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Sarault skates to victory; Canada sweeps women's 1,000 short-track races at World Cup
DORDRECHT, Netherlands - Canada swept the women's 1,000-metre races at a World Cup speedskating event in the Netherlands after Courtney Sarault raced to victory in Sunday's race. Sarault, from Moncton...
Feb 12, 2023
Canadian skier Alexander claims downhill bronze in impressive world championship debut
COURCHEVEL, France - Cameron Alexander's impressive result in his first world championship race was no surprise to teammate James Crawford. Alexander, from North Vancouver, B.C., finished in one minut...
Feb 12, 2023
CFL star Andrew Harris returning to his roots as VI Raiders head of operations
NANAIMO - A former Vancouver Island Raider turned CFL standout is coming back to the team as their new head of football operations.Effective immediately, four-time Grey Cup champion Andrew Harris is t...
Feb 12, 2023
Cyprus exit poll shows ex-minister leading presidential vote
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - An exit poll from the presidential election in ethnically divided Cyprus shows a former foreign minister leading a career diplomat by a tight margin in a runoff vote. According ...
Feb 12, 2023
Turkey detains building contractors as quake deaths pass 33K
ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish justice officials targeted more than 130 people allegedly involved in shoddy and illegal construction methods as rescuers extricated more survivors, including a pregnant...
Feb 12, 2023
Former Nanaimo environmental planner honored for 'extraordinary influence'
NANAIMO - While he's no longer alive to accept an award for years of environmental advocacy, Rob Lawrance's legacy continues inspiring people to make the world a more sustainable place.Lawrance, the f...
Feb 12, 2023
Asylum seekers using well-organized system for crossing irregularly into Canada
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Moments after a Greyhound bus from New York City pulls into a gas station bus stop in Plattsburgh, N.Y., Friday at 5:25 a.m., several minivan taxis swarm the vehicle. About a dozen...
Feb 12, 2023
Rehab contract sparks fresh battle between veterans and the Liberal government
OTTAWA - A multimillion-dollar contract between Ottawa and a private company around the provision of mental and physical health services for veterans is sparking a new fight between the Liberal govern...
Feb 12, 2023
Questions remain about city governance for coming days, weeks and months
Torontonians will return to the polls just months after October's municipal election saw John Tory cruise to what was supposed to be a third full term. But just when the byelection will take place rem...
Feb 12, 2023
Online romance scammers may have a new wingman — artificial intelligence
VANCOUVER - The voice you hear on the other end of your phone call may not be who you think it is, the person you're texting with may really be a bot and the face in a photo or video on your favourite...
Feb 12, 2023