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Environment Canada warns B.C. drivers of snowfall in West Kootenay, North Thompson
VICTORIA - Environment Canada says heavy snowfall is expected in areas of British Columbia as a strong Pacific low pressure system moves across the province. The weather agency is warning people drivi...
Jan 06, 2024
Chicago Blackhawks place rookie center Connor Bedard on IR with a broken jaw
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Blackhawks placed rookie center Connor Bedard on injured reserve on Saturday with a broken jaw. Bedard got hurt when he was leveled by New Jersey defenseman Brendan Smith mi...
Jan 06, 2024
Rookie sensation Bedard, veteran Foligno put on Blackhawks injured reserve
Chicago Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard has been put on the injured reserve list with a fractured jaw. Veteran Chicago forward Nick Foligno was also put on the IR with a fractured finger. Bedard left ...
Jan 06, 2024
Newcastle beats Sunderland in FA Cup to end slump. Isak scores twice
Out-of-form Newcastle's trip to local rival Sunderland had the potential to produce a classic FA Cup upset. Eddie Howe's players had other ideas. Alexander Isak scored twice as the English Premier Lea...
Jan 06, 2024
Fatal New York bus crash: officials say most people on board were Canadian
MONTREAL - Officials in New York say most of the 23 people on board a bus that crashed on U.S. Highway 87 Friday, leaving at least one person dead, were Canadian citizens. Warren County Director of Pu...
Jan 06, 2024
Canadian skier Grenier takes rain-marred World Cup GS for 2nd career win. Shiffrin finishes 9th
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) - Valerie Grenier has made a triumphant return to the resort of her first World Cup victory. The Canadian skier won a giant slalom Saturday on the same hill in Slovenia wh...
Jan 06, 2024
'Good friends do exist': London attack victims remembered at sentencing hearing
LONDON, Ont. - A father revered by relatives for his seemingly endless generosity; a devoted mother who persevered through obstacles; a grandmother who painted cartoon characters for her grandchildren...
Jan 06, 2024
Christmas tree chipping events happening across the mid-Island
NANAIMO - If you still have a Christmas tree up, this weekend is your chance to get it out of your house and donate it to a good cause.There are a number of Christmas tree chipping events happening th...
Jan 06, 2024
N.B. wrongful convictions: A story of undisclosed evidence, recanting witnesses
The story behind two New Brunswick men's wrongful convictions for murder contains classic elements of how things can go terribly wrong in Canada's justice system, say the lawyers who fought to prove t...
Jan 06, 2024
Show goes on in Vancouver after Gaza tensions scrap play's Victoria run
Vancouver's PuSh Festival is sticking to theatrical tradition that the show must go on, and will stage "The Runner" this month despite the play being cancelled in Victoria over tensions linked to the ...
Jan 06, 2024