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Scheifele, Dahlin, Werenski named NHL three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Winnipeg Jets centre Mark Scheifele, Buffalo Sabres defenceman Rasmus Dahlin and Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman Zach Werenski have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Scheifele ...
Dec 30, 2024

5 new cell towers activated along Highway of Tears
PRINCE GEORGE - Good news for those who rely on the Highway of Tears for transportation. Rogers says its turned on five new cell towers along the route between Prince George and Prince Rupert. Nine ou...
Dec 30, 2024

Man charged after nurse attacked, seriously injured at B.C. hospital
PORT MOODY, B.C. - A man has been charged with allegedly assaulting a nurse at a Metro Vancouver hospital in an incident police say left her seriously injured last month. Police in Port Moody say a ch...
Dec 30, 2024

New Brunswick to issue roadside suspensions for impaired driving starting Jan. 1
FREDERICTON - Motorists in New Brunswick will be subject to stiff new penalties for impaired driving beginning Jan. 1. Changes to the province's Motor Vehicle Act give police discretion to issue an im...
Dec 30, 2024

Canada eliminated from Spengler Cup after 4-2 loss to Straubing Tigers
DAVOS - Canada was denied a chance at its first Spengler Cup title since 2019 after dropping a 4-2 decision to Germany's Straubing Tigers in semifinal action on Monday. Straubing's Joshua Samanski sco...
Dec 30, 2024

Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing win opener at Canadian mixed doubles curling trials
LIVERPOOL, N.S. - Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing edged Jessica Zheng and Victor Pietrangelo 6-5 in the opening draw at the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials on Monday. Jones and Laing scored a deu...
Dec 30, 2024

Halifax airport runway reopens after plane caught fire upon landing
HALIFAX - The plane that caught fire upon landing at Halifax's airport over the weekend has been removed, and the runway has reopened. A spokesperson with the Halifax Stanfield International Airport s...
Dec 30, 2024

Red Wings prospect Axel Sandin-Pellikka leading Sweden at world juniors
OTTAWA - Axel Sandin-Pellikka loves a good dangle. The defenceman idolized Patrick Kane as a kid after his dad brought a Chicago Blackhawks jersey home to Sweden with the stickhandling wizard's No. 88...
Dec 30, 2024

BC to boost benefits in January
VICTORIA - Some of us will be receiving some help with our holidays bills next month. The provincial government says quarterly climate action tax credits arrive in bank accounts this Friday. Approxima...
Dec 30, 2024

Federal government plans to extend deadline for charitable donation tax deductions
The federal government plans to extend the deadline for claiming charitable donations on tax returns through to the end of February. The announcement from Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc comes nearly...
Dec 30, 2024