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A year into job as Hockey Canada chief, Henderson says hockey healthier
CALGARY - Hockey Canada president and chief executive officer Katherine Henderson says the organization and hockey are headed in healthier directions since she stepped to the helm just over a year ago...
Sep 20, 2024

High-powered charging site opens in Vanderhoof
VANDERHOOF - BC Hydro has expanded its electric vehicle fast charging network site with the addition of two new 180-kilowatt chargers in Vanderhoof."An important part of our CleanBC climate plan is he...
Sep 20, 2024

NDP ask competition watchdog to investigate potential rent-fixing by landlords
OTTAWA - The NDP is asking the Competition Bureau to investigate whether Canadian landlords are using the same AI software that sparked an antitrust lawsuit in the United States. The U.S. Justice Depa...
Sep 20, 2024

RCMP ask for help in finding 7-year-old girl missing near Burns Lake, B.C.
BURNS LAKE, B.C. - Police are asking the public for help in finding a seven-year-old girl missing from her home about 250 kilometres west of Prince George, B.C. RCMP say Oaklynn Schwedder was last see...
Sep 20, 2024

Toronto FC balances MLS playoff push against upcoming Canadian Championship final
Coach John Herdman finds himself between a rock and a hard place ahead of Toronto FC's game Saturday at the Colorado Rapids. With just four regular-season games remaining, eighth-place Toronto (11-16-...
Sep 20, 2024

Georgia State Election Board approves rule requiring hand count of ballots
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's State Election Board on Friday voted to approve a new rule that requires poll workers to count the number of paper ballots by hand. The board voted 3-2 to approve the rule, go...
Sep 20, 2024

Secret Service report details communication failures preceding July assassination attempt on Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - Communication breakdowns with local law enforcement hampered the Secret Service's performance ahead of a July assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, according to a n...
Sep 20, 2024

Georgia State Election Board approves rule requiring hand count of ballots
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's State Election Board on Friday voted to approve a new rule that requires poll workers to count the number of paper ballots by hand. The board voted 3-2 to approve the rule, go...
Sep 20, 2024

Former Harrods boss Al Fayed was a 'monster' who abused young women, lawyers for his accusers say
LONDON (AP) - Mohamed Al Fayed, the former boss of Harrods, was a "monster' who raped and sexually abused young women, lawyers representing dozens of his accusers said Friday. The abuse went on throug...
Sep 20, 2024

Child goes missing near Burns Lake
BURNS LAKE - A seven-year-old child has gone missing near Burns Lake.RCMP say Oaklynn Schwedder went missing from her residence on Southbank and was last seen outside her home at 6:00 p.m. on Septembe...
Sep 20, 2024