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Environmental groups welcome Parks Canada buyout of Jasper Park backcountry lodges
Environmental groups are welcoming Parks Canada's buyout of two businesses in Jasper National Park's Tonquin Valley, a scenic destination also used by vanishing caribou herds. Carolyn Campbell of the ...
Jan 05, 2023

House stalemate still holds back choice of a new speaker
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pressure mounting, the House opened with the prime speaker's chair empty for a third day Thursday, as Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed repeatedly to win enough votes from his ...
Jan 05, 2023

New Brunswick man who killed three Mounties in 2014 files appeal of stiff sentence
FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick man who fatally shot three Mounties in 2014 has applied to the province's highest court to have his precedent-setting 75-year parole ineligibility period reduced to 25 ye...
Jan 05, 2023

South Carolina Supreme Court strikes down state abortion ban
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina Supreme Court struck down Thursday a ban on abortion after cardiac activity is detected - typically around six weeks - ruling the restriction violates the stat...
Jan 05, 2023

Police: Idaho slaying suspect's DNA found at crime scene
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The DNA of the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students was found on a knife sheath at the crime scene, an investigator said in court documents unsealed Thursday. T...
Jan 05, 2023

Defender Chris Mavinga joins Los Angeles Galaxy after six seasons with Toronto FC
Veteran centre back Chris Mavinga, who spent the last six seasons with Toronto FC, has signed with the Los Angeles Galaxy. Mavinga has signed a two-year contract through the end of the 2024 MLS season...
Jan 05, 2023

Family of Montreal man killed while unlawfully jailed wants systemic racism inquiry
MONTREAL - The family of a man who died after an altercation with guards at a Montreal jail while he was being unlawfully detained is demanding an inquiry. Nicous D'Andre Spring, 21, died after being ...
Jan 05, 2023

IIHF president Luc Tardif optimistic about Hockey Canada's future with new board
HALIFAX - International Ice Hockey Federation president Luc Tardif says Hockey Canada's new board of directors should be given a chance to fix the scandal-plagued organization. Speaking ahead of the b...
Jan 05, 2023

Veteran tackle Stanley Bryant signs extension with Blue Bombers
WINNIPEG - Stanley Bryant is staying put. The CFL's outstanding lineman last season signed a one-year extension with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Thursday. The six-foot-five, 313-pound Bryant was slat...
Jan 05, 2023

Winning $2M BC/49 ticket sold in Quesnel
QUESNEL - If you purchased a BC/49 ticket in Quesnel for last night's draw (Jan.4), check your ticket. According to the BC Lottery Corporation, that person won $2 million dollars matching 6 of 6 numbe...
Jan 05, 2023