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'Cram-A-Cruiser' holiday donation event sets up in Ladysmith
LADYSMITH - Front-line emergency responders in Ladysmith are asking for donations to help those in need this holiday season.Ladysmith RCMP, in partnership with Ladysmith Fire Rescue and local paramedi...
Dec 01, 2023
Flu season has officially started in Canada, public health agency says
TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada says flu season is officially underway in this country. The rate of tests that were positive for flu stayed above the agency's threshold of five per cent f...
Dec 01, 2023
World Cup men's downhill race canceled due to heavy snowfall at Beaver Creek, Colorado
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) - Heavy snowfall from the night before led to the cancellation of a men's World Cup downhill race on Friday in Beaver Creek, Colorado. This marks the third speed-race postpone...
Dec 01, 2023
Seattle Kraken to be without forward Jaden Schwartz for six weeks because of upper body injury
TORONTO (AP) - The Seattle Kraken will be without forward Jaden Schwartz for six weeks because of an upper body injury, the team said Friday. Schwartz was injured during Seattle's loss at Chicago on T...
Dec 01, 2023
Victor Wembanyama will miss Spurs' game Friday in New Orleans with hip tightness
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Victor Wembanyama has been ruled out of San Antonio's game against New Orleans on Friday because of right hip tightness, the first time that the highly touted rookie will sit for a ...
Dec 01, 2023
Lawyer in Ali murder trial says 13-year-old B.C. victim was not an 'innocent'
VANCOUVER - Ibrahim Ali's lawyer says the 13-year-old girl he's accused of murdering in a British Columbia park wasn't the "innocent" depicted in a "rose-coloured" portrayal by the Crown at trial. Kev...
Dec 01, 2023
Lawyer in Ali murder trial says 13-year-old B.C. victim was not an 'innocent'
VANCOUVER - Ibrahim Ali's lawyer says the 13-year-old girl he's accused of murdering in a British Columbia park wasn't the "innocent" depicted in a "rose-coloured" portrayal by the Crown at trial. Kev...
Dec 01, 2023
Liberals say Tories delaying help for Ukraine as advocacy group pleads with Poilievre
OTTAWA - Liberals are accusing Conservatives of delaying help for Ukrainians, after a Tory motion prevented the House of Commons from voting today on a bill meant to modernize the Canada-Ukraine free ...
Dec 01, 2023
Minister tight-lipped on whether it's looking at new regulator to fight online harms
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Arif Virani is keeping tight-lipped about whether the federal government is considering a new regulator that would hold online platforms accountable for protecting users from...
Dec 01, 2023
Blackhawks centre Connor Bedard named NHL's rookie of the month
NEW YORK - Chicago Blackhawks centre Connor Bedard has been named the NHL's rookie of the month for November. Befard, the first-overall pick at the 2023 NHL draft, led all rookies last month with 12 p...
Dec 01, 2023