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Krista McCarville's road to hometown Scotties Tournament of Hearts intense
Her face plastered on billboards in her hometown of Thunder Bay, Ont., turned up the heat on Krista McCarville's curling team this winter. Marketing aside, she and her teammates still had to win North...
Feb 13, 2025
A capsule look at teams in the 2025 Canadian women's curling championship
A capsule look at the teams competing in the 2025 Canadian women's curling championship Feb. 14-23 in Thunder Bay, Ont. Teams' seeds (in brackets) via Curling Canada's Canadian Team Ranking System (CT...
Feb 13, 2025
Cavalry FC midfielder Charlie Trafford looking to make a difference on the food front
While playing soccer in Europe, Charlie Trafford found himself disappointed during trips to the grocery store on visits home to Calgary for Christmas. "You'd eat the tomatoes or something and there's ...
Feb 13, 2025
Hamas says it will release hostages as planned, apparently resolving ceasefire dispute
CAIRO (AP) - Hamas said Thursday it would release Israeli hostages as planned, apparently resolving a major dispute that threatened the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The militant group said Egyptian an...
Feb 13, 2025
Saudi educator known for charity and prisoner work wins $1 million Global Teacher Prize
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A Saudi educator known for his charity work and instructing prisoners won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize on Thursday. Mansour al-Mansour received the award at t...
Feb 13, 2025
Several are injured after a driver hits a group of people in Munich
BERLIN (AP) - A driver drove a vehicle into a group of people in Munich on Thursday, injuring several, German police said. Authorities didn't immediately give a specific number of injuries or provide ...
Feb 13, 2025
Hamas says it will release hostages as planned, apparently resolving ceasefire dispute
CAIRO (AP) - The Hamas militant group says it will release Israeli hostages as planned, apparently resolving a major dispute that threatened the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Hamas said Thursday that E...
Feb 13, 2025
Foreign affairs minister travelling to France, Germany and Belgium
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is travelling to Europe today. The minister will be in Europe until Feb. 18, traveling to France, Germany and Belgium to take part in conferences, meet wi...
Feb 13, 2025
Report says ports need automation to boost efficiency — the evidence isn’t so clear
MONTREAL - After a choppy couple of years for Canada's largest ports, a new paper argues that automation can provide a path to higher productivity. Terminals are in dire need of tech upgrades ranging ...
Feb 13, 2025
In the news today: Territorial premiers make pitch in DC, prorogation two-day hearing
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Territorial premiers to talk Arctic policy in D.C. Territorial premiers are making the case in Washington that...
Feb 13, 2025