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Mass held near site of Quebec propane explosion as three remain missing
MONTREAL - Members of a grieving community north of Montreal gathered Sunday for a mass in solidarity with the families of three people who remained missing following a fire and explosion at a propane...
Jan 15, 2023

Blue Jays announce bullpen coach Matt Buschmann stepping down
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays will be in search of a new bullpen coach. The team announced Sunday that Matt Buschmann has opted to leave the organization to pursue other opportunities. Toronto also ...
Jan 15, 2023

Snow bikers rescued from mountain in North Okanagan
VERNON - Vernon Search and Rescue (VSAR) responded to a call to rescue two snow bikers who had a mechanical breakdown on Park Mountain in the Lumby area of the North Okanagan Saturday (Jan. 14).The vo...
Jan 15, 2023

Kristoffersen wins World Cup slalom, completes Norway sweep
WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) - Henrik Kristoffersen raced through steady falling snow to win a World Cup slalom Sunday and give Norway a three-race weekend sweep. For the third straight day, in three diff...
Jan 15, 2023

Three Canadians dress in top-of-the-table Arsenal-Chelsea women's clash
LONDON - Chelsea rallied to tie Arsenal 1-1 with a late Sam Kerr goal Sunday in a top-of-the table clash in the English Barclays Women's Super League that saw three Canadians dress. Defender Kadeisha ...
Jan 15, 2023

Congo's army says church bomb kills 10, extremists suspected
GOMA, Congo (AP) - A suspected extremist attack at a church in eastern Congo killed at least 10 people and wounded more than three dozen, according to the country's army. A group linked to Islamic ext...
Jan 15, 2023

Public transit struggling to lure back riders amid deficits, rising costs of living
TORONTO - Kelly Fairchild will be paying more to take public transit this year - money she says will come directly out of her food budget. "Food and groceries are going up and if they keep increasing ...
Jan 15, 2023

Year after death of Indian family at U.S. border, those left behind try to move on
Baldev Patel cannot remember much of the last conversation he had with his son and, while the memories are fast fading, the hurt remains. Patel's son, 39-year-old Jagdish Baldevbhai Patel, was found d...
Jan 15, 2023

Prince George Spruce Kings head to All-Star break with a victory in Wenatchee
WENATCHEE, WA. - The Spruce Kings stacked Wenatchee to a one - nothing first period lead before bouncing back with two goals in the second and another two in the third, posting a 4 - 1 victory over th...
Jan 15, 2023

Prince George Cougars late surge not enough in Swift Current
SWIFT CURRENT, SK.- It was a case of too little, too late for the Cougars in a 4 - 3 loss in Swift Current Saturday night. The Broncos took a 4 - 1 lead in the third period before the Cougars offence ...
Jan 15, 2023