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Avian flu causing turkey shortage ahead of Christmas: BC Poultry Association
VANCOUVER - The avian flu is causing a turkey shortage in British Columbia, the BC Poultry Association said, warning it could pose a challenge for customers ahead of the high-demand Christmas season. ...
Dec 04, 2022
Former Edmonton Oilers scout Barry Fraser dead at 82
EDMONTON - Former Oilers head scout Barry Fraser, whose shrewd draft picks helped build a hockey dynasty in Edmonton, has died, the team announced Sunday. He was 82. Fraser was one of the architects o...
Dec 04, 2022
Norway's Kilde sweeps Beaver Creek with super-G title, Canada''s Crawford places 11th
BEAVER CREEK VILLAGE, Colo. - Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway continued his hot start to the World Cup ski season with a super-G title in Beaver Creek on Sunday. Kilde's winning time of one minute a...
Dec 04, 2022
Switzerland's Suter claims Lake Louise women's super-G
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Corinne Suter of Switzerland won Sunday's women's super-G in Lake Louise after finishing second and third in two downhills. Suter posted a winning time of one minute, 20.75 second...
Dec 04, 2022
Canadians Cyr, Stewart-Jones crack top 15 at cross-country skiing World Cup stop
LILLEHAMMER, Norway - Canadian cross-county skiers Antoine Cyr and Katherine Stewart-Jones both managed top-15 finishes in their respective World Cup classic-ski mass start races on Sunday. The 24-yea...
Dec 04, 2022
'Other people have done good stuff for me:' Nanaimo man tackles treacherous sidewalk
NANAIMO - Clearing snow is a lot faster and enjoyable these days for Bruce Cousens.The longtime Hammond Bay Rd. resident purchased a snowblower last winter in the midst of a huge wallop of snow blasti...
Dec 04, 2022
Canada coach John Herdman expects more of his players to make moves after Qatar
DOHA, Qatar - Canada coach John Herdman expects more of his World Cup squad to attract overseas attention, with defender Alistair Johnston the first to seal a new deal. The 24-year-old's move from CF ...
Dec 04, 2022
'Paris moment:' COP15 conference in Montreal seeks hard targets on biodiversity
If global biodiversity - the subject of a huge international meeting in Montreal this week - is too much of a mouthful, try thinking instead about the white-throated sparrow. Their cheerful "Dear Swee...
Dec 04, 2022
Power outage scheduled for Gabriola Island to fix downed communications lines
GABRIOLA ISLAND - Crews are getting ready to make repairs to severed communications lines.Residents on Gabriola Island have largely been without reliable communications through landline or cell phones...
Dec 04, 2022
3 Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 6-month mission
BEIJING (AP) - Three Chinese astronauts landed in a northern desert on Sunday after six months working to complete construction of the Tiangong station, a symbol of the country's ambitious space progr...
Dec 04, 2022