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Fleury, Team Homan feeling 'settled in' as a rink entering women's curling worlds
It's been a learning process, but Tracy Fleury believes she's found the right answers as part of Rachel Homan's rink. Homan's squad is representing Canada at the world women's curling championships th...
Mar 13, 2024

'Lip service': Saskatchewan chief wants meeting with Ottawa after mass killer report
SASKATOON - A First Nations chief in Saskatchewan says his community needs a seat at the table after a probe into the release of a mass killer failed to include members' input. A joint investigation b...
Mar 13, 2024

Alberta commission finds renewables pose little threat to agriculture, environment
EDMONTON - Alberta's utilities regulator has released a report saying the renewables industry poses little threat to agriculture or the environment. The Alberta Utilities Commission also says there's ...
Mar 13, 2024

High speed connectivity coming to Mackenzie
MACKENZIE - The District of Mackenzie has signed a partnering agreement with Internet Service Provider CityWest to bring high speed fibre-optic connectivity to Mackenzie.Funding from the Federal gover...
Mar 13, 2024

Lower Mainland gangs moving up
PRINCE GEORGE - As Council heard Monday night, gangs from the Lower Mainland are making their presence known in our city. "The game is still the same. The players might be different and the new group ...
Mar 13, 2024

Drever gets last chance to add hardware at U Sports women's hockey nationals
SASKATOON - Camryn Drever has one last shot at adding to her collection of hardware on the U Sports level. The 23-year-old fifth-year netminder will suit up for her final games with the host Saskatche...
Mar 13, 2024

Death of nonbinary teen Nex Benedict after fight ruled a suicide, Oklahoma medical examiner says
OWASSO, Okla. (AP) - The death of a nonbinary student the day after a fight inside an Oklahoma high school restroom has been ruled a suicide, the state medical examiner's office said Wednesday. A summ...
Mar 13, 2024

Drax continuing to log old growth, says Conservation North
PRINCE GEORGE - A local conservation group and their partners have found that the company Drax is sourcing logs from old growth forests, despite claims to the contrary.Conservation North, along with t...
Mar 13, 2024

PWHL Montreal eager to set women's attendance record: 'I don’t want it in Toronto'
MONTREAL - Ann-Rene Desbiens isn't comfortable with Toronto holding the attendance record for a women's hockey game. The goalie for Montreal's Professional Women's Hockey League team believes the titl...
Mar 13, 2024

Blue Jays top Pirates 10-3 to earn third straight Grapefruit League season win
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Justin Turner kicked things off with a three-run homer in the opening inning and the Toronto Blue Jays cruised to their third straight victory, topping the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-3 in p...
Mar 13, 2024