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Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury earns World Cup bronze in men's dual moguls
HUEZ, France - Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury claimed his fifth World Cup medal of the season with bronze in men's dual moguls action on Saturday. The Deux-Montagnes, Que., native placed be...
Dec 16, 2023
Climate change could be avenue for adversaries to harm Canada, spy service warns
Canada's spy service warns that dramatic shifts caused by climate change and the ensuing fractious upheaval around the world could leave Canada vulnerable, imperilling its food and water supplies, ene...
Dec 16, 2023
Canada's Eliot Grondin claims World Cup bronze in snowboard cross
BREUIL-CERVINIA, Italy - Canada's Eliot Grondin earned bronze on Saturday in World Cup men's snowboard cross action in Italy. The Sainte-Marie, Que., native finished behind Australia's Adam Lambert, w...
Dec 16, 2023
Hawks beat Melfort again in overtime
For the second time this Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season the Hawks have beaten Melfort in overtime including Friday's 5-4 thriller at the Northern Lights Palace.The third meeting of th...
Dec 16, 2023
Dubois leads four-medal day for Canada at short track speedskating World Cup
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Steven Dubois earned his first gold of the season to lead a four-medal day for Canada at a short track speedskating World Cup stop in South Korea on Saturday. The Terrebonn...
Dec 16, 2023
Estranged spouse charged with murder of Newfoundland woman seven years after death
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Police have charged the estranged husband of a woman from Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula with first-degree murder in a case that stretches back seven years. Jennifer Hillie...
Dec 16, 2023
It's raining microplastics: Hurricane Larry dropped plastic particles all over N.L.
When hurricane Larry made landfall in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2021, the powerful storm brought heavy rain and wind across the province - and millions of microplastic particles originating from th...
Dec 16, 2023
Alberta's renewable energy pause could become lingering stumble, observers say
EDMONTON - It was just supposed to be a pause, a breather for an overburdened regulator and concerned public to catch up with an industry growing beyond expectations. But for those who study the renew...
Dec 16, 2023
Kuwait's ruling emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, dies at age 86
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Kuwait's ruling emir, the 86-year-old Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, has died, state television reported Saturday. Kuwait TV broke into programming with Quranic ver...
Dec 16, 2023
Toronto's homeless residents and frontline workers brace for bitter winter
TORONTO - In warmer weather, Jamie Lee Pauk is usually on the move searching for food or a job. But as winter closes in, she's mostly staying close to a downtown Toronto encampment squeezed into a chu...
Dec 16, 2023