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PWHPA tournament to be hosted by Pittsburgh Penguins
PITTSBURGH - The Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association and the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins will co-host a women's tournament Nov. 25-27 at the Penguins' practice facility. The tournament is t...
Oct 05, 2022

Bear expert says B.C. attack on family was likely a rare 'predaceous' incident
VANCOUVER - An expert in bear behaviour says an attack on a family in northeastern British Columbia that left two women with critical injuries appears to have been a rare example of a "predaceous" att...
Oct 05, 2022

Conservative MP's bill on conscience rights fails, but gets Poilievre's support
OTTAWA - Nearly all Conservative members of Parliament voted for a bill they say would protect the conscience rights of health professionals when it comes to medical assistance in dying. The private m...
Oct 05, 2022

Tim Hortons pulls sponsorship, Hockey Quebec withholds funds from Hockey Canada
Hockey Quebec says it has lost confidence in Hockey Canada and will not transfer funds to the national organization, while a well-known Canadian brand extended its sponsorship boycott. Hockey Quebec c...
Oct 05, 2022

Georgia's Warnock outraises Walker as giving to Kemp jumps
ATLANTA (AP) - Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock is maintaining his cash lead in Georgia over Republican challenger Herschel Walker, while incumbent GOP Gov. Brian Kemp's fundraising sharply accele...
Oct 05, 2022

Canada 'contracts out' obligations to refugee claimants, advocates tell top court
OTTAWA - Refugee and human-rights advocates are telling the Supreme Court of Canada that a binational pact "contracts out" Canada's international obligations to refugee claimants to the United States,...
Oct 05, 2022

James Smith Cree Nation has newest millionaire after lottery ticket sold in Melfort
James Smith Cree Nation has a new millionaire in its community. Rollins Head won a Maxmillions prize from the Sept. 23 Lotto Max draw after purchasing his ticket that afternoon from the Prairie North ...
Oct 05, 2022

Calgary Stampeders extend receiver Malik Henry's contract for three seasons
CALGARY - The Stampeders have signed receiver Malik Henry to a three-year contract extension that keeps him in Calgary to the end of the 2025 season. The 25-year-old from Tifton, Ga., has amassed 1,02...
Oct 05, 2022

Mustangs fall in overtime to Millionaires in goaltender duel
The Melfort Mustangs have lost another game in overtime, their third of the young SJHL season.This one came at the hands of the Melville Millionaires in Melville on Tuesday night, it what was a low-sc...
Oct 05, 2022

Missing Ahtahkakoop man found in Hines Lake
RCMP have confirmed the discovery of the body of a missing man in Ahtahkakoop. The 56-year-old man was found on October 2 just before 2 p.m. in Hines Lake. He had been reported missing the day before....
Oct 05, 2022