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Nobel winner Geoffrey Hinton has donated half of winnings to Indigenous water charity
TORONTO - Canada's newest Nobel Prize recipient says he's donated half his share of the award to a charity training Indigenous communities in how to develop and provide access to safe water systems. T...
Oct 28, 2024
The long path to a result in British Columbia's provincial election
The election to form British Columbia's next government came down to just a handful of votes. The NDP has secured enough seats to form government, although the margin is razor thin. Without a clear wi...
Oct 28, 2024
Steve Stamkos returns to Tampa Bay playing for the Predators
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Steven Stamkos received a warm welcome when he returned to Tampa Bay on Monday night with the Nashville Predators. Stamkos was selected by Tampa Bay with the No. 1 overall pick in t...
Oct 28, 2024
Oilers' McDavid injured on first shift in Columbus
The Edmonton Oilers, who gave up three goals on six shots at Nationwide Arena, and trailed the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 after the first period, had more things to worry about than making a comeback o...
Oct 28, 2024
British Columbia's tight election, by the numbers
The British Columbia NDP has squeaked out enough seats to form government after a tally of absentee and special ballots on Monday. The result came nine days after the Oct. 19 provincial election. Here...
Oct 28, 2024
British Columbia's tight election, by the numbers
The British Columbia NDP has squeaked out enough seats to form government after a tally of absentee and special ballots on Monday. The result came nine days after the Oct. 19 provincial election. Here...
Oct 28, 2024
First of six units begin generating power at B.C.'s Site C dam
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - BC Hydro says the massive Site C dam project in northeastern British Columbia has started generating power. The provincial electric utility says in a statement that the first of ...
Oct 28, 2024
PG Council of Seniors launches hamper campaign
PRINCE GEORGE - The holiday hamper season used to look quite chaotic every year. Reams and reams of food, divided into boxes, bags and totes, destined for hundreds of seniors homes. Not anymore. Even ...
Oct 28, 2024
Raptors swingman RJ Barrett gets green light to play against Nuggets
TORONTO - RJ Barrett will make his regular-season debut tonight as his Toronto Raptors host the Denver Nuggets. The swingman from Mississauga, Ont., missed most of the pre-season and Toronto's first t...
Oct 28, 2024
With squash on Olympic program, Eltorgman plots quad hoping to compete at Games
TORONTO - For the first time in his budding squash career, Canada's Salah Eltorgman can approach the Olympic quadrennial with the goal of playing at the Summer Games. The Western University student is...
Oct 28, 2024