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WADA decision leaves Canadian luge team short-handed for hometown World Cup
Brooke Apshkrum returned to luge excited about the prospect of "track blazing" a whole new discipline. Days before racing her first women's doubles World Cup race in Whistler, B.C., though, the 23-yea...
Dec 08, 2022

Conroy brings rural perspective to B.C.'s bottom line, may expand speculation tax
VICTORIA - Katrine Conroy says she asked to keep her old job as British Columbia's forests minister, but Premier David Eby had other ideas and now she's in charge of managing the province's purse stri...
Dec 08, 2022

Case against shooter dropped for lack of cooperation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Authorities dropped a 2021 bomb threat case against the Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooter after family members refused to cooperate, a Colorado district attorney sa...
Dec 08, 2022

Ex-prison warden convicted of sexually abusing inmates
The former warden of a federal women's prison in California where inmates said they were subjected to rampant sexual abuse was convicted on Thursday of molesting inmates and forcing them to pose naked...
Dec 08, 2022

'Potential culture clash': Some northerners critical of federal firearms bill
YELLOWKNIFE - Some northerners are criticizing proposed changes to a bill intended to address gun violence in Canada, saying they are confusing and could negatively affect hunters. The Liberal governm...
Dec 08, 2022

Safety board says maintenance problems, blade failure led to fatal crash in B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board says a fatal helicopter crash near Campbell River, B.C., three years ago was caused by a failure in the main rotor blades. The lone pilot, who was also...
Dec 08, 2022

Mauna Loa lava no longer imminent threat to Hawaii highway
HONOLULU (AP) - Lava from Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano is no longer feeding a flow that's been creeping closer to a crucial highway, scientists said Thursday, even as the world's largest volcano keeps o...
Dec 08, 2022

Quebec economic update: A lot of uncertainty in 2023, Girard says
Quebec is announcing help for seniors today in an economic update that responds to stubborn inflation and points to a possible recession and much uncertainty for the coming year. Finance Minister Eric...
Dec 08, 2022

Penguins' Letang returns to practice 10 days after stroke
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang returned to practice with his teammates Thursday, just 10 days after suffering the second stroke of his career. The 35-year-old Letang rema...
Dec 08, 2022

Justice minister open to changes on Victims Bill of Rights after scathing report
OTTAWA - The federal justice minister says he is open to updating the Victims Bill of Rights as a parliamentary report calls on the federal government to better support victims of crime. Justice Minis...
Dec 08, 2022