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N.W.T. announces latest case of private health information mishandled
YELLOWKNIFE - A privacy breach affecting people who stayed at a COVID-19 isolation centre is the latest in a long line of cases of health information being mishandled in the Northwest Territories. Lat...
Dec 17, 2022
Friendly rivals: with EV tensions in past, Canada poised to compete with biggest ally
WASHINGTON - Friends, partners, allies - and rivals. With cross-border auto tensions now in the rear-view mirror, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is talking about Canada's next big bilateral challenge: ...
Dec 17, 2022
As politicians played inflation blame game in 2022, what really drove rising prices?
OTTAWA - Some called it "Justinflation." Others called it "greedflation." But reality might be a lot less catchy than the wordplay that has taken off in Canadian politics this year. After enjoying dec...
Dec 17, 2022
Hockey Canada members to vote on slate of board of directors nominees
Hockey Canada's provincial and territorial members will vote today on whether to approve a slate of nominees to fill the organization's nine vacancies on its board of directors. Hugh L. Fraser, a reti...
Dec 17, 2022
Dreams of Chinese fame persist at Vancouver pageant, where stars are born
VANCOUVER - The eight women lining up to take questions included a pediatrician, a legal assistant and a piano teacher. But standing on stage in their bikinis at the River Rock Casino in Richmond, B.C...
Dec 17, 2022
Coyotes beat Islanders 5-4 for fourth straight home win
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Travis Boyd knocked in his own rebound early in the third period to break a tie and Clayton Keller added his second goal of the game late as the Arizona Coyotes held on to beat the...
Dec 16, 2022
Kyrou scores twice as St. Louis Blues hand Calgary Flames fifth straight loss
CALGARY - Jordan Kyrou scored twice on Friday as the St. Louis Blues made it three wins in a row with a 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames. Ivan Barbashev and Pavel Buchnevich had two-point games for...
Dec 16, 2022
Irving hits buzzer-beating three to lead Nets 119-116 over beleaguered Raptors
TORONTO - Kyrie Irving had 32 points, including a three-point buzzer-beater with a tenth of a second on the clock, to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 119-116 win over the struggling Toronto Raptors on Fri...
Dec 16, 2022
University of California workers reach deal to end strike
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The University of California reached an agreement Friday with some 36,000 graduate student teaching assistants and other academic workers for increased pay and benefits that could p...
Dec 16, 2022
Hermann wins skeleton race, Kelly Curtis wins bronze for US
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) - Tina Hermann of Germany had the fastest time in both heats to win a women's skeleton race Friday, while Kelly Curtis of the U.S. won a World Cup medal for the first time. Herm...
Dec 16, 2022