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Highway 97C shut after truck with chemicals catches fire near West Kelowna, B.C.
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Police say a portion of the Coquihalla Connecter outside West Kelowna, B.C., is closed after a commercial truck carrying chemicals caught fire. West Kelowna RCMP say the eastbound...
Nov 17, 2023
Organized crime figure Gregory Woolley killed in daytime shooting near Montreal
MONTREAL - An influential organized crime leader has been killed in a daytime shooting in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, southeast of Montreal. Police did not immediately identify the victim but The Canadian ...
Nov 17, 2023
Montreal Alouettes have the music in them when it comes to practice sessions
HAMILTON - The Montreal Alouettes like their tunes, with loudspeakers blaring during practice. On Friday, Tim Hortons Field reverberated to the likes of the Notorious B.I.G., Young Dolph, 2Pac, Waka F...
Nov 17, 2023
A Texas woman convicted of killing pro cyclist 'Mo' Wilson is sentenced to 90 years in prison
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas jury on Friday sentenced a woman to 90 years in prison for the May 2022 shooting death of rising professional cyclist Anna "Mo" Wilson in a case that sent investigators on...
Nov 17, 2023
A Texas woman convicted of killing pro cyclist 'Mo' Wilson is sentenced to 90 years in prison
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas jury on Friday sentenced a woman to 90 years in prison for the May 2022 shooting death of rising professional cyclist Anna "Mo" Wilson in a case that sent investigators on...
Nov 17, 2023
Kaori Sakamoto leads the women's short program at figure skating's Grand Prix Espoo
ESPOO, Finland (AP) - Three world champions moved closer to earning places at figure skating's Grand Prix Finals on Friday with Kaori Sakamoto of Japan leading the women's short program and the Americ...
Nov 17, 2023
Rosalynn Carter, 96-year-old former first lady, is in hospice care at home, Carter Center says
PLAINS, Ga. - Former first lady Rosalynn Carter is in hospice care at home in Plains, Georgia, the Carter Center announced Friday. The center said the 96-year-old is at home with former President Jimm...
Nov 17, 2023
Als GM Maciocia credits head coach Maas for his calmer sideline demeanour
HAMILTON - It's been a kinder, calmer Jason Maas. The fiery Montreal Alouettes head coach has been on his best behaviour this season. The sideline outbursts that were common during Maas' tenure as the...
Nov 17, 2023
Blizzard Speed Skating hosts BC Cup
PRINCE GEORGE- The Prince George Blizzards Speed Skating Club will be welcoming some of the best skaters in the province this weekend (Nov.17-19) for Speed Skating B.C.'s Academy and B.C. Cup at Kin 1...
Nov 17, 2023
Unwanted in Saskatchewan, quarterback Cody Fajardo all smiles as an Alouette
HAMILTON - Cody Fajardo has been smiling all week. And why not? The 31-year-old Montreal Alouettes quarterback is in the Grey Cup, enjoying a comeback season one year after being benched and then allo...
Nov 17, 2023