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Homan wins fourth straight in women's world curling, 9-4 over Norway
SYDNEY, N.S. - Canada's Rachel Homan continued to roll at the women's world curling championship with a 9-4 win Monday over Norway's Marianne Roervik. Homan improved to 4-0 after Canada's lone game of...
Mar 18, 2024

A closer look at the legacy of former prime minister Brian Mulroney
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney died on Feb. 29, in Palm Beach, Fla., at the age of 84. He was first elected in 1984 following the largest majority mandate in Canada's history, and was r...
Mar 18, 2024

Scottie Scheffler is reaching a dominance not seen since Tiger Woods
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Scottie Scheffler is next in line for comparisons with Tiger Woods because golf, like other sports, is always looking for the heir to the throne. Scheffler is playing gr...
Mar 18, 2024

More families will be allowed to apply to come to Canada from Gaza: Miller
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Canada will allow more people trapped in Gaza who have extended family members in Canada to apply for temporary refuge - but he admits the move is "cold ...
Mar 18, 2024

Sports Illustrated will continue operations after agreement reached with new publisher
Sports Illustrated will continue operations after the company that owns the brand agreed with a new publisher for its print and digital products. Minute Media took over on Monday after reaching a lice...
Mar 18, 2024

Woman charged in Patuanak homicide
A 22-year-old woman has been charged with one count of second-degree murder in a suspicious death in Patuanak last Friday. Meadow Lake RCMP say they have charged Brittany Bear with the killing of Bran...
Mar 18, 2024

B.C. officials to give drought update as province adopts new wildfire prediction tool
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is introducing technology to improve wildfire prediction and decision-making even as the association representing Canadian insurance companies warns residents about the po...
Mar 18, 2024

Transgender people bear brunt of misinformation about gender identity, experts say
MONTREAL - Misinformation surrounding gender identity is pervasive and it has a profound impact on the mental health of transgender and non-binary people, advocates say. Dupr Latour, a trans woman who...
Mar 18, 2024

Fate of HOOPLA now up to teachers and the province says SHSAA
The fate of the province's largest high school basketball tournament is still up in the air after more teacher sanctions were announced this week. On Monday, the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF)...
Mar 18, 2024

Feds appeal decision requiring action on 'appalling' level of judicial vacancies
OTTAWA - The federal government is challenging a court decision directing it to step up the pace of judicial appointments to address an "untenable" number of vacancies. In a notice of appeal, the gove...
Mar 18, 2024