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Mooibroek joins Epping, Howard as favourites in deep Ontario curling playdowns field
Glenn Howard and John Epping are usually the skips to beat at the Ontario men's curling championship. Add another name to that list for this week's playdowns in Dorchester, Ont. Sam Mooibroek's young ...
Jan 24, 2024
Northlands responds to feds plan to reduce international student visas
Northlands College is responding to the federal government's announcement to begin a temporary reduction of international student visas of 35 per cent nationally with some provinces like Ontario seein...
Jan 24, 2024
City looks at provincial heritage designation for Allen Sapp Gallery
The Allen Sapp Gallery that currently has municipal heritage designation may soon have provincial heritage property designation also.Bruce Dawson, with the Heritage Conservation Branch of the Saskatch...
Jan 24, 2024
Ohio bans gender-affirming care and restricts transgender athletes despite GOP governor's veto
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio has banned gender-affirming care for minors and restricted transgender women's and girls' participation on sports teams, a move that has families of transgender children scr...
Jan 24, 2024
Washington state reaches $149.5 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over opioid crisis
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The Washington state attorney general announced a $149.5 million settlement Wednesday with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, more than four years after the state sued the company ...
Jan 24, 2024
Meadow Lake residents react to Woodland Veterinary Clinic June closure
The days are numbered for the Woodland Veterinary Clinic and pet owners in Meadow Lake are left with thoughts of appreciation for years of service mixed with uncertainty for the future.The announcemen...
Jan 24, 2024
Ohio bans gender-affirming care and restricts transgender athletes despite GOP governor's veto
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio has banned gender-affirming care for minors and restricted transgender women's and girls' participation on sports teams, a move that has families of transgender children scr...
Jan 24, 2024
CP NewsAlert: B.C. records highest number of annual drug deaths yet, coroner says
VICTORIA - The BC Coroners Service says there were 2,511 suspected illicit drug deaths last year, the highest annual toll ever recorded. Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe says close to 14,000 people have di...
Jan 24, 2024
Canadian singer Tate McRae to perform at NHL All-Star Game in Toronto
TORONTO - Canadian singer-songwriter Tate McRae will perform during the second intermission of the NHL All-Star Game. The 20-year-old McRae, of Calgary, is a nine-time Juno Award winner and multiplati...
Jan 24, 2024
A list of deadly plane crashes in Canada's North since 1980
Four passengers and two crew members are dead after a plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Fort Smith, N.W.T. A lone survivor was taken to hospital. The flight had been heading from the town on th...
Jan 24, 2024