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Want to get into cycling? Start slow before shifting into high gear, experts say
When people decide to start cycling to work, they sometimes go overboard. They think they need to buy excessive gear, specific clothes, the perfect bike - they commit to five days a week, no matter wh...
Mar 18, 2025

Canada's Homan beats United States and Turkey at world women's curling championship
UIJEONGBU-SI - A two-win day for Rachel Homan has her Canadian team in a second-place tie at the midway point of round-robin play at the LGT world women's curling championship. The Ottawa-based rink o...
Mar 18, 2025

Hungary’s parliament passes a law banning Pride events, in a new assault on LGBTQ+ rights
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungarian lawmakers on Tuesday passed a law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attendees, continuing a crackdown by P...
Mar 18, 2025

March 15 to 21 is Creative Arts Therapy week
PRINCE GEORGE- Creative arts therapy is a form of mental health care unknown to many, and is an alternative to traditional talk therapy. Whether its through dance or drawing, creative arts therapist Z...
Mar 18, 2025

'These guys fit our group': Schenn, Tanev forging roles with Winnipeg Jets
VANCOUVER - Luke Schenn has grown used to change over more than 15 years as an NHL defenceman. Getting traded twice at the trade deadline, though, was something new. The veteran blue liner was dealt f...
Mar 18, 2025

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 413 Palestinians and shatter ceasefire with Hamas
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing at least 413 Palestinians, including women and children, according to hospital officials. The s...
Mar 18, 2025

McDonald's Canada testing a vegetable-based burger — again
BRAMPTON, Ont. - McDonald's Canada is trying its hand at a vegetable-based burger - again. The fast-food chain announced Tuesday that it will test its new McVeggie at some restaurants in Langley, Rich...
Mar 18, 2025

In the news today: Carney to make sovereignty announcement in Arctic
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney, defence minister and military chief in Iqaluit for sovereignty announcement Prime Minister Mark Carney...
Mar 18, 2025

New Brunswick Liberals to table budget today amid trade war with the United States
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Liberal party is scheduled to table its first budget today since winning the October election. The budget comes as Canada is in a trade war with the United States, and Pr...
Mar 18, 2025

Carney, defence minister and military chief in Iqaluit for sovereignty announcement
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Iqaluit today in a bid to reassert Canada's sovereignty in the Arctic. Carney is expected to make an announcement on strengthening security along with De...
Mar 18, 2025