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Airfares could rise after Calgary hailstorm forces WestJet to cancel flights
PRINCE GEORGE - An aviation expert says airfares may go up in the immediate aftermath of a hailstorm that tore through Calgary on Monday evening, damaging WestJet planes and upending travel plans.Hail...
Aug 08, 2024

Childhood abuse survivor agency sees surge in calls since Alice Munro revelation
TORONTO - A support agency for survivors of childhood sexual abuse says it's seen a surge in calls since Alice Munro's daughter went public with her story a month ago. The intake coordinator for The G...
Aug 08, 2024

CF Montreal acquires midfielder Caden Clark from Minnesota United FC
MONTREAL - CF Montreal acquired midfielder Caden Clark from Minnesota United FC on Thursday. In return, the Major League Soccer club will send US$50,000 in general allocation money and a second-round ...
Aug 08, 2024

UNBC scientists receive $5 million grant for salmon research in Quesnel Lake
PRINCE GEORGE - UNBC says a team of researchers working out of the school's Quesnel River Research Centre has secured one of the largest competitive grants in the University's history to study the imp...
Aug 08, 2024

Powerful former North Dakota lawmaker pleads guilty to traveling to Europe to pay for sex with minor
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A high-profile former North Dakota lawmaker who was one of the most powerful members of the Legislature pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to a charge that he traveled to Euro...
Aug 08, 2024

Canada will play for gold medal in beach volleyball at Paris Olympics
PARIS - The Canadian women's beach volleyball team will play for gold at the Paris Olympics after defeating Switzerland 14-21, 22-20, 15-12 in semifinal play at Eiffel Tower Stadium. After dropping th...
Aug 08, 2024

Bank of Canada names experts to assess its internal review of pandemic policy actions
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada has named three experts that will assess its internal review of the central bank's policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The experts are Pablo Hernndez de Cos, former g...
Aug 08, 2024

Airfares could rise after Calgary hailstorm forces WestJet to cancel flights: expert
An aviation expert says airfares may go up in the immediate aftermath of a hailstorm that tore through Calgary on Monday evening, damaging WestJet planes and upending travel plans. Hailstones as big a...
Aug 08, 2024

Charron earns silver in weightlifting, Canadian relay teams are finals-bound at track
PARIS - Maude Charron lifted Canada to a silver medal Thursday in the women's 59-kilogram weightlifting event at the Paris Olympics. The 31-year-old from Rimouski adds a second Olympic medal to her co...
Aug 08, 2024

Canada's Maude Charron wins silver in weightlifting at Paris Games
PARIS - Canada's Maude Charron won a silver medal in the women's 59-kilogram weightlifting event at the Summer Olympics on Thursday. She lifted 106kg in the snatch and 130kg in the clean and jerk for ...
Aug 08, 2024