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Canada blanks Czechia 5-0, finishes group stage perfect at U18 women's hockey worlds
VANTAA - Stryker Zablocki scored twice and Marilou Grenier made 20 saves as Canada blanked Czechia 5-0 Tuesday at the world women's under-18 hockey championship. Canada finished the preliminary round ...
Jan 07, 2025
Jimmy Carter is back in Washington, where he remained an outsider
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation's capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returned to Washington for three days of state funeral rites starting Tuesday. Car...
Jan 07, 2025
Dr. Amy Acton, who helped lead Ohio’s early pandemic response, joins 2026 governor's race
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Former Ohio Health Director Amy Acton, who became a household name in the state in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, is running for governor. Acton, 58, a physician and pu...
Jan 07, 2025
Okanagan winery banned from hiring foreign workers after breaching abuse rules
OLIVER, B.C. - A winery in B.C.'s Okanagan Valley has been permanently banned by the federal government from hiring foreign workers and fined $118,000 for breaking program rules. Immigration, Refugees...
Jan 07, 2025
Alberta glider pilot had working parachute, limited experience deploying: report
BLACK DIAMOND, Alta. - An investigation has determined that an Alberta glider pilot who died after he ejected from his plane and hit the ground during a competition last year had a working parachute, ...
Jan 07, 2025
David Eby among premiers heading to Washington to tamp down Trump tariff threat
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he and his counterparts from across Canada will take leadership in the fight against threatened tariffs from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. Eby ...
Jan 07, 2025
CF Montréal acquires forward Giacomo Vrioni from Revolution
MONTREAL - CF Montral has acquired forward Giacomo Vrioni from the New England Revolution in return for US$50,000 in 2025 general allocation money, the Major League Soccer club announced Tuesday. New ...
Jan 07, 2025
David Eby among premiers heading to Washington to tamp down Trump tariff threat
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he and his counterparts from across Canada will take leadership in the fight against threatened tariffs from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. Eby ...
Jan 07, 2025
Canadian Dave Cameron moves on at Professional Darts Corporation qualifying school
KALKAR - Canadian David (Excalibur) Cameron has advanced to the final stage of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) Qualifying Schools. The 55-year-old from Fall River, N.S., a former world senior...
Jan 07, 2025
B.C. wineries again allowed to sell direct-to-consumer in Alberta
VANCOUVER - British Columbia wineries can again sell their products directly to Alberta consumers this week, months after an interprovincial deal was announced between the two provinces last summer. T...
Jan 07, 2025