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What the 2010 Winter Olympics wrought, a decade of Canadian confidence in sport
Mikael Kingsbury's perception of his own potential changed a decade ago. He was a 17-year-old forerunner testing the moguls course for competitors about to ski the Cypress Mountain slope at ...
Feb 11, 2020

Trudeau to take UN Security Council pitch to Caribbean next week
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will head to the Caribbean next week to make his pitch to a new audience for why Canada should be given a seat on the UN Security Council. Trudeau is to fly to t...
Feb 11, 2020

Iran again fails to put satellite into orbit amid US worries
TEHRAN, Iran - An Iranian rocket failed to put a satellite into orbit on Sunday, state television reported, the latest setback for a program the U.S. claims helps Tehran advance its ballistic missile ...
Feb 11, 2020

Further measures coming to protect endangered right whales, minister says
HALIFAX - Federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan says Ottawa will announce further measures in the coming weeks to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale. Speaking to a fishing gear i...
Feb 11, 2020

Canadian speedskating star Kim Boutin to skip final World Cup stop
DRESDEN, Germany - Canadian short-track speedskater Kim Boutin has withdrawn from the final World Cup stop of the season. The announcement from Speed Skating Canada comes after Boutin won a gold medal...
Feb 11, 2020

Bowl for Kids Sake 2020
That's a wrap in Bowl for Kids Sake 2020! We bowled with the Humboldt Broncos as a finale to a great week of fundraising and awareness! Thank you everyone who made pledges, donated items or was an eve...
Feb 11, 2020

HDBID shifts administration to Humboldt Chamber
A number of changes and developments have members of the Humboldt Downtown Business Improvement District (HDBID) excited for 2020.The district members announced their 2020 Board of Directors, includin...
Feb 11, 2020 Humboldt Downtown Business Improvement District Board of Directors. (submitted photo/HDBID)

Jane Philpott appointed dean of Queen's University faculty of health sciences
KINGSTON, Ont. - Former federal health minister Jane Philpott has been tapped to lead the faculty of health sciences at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. The university says Philpott, who repr...
Feb 11, 2020

Trudeau en route to Senegal for final stop of UN campaigning in Africa
DAKAR, Senegal - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is en route to Senegal for an official visit with one of Canada's closest francophone partners in Africa. Trudeau's visit will include a meeting with Pre...
Feb 11, 2020

Ile a la Crosse Youth Centre Sweetheart Dance
The Ile a la Crosse Youth Centre is hosting a Sweetheart Valentine's Dance on Friday at SEC starting at 8:00 p.m. featuring Constant Reminder.There will be a contest for best formal dressed along with...
Feb 11, 2020