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Opening of NBA playoffs gives ratings win to ABC, ESPN
NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA playoffs have begun with no clear championship favorite, and that appears to be good news for ABC and ESPN. The opening-round schedule of five games last weekend on the network...
Apr 19, 2022
Money, medals putting pressure on Canadian high-performance sport culture
Hundreds of Canadian athletes, active and retired, are cataloguing the ways in which the national high-performance system has failed them. Athletes overseen by Gymnastics Canada, Bobsleigh Canada Skel...
Apr 19, 2022
Spruce Kings look to fight off elimination after falling 3-0 in series vs Penticton
PRINCE GEORGE - The Spruce Kings solved Kaeden Lane three times, including goals from Ben LeFranc, Simon Labelle, and Luc Laylin, but a late second-period goal from Josh Niedermayer and a third-period...
Apr 19, 2022
Survivors testify as trial of alleged Quebec sword attacker resumes after COVID delay
QUEBEC - A man who was out for a walk in Quebec City on Halloween night 2020 told a court today he first thought it was a joke when a man wearing a disguise and brandishing a sword approached him. But...
Apr 19, 2022
'We should be able to manage:' Provinces experiencing rise in COVID hospitalizations
REGINA - Hospitals across Canada are facing a resurgence of patients with COVID-19 that some health officials say will likely continue for another month. Latest data from the Public Health Agency of C...
Apr 19, 2022
First deadline arrives for Conservative leadership race, 10 days until final one
OTTAWA - At least eight candidates have crossed the first threshold to having their names appear on the final ballot of the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race. British Columbia MP Marc Dalto...
Apr 19, 2022
Canada names Putin's two adult daughters in new round of sanctions over invasion
OTTAWA - The federal government has hit 14 more Russians with sanctions for their close ties with President Vladimir Putin, including his two adult daughters. Maria Vorontsova, 36, and her 35-year-old...
Apr 19, 2022
Ottawa convoy protest leader charged with perjury, obstruction of justice
Ottawa convoy protest organizer Pat King is now facing perjury and obstruction of justice charges as he tries to secure his release from jail. King was arrested on Feb. 18 on charges related to his in...
Apr 19, 2022
Blasts near Kabul schools kill at least 6 civilians, hurt 17
KABUL, Afghanstan (AP) - Explosions targeting educational institutions killed at least six people, including students, and wounded 17 Tuesday in a mostly Shiite neighborhood of Afghanistan's capital c...
Apr 19, 2022
RCMP encourage PG residents to avoid driving on snowy roads
PRINCE GEORGE - If you don't have to drive today, don't.That's the message from the Prince George RCMP as the snow falls and covers city roads, making them slick and slippery to drive on."The RCMP are...
Apr 19, 2022