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Quebec doctors are providing virtual training for Ukrainian health-care workers
MONTREAL - A group of Quebec doctors are offering training on life-saving procedures to Ukrainians contending with the Russian invasion. McGill University in Montreal says the Steinberg Centre for Sim...
Mar 06, 2022
'Line between life and death': Cousins used trapping skills, body spray to survive
Thomas Barnett looked to the dark sky and prayed. He prayed for wood and to stay awake despite signs of hypothermia creeping through his body. He prayed to see the morning sun and feel its heat. He pr...
Mar 06, 2022
Record snowfall and cold snaps highlight wild winter, unstable spring expected
NANAIMO - With a winter shattering several snowfall and cold weather records, a cooler than average spring on the mid Island with possibly some unstable weather patterns are expected.Environment Canad...
Mar 06, 2022
Canadian team makeup reflects gender gap in Winter Paralympic Games
A gaping gender gap in Winter Paralympic Games continues with Canada's team reflecting that imbalance. The International Paralympic Committee trumpeted a record number of women competing in Beijing, b...
Mar 06, 2022
Kilde wins home ski race in Norway, locks up super-G title
KVITFJELL, Norway - Canada's Jack Crawford raced to silver in a World Cup super-G on Sunday, on the heels of his bronze-medal performance at the Beijing Olympics. The 24-year-old from Toronto, who was...
Mar 06, 2022
Nova Scotia Mounties should be compelled to testify at mass shooting inquiry: experts
HALIFAX - Public trust in the inquiry investigating the mass shooting in Nova Scotia almost two years ago would be undermined if the RCMP officers involved are not compelled to testify, legal experts ...
Mar 06, 2022
Jin Young Ko wins on return to LPGA Tour after three-month break; Henderson ties for sixth
SINGAPORE - World No. 1 Jin Young Ko birdied the 18th hole on Sunday for a 6-under 66 to win the LPGA Tour's HSBC Women's World Championship in Singapore by two strokes over fellow South Korean player...
Mar 06, 2022
Trudeau set to depart for Europe today to meet with allies on Ukraine response
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to depart for Europe today to meet with allies about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Trudeau is scheduled to fly out of Canada this morning, ahead of meetin...
Mar 06, 2022
Debris from cargo ship spill last fall spreading along B.C. coast: beach cleaners
TOFINO, B.C. - A volunteer organization that has been cleaning up debris from a cargo ship that lost 109 containers off the B.C. coast last fall says the incident should be a wake-up call to the need ...
Mar 06, 2022
Debris from cargo ship spill last fall spreading along B.C. coast: beach cleaners
TOFINO, B.C. - A volunteer organization that has been cleaning up debris from a cargo ship that lost 109 containers off the B.C. coast last fall says the incident should be a wake-up call to the need ...
Mar 06, 2022