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Arm wrestling competition attracts large audience at P.A. Winter Festival
Fans and participants young and old packed inside the Exhibition Centre on Saturday to witness the annual Prince Albert Winter Festival arm wrestling competition. The tournament was the second on the ...
Feb 25, 2024

'A white man's war': Calgary military museum focuses on Black Canadian soldiers
CALGARY - Oral Virtue first met Newfoundland-based Canadian soldiers as a child growing up in Jamaica, never forgetting their friendliness, openness and the way they spoke this "funky foreign language...
Feb 25, 2024

Canadian women's rugby 7s squad to compete in semifinals at HSBC SVNS
VANCOUVER - The Canadian women's rugby sevens squad will have a shot at a medal on Sunday in the HSBC SVNS tournament at B.C. Place. Canada edged the United States 12-10 in quarterfinal action to secu...
Feb 25, 2024

Online safety a key part of Ottawa's new gender plan — and to world peace, says envoy
OTTAWA - Authoritarian countries are leveraging social media to set back progress for women worldwide, a Canadian special envoy says, as Ottawa refreshes its cross-government gender policy. Canada's a...
Feb 25, 2024

Poland wants allies to 'remain engaged' in Ukraine war: Canadian ambassador
OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to Poland says the country wants allies to remain engaged in the war that has been raging on the other side of its border for two years. Speaking on the second anniversary...
Feb 25, 2024

NHL roundup: Rangers beat Flyers 2-1, tie franchise record with 10th straight win
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Alexis Lafrenire scored, Matt Rempe tallied his first career goal and got the Rangers going with another first-period fight and New York beat the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 on Saturda...
Feb 25, 2024

North Stars drop second straight, fall 4-1 in Melville
The Battlefords North Stars dropped their second straight, with a 4-1 loss in Melville Saturday, to fall to 0-2 through the opening two games of their final road trip of the season.Melville forward Ja...
Feb 25, 2024

Hanifin helps surging Flames scorch Oilers 6-3
EDMONTON - Noah Hanifin had two goals and an assist as the Calgary Flames bulldozed their way to a 6-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. Nazeem Kadri, Martin Pospisil, Dryden Hunt and Blak...
Feb 25, 2024

Stanick's hat trick leads Raiders past Wheaties
Sloan Stanick scored three times, all on the powerplay, to lead the Prince Albert Raiders to a 5-2 win over the Brandon Wheat Kings Saturday night at the Art Hauser Centre.Sloan says GIVE ME YOUR HATS...
Feb 24, 2024

Boeser scores in OT as Canucks edge Bruins 3-2
VANCOUVER - In the battle for top spot in the NHL, the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins needed more than 60 minutes to determine a winner. Brock Boeser's second goal of the game, scored on the powe...
Feb 24, 2024