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At least one dead, several injured in avalanche in southeastern B.C.
INVERMERE, B.C. - RCMP confirm at least one person has been killed in an avalanche in southeastern British Columbia, about 150 kilometres southwest of Banff, Alta. Cpl. James Grandy says several other...
Mar 02, 2023

Last captive walruses in Canada moved to new SeaWorld in Abu Dhabi
Canada's three remaining captive walruses have been moved to a new marine park in Abu Dhabi. SeaWorld says it has acquired Marineland's last two walruses and a third from the Quebec Aquarium. The aqua...
Mar 02, 2023

Sask. NDP MLAs stop in P.A. as part of Health Solutions Tour
Listening to those on the front lines in Prince Albert and surrounding areas was the first and major step for three NDP MLAs on their Health Solutions Tour.Health Critic Vickie Mowat and Rural Health ...
Mar 02, 2023

Man who left Sask. Pen a month ago still at large
A man who left the minimum-security unit at Sask. Pen is still unlawfully at large.On Feb. 2, Brian Aubichon walked away from the Saskatchewan Penitentiary Riverbend Institution. Aubichon is a 24-year...
Mar 02, 2023

A capsule look at the 18 teams that will compete at the Tim Hortons Brier
LONDON, Ont. - A capsule look at the 18 teams competing in the March 3-12 Canadian men's curling championship in London, Ont. Teams listed by seeding in their pools, athletes from skip to lead, follow...
Mar 02, 2023

Curling Canada clarified eligibility 'grey area' in policy for defending Brier champs
LONDON, Ont. - Brad Gushue's team is back at the Tim Hortons Brier as defending champions. They'll have to change their residency situation or roster makeup next season if they need to qualify to retu...
Mar 02, 2023

Local racer Kalika passes on lessons from the track at This Girl Can night
Prince Albert's Shantel Kalika always had a mentor to guide her through her early years of racing in her father, who races as well and has even raced against her. At the This Girl Can event hosted at ...
Mar 02, 2023

Court reduces sentence for Moncton Mountie killer Justin Bourque
FREDERICTON - A court has reduced the precedent-setting sentence of a New Brunswick man who fatally shot three Mounties in 2014. Justin Bourque had been sentenced to serve three consecutive life sente...
Mar 02, 2023

Oilers' Bouchard steps into new role, opportunity on power-play unit with Barrie gone
EDMONTON - Evan Bouchard has the chance to go from understudy to star. For the better part of two-plus seasons, the 23-year-old defenceman watched and learned as fellow defenceman Tyson Barrie ran the...
Mar 02, 2023

Blinken, Lavrov meet briefly as US-Russia tensions soar
NEW DELHI (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke briefly Thursday at a meeting of top diplomats from the Group of 20 nations in the first high-l...
Mar 02, 2023