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Oklahoma executes man for role in 2005 quadruple slaying
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for his role in a quadruple slaying in 2005. Gilbert Ray Postelle, 35, received a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAles...
Feb 17, 2022
The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond
The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, in Ottawa and various locations across Canada, on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. All...
Feb 17, 2022
Israeli strawberry clocks in as world's heaviest on record
KADIMA-ZORAN, Israel (AP) - After a year-long jam, a mammoth Israeli strawberry is entering the record books. Weighing a whopping 289 grams (10.19 ounces, more than half a pound), the titanic berry th...
Feb 17, 2022
Surfer Maya Gabeira has book deal with children's publisher
NEW YORK (AP) - One of the world's greatest big-wave surfers, Brazil's Maya Gabeira, has embarked on a kid-friendly adventure. The seven-time winner of the World Surf League Big Wave Award has a deal ...
Feb 17, 2022
Russia delivers response to US, NATO security proposals
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A senior U.S. official said Thursday that Russia has delivered its response to American and NATO proposals about Ukraine and European security. The Kremlin's response was given to...
Feb 17, 2022
'It's definitely on:' Nanaimo Night Market returns to Commercial Street
NANAIMO - Hearing sweeping provincial health restrictions were vanishing was like music to the ears of the architect of an extremely popular Nanaimo event.Greater Nanamo Chamber of Commerce CEO Kim Sm...
Feb 17, 2022
Forge FC edged out in close CONCACAF encounter against Cruz Azul
HAMILTON - Forge FC fell 1-0 to Mexican heavyweight Cruz Azul in CONCACAF Champions League action Wednesday night. Rmulo Otero scored the winner off a long-range free kick in the 31st minute. The roun...
Feb 17, 2022
Canada's Thompson wins silver in women's ski cross at Beijing Olympics
ZHANGJIAKOU, China - Canada's Marielle Thompson has won the silver medal in women's ski cross at the Beijing Olympics after finishing second in a drama-filled final. Thompson, from Whistler, B.C., mad...
Feb 17, 2022
Golden again: Canadian women back on top of Olympic hockey world with win over U.S.
BEIJING - Who else but Marie-Philip Poulin? The big-time performer who has made a career of thriving on hockey's biggest stages did it again Thursday in Beijing, helping Canada reclaim Olympic women's...
Feb 17, 2022
Unvaccinated truckers delivering vaccines, COVID devices exempt from border rules
OTTAWA - Unvaccinated truckers bringing COVID-19 vaccines and medical devices into Canada to combat the pandemic are exempt from testing and quarantine requirements at the border, a government order s...
Feb 17, 2022