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What goes into hosting the Para Biathlon World Championships and Para Nordic World Cup Finals?
PRINCE GEORGE - The Para Biathlon World Championships and Para Nordic World Cup Finals take a lot of planning and day-by-day work to keep the ball moving.As Kevin Pettersen says, it starts years in ad...
Dec 18, 2023
Final electric-vehicle mandate to come Tuesday, sales must double by 2026
OTTAWA - Auto manufacturers will have three years to start showing a sizable increase in electric-vehicle sales as the federal government moves to finalize its new EV mandate this week. Environment Mi...
Dec 18, 2023
Bid to boost tax break for volunteer firefighters as brigades struggle with retention
Alberta volunteer firefighter Alison Archambault calls it her "soul work." But that doesn't mean some more help at tax time wouldn't be welcome too. A tax credit for volunteer firefighters currently s...
Dec 18, 2023
Ottawa Senators fire head coach D.K. Smith, name Jacques Martin interim replacement
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have fired head coach D.J. Smith amid yet another losing season in the nation's capital. The Senators made the announcement a day after Ottawa lost its fourth straight gam...
Dec 18, 2023
Toronto FC GM says club intends to use first overall pick in MLS SuperDraft
It's been 10 years since Toronto FC last held the top pick in the MLS SuperDraft and the club traded away that selection. New England, the beneficiary of that deal, used it to select Andrew Farrell. S...
Dec 18, 2023
Quebec doctors say emergency room overcrowding is putting patient health at risk
MONTREAL - Emergency room doctors in Quebec say overcrowding in hospitals has reached dangerous levels. Dr. Judy Morris, head of an association of Quebec ER doctors, says occupancy rates are as high a...
Dec 18, 2023
MacKinnon, Demko, Dobson named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon, Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko and New York Islanders defenceman Noah Dobson have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. MacK...
Dec 18, 2023
Parenting advice YouTuber Ruby Franke of Utah pleads guilty in child abuse case
A Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice via a once-popular YouTube channel called "8 Passengers" pleaded guilty Monday to four felony counts of second-degree aggravated child abuse for abusing ...
Dec 18, 2023
Liberals don't want to regulate speech with online harms bill, justice minister says
OTTAWA - Federal Justice Minister Arif Virani says he hopes to avoid accusations the Liberal government is trying to regulate or curb speech with its planned bill to protect citizens from online harms...
Dec 18, 2023
Blue Bombers sign all-star guard Pat Neufeld to one-year extension
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed all-star guard Pat Neufeld to a one-year contract extension, the CFL club announced Monday. Neufeld was scheduled to become a free agent in February. T...
Dec 18, 2023