Environment groups in Canada say governments and the oil and gas industry can no longer pretend there is an economic case for expanding oil production after the latest international energy fo...
Oct 16, 2021

City of Vernon transfers copyright to legendary Ogopogo to B.C. Indigenous nations
VERNON, B.C. - The legal rights to the legendary creature in a British Columbia lake have been transferred to an alliance of Indigenous nations who say the Ogopogo has always been part of their spirit...
Oct 16, 2021

Blue Bombers become first CFL team to earn playoff spot with 26-16 victory over Elks
EDMONTON - Zach Collaros and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are the first CFL team to secure a playoff berth. Collaros threw two touchdown passes Winnipeg defeated the Edmonton Elks 26-16 on Friday night. ...
Oct 16, 2021

Islamic State claims mosque bombing in south Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing on a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan that killed 47 people and wounded scores more. In a sta...
Oct 16, 2021

Bibby bounces back at Provincial Mixed Curling Championships
The Brad Bibby foursome bounced back on Day 2 of the Mont St. Joseph Foundation Provincial Mixed Curling Championships, Friday at the Prince Albert Golf and Curling Centre. Bibby, Kara Thevenot, Steve...
Oct 15, 2021

Clinton "doing fine" and will be out of hospital soon
ORANGE, Calif. (AP) - Bill Clinton is doing fine and will be released soon from a Southern California hospital where he's being treated for an infection, President Joe Biden said. Biden said Friday du...
Oct 15, 2021

'We got schooled,' Raiders' Habscheid criticizes his forward group after loss to Warriors
Friday's game against the Moose Jaw Warriors may have been 1-1 until the 47-minute mark of the game, but Prince Albert Raiders head coach Marc Habscheid said the game was never close. After Friday's 4...
Oct 15, 2021

Canucks score twice in shootout, beat Flyers 5-4
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller scored shootout goals and Vancouver scored four times in the second period to lead the Canucks past the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 on Friday night. Tr...
Oct 15, 2021

More than 90 snakes found under Northern California home
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Al Wolf is used to clearing one or two snakes from under houses but recently was called by a woman who said she had seen rattlesnakes scurry under her Northern California house an...
Oct 15, 2021