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Sweden moves a step closer to NATO membership after Turkey's parliamentary committee gives approval
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee gave its consent to Sweden's bid to join NATO on Tuesday, drawing the previously nonaligned Nordic country closer to membership...
Dec 26, 2023
World junior players, coaches on post-game handshakes after NL ban: 'Tough to hear'
GOTHENBURG, Sweden - Alan Letang was taken aback when told of the move. Solely focused on preparing Canada for the world junior hockey championship an ocean away, the country's head coach hadn't heard...
Dec 26, 2023
Christmas Day windstorm leaves some 28,000 customers without power in in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Heavy rains and strong winds in parts of British Columbia late Monday left thousands of households without power on Boxing Day, as Environment Canada warned more strong winds would hit the...
Dec 26, 2023
Israeli military says Gaza ground offensive has expanded into urban refugee camps
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Israeli military says it has expanded its ground offensive in the Gaza Strip to the densely populated urban refugee camps in the central part of the territory. Tuesday's a...
Dec 26, 2023
Rousseau solid in goal, Canada downs Finland 5-2 in world junior opener
GOTHENBURG, Sweden - Mathis Rousseau was passed over in consecutive NHL drafts. Owen Allard didn't hear his name last June. Macklin Celebrini, meanwhile, is expected to go No. 1 in 2024. Three players...
Dec 26, 2023
Tree of Lights raises tens of thousands of dollars, but falls well short of goal
PRINCE GEORGE - The United Way Tree of Lights campaign wrapped up its fifth year last week, and the total amount raised was $26, 304. While this is certainly a large amount of cash, it falls well shor...
Dec 26, 2023
Ikuzo! Ottawa's roster brings international flavour to newly launched women's pro hockey league
"Ikuzo!" as they'd say in Japan. Or how about "Pojme!" or "tra fel!" in Czech or Hungarian. The roster of Ottawa's new Professional Women's Hockey League team has such an array of international talent...
Dec 26, 2023
Where can you recycle your Christmas Tree?
PRINCE GEORGE - With Christmas behind us, some may be looking ahead to ways to recycle their Christmas Trees. The City of Prince George announced you will be able to do this for free, but you'll have ...
Dec 26, 2023
Canadian golf reached new heights in 2024 with more wins than ever and a curse ended
Nick Taylor's putter flip after winning the RBC Canadian Open was the exclamation point on arguably the best year in Canadian golf history. Taylor drained a 72-foot eagle putt to end a four-hole playo...
Dec 26, 2023
Quebec public sector negotiations resume after Christmas break as strike threat looms
QUEBEC - Negotiations between the Quebec government and unions representing hundreds of thousands of public-sector employees are resuming today after a short Christmas break. Quebec announced a flurry...
Dec 26, 2023