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Canada adds defenceman Jorian Donovan to world juniors pre-tournament camp
Hockey Canada has added defenceman Jorian Donovan to its pre-tournament camp for the world junior men's hockey championship. The move comes after defenceman Tanner Molendyk sustained an upper-body inj...
Dec 22, 2023
Social housing wait-list grows 27 per cent in Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Data from Metro Vancouver show the queue for social housing in the region has spiked in the past year, with 18,865 households on the wait-list, mostly seniors and families. Metro Vancouver...
Dec 22, 2023
Calgary Stampeders sign DL Mike Rose to two-year contract
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have signed American defensive lineman Mike Rose to a two-year contract through the 2025 season. Rose has been voted a CFL all-star in each of the last three seasons. ...
Dec 22, 2023
'The guys that did this should go to jail forever': Second youth sentenced in Prince Albert riverbank murder
A youth who was involved in a brutal assault last year in Prince Albert, in which the victim was stabbed multiple times by multiple youths, has received a three-year sentence.The youth, who was 15 at ...
Dec 22, 2023
Mild, dry weather to continue through holidays: Environment Canada
It looks like ideal travel weather is our Christmas present this holiday season.The forecast models from Environment Canada are showing mostly sunny conditions into next week.Terri Lang with Environme...
Dec 22, 2023
PA man wins $500,000 lottery prize
It won't fit under the tree, but a Prince Albert man is still buying himself a brand new truck for Christmas after winning $500,000 on a scratch lottery ticket. Emile Tessier was in Hague truck shoppi...
Dec 22, 2023
Canadian death toll in cantaloupe salmonella outbreak rises to seven
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada is reporting another death from a salmonella outbreak involving cantaloupes, bringing the total to seven. The agency says there have been 164 lab-confirmed ...
Dec 22, 2023
Christmas Hampers program in Battlefords sees record year
The Battlefords Empty Stocking Fund is seeing a high number of Christmas hampers and toys being given to families in the Battlefords this holiday season.Hampers were distributed Dec. 18th to 22nd."We ...
Dec 22, 2023
B.C. government says stadium upgrades needed to bring in high-profile events
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's provincial government is pitching repairs to B.C. Place for hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup as much needed and a way for the venue to hold more events in the future, but...
Dec 22, 2023
Significant enforcement project in Pelican Narrows yields drugs, weapons
A five-day enforcement project in Pelican Narrows has led to a number of charges.The RCMP's La Ronge Crime Reduction Team (CRT) and Pelican Narrows detachment joined forces for an enforcement initiati...
Dec 22, 2023