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Snowfall warning in effect for Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Keep those shovels and snowblowers handy, Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for Prince George.Ten to 15 centimetres of snow is expected to fall starting this afternoon a...
Feb 27, 2021

Defending champion Kerri Einarson secures Hearts playoff berth
CALGARY - Defending champion Kerri Einarson secured a playoff berth at the Canadian women's curling championship Saturday with a 7-4 win over Quebec's Laurie St-Georges. Einarson (10-1) locked down on...
Feb 27, 2021

New vaccine announcement for Canada
Prince George - PM Justin Trudeau announced that Health Canada has approved and authorized a third COVID-19 vaccine. "Canada has now approved, yet another vaccine option. This morning Health Canada au...
Feb 27, 2021

Students abducted from Nigerian school 2 weeks ago freed
LAGOS, Nigeria - Students, teachers and relatives abducted two weeks ago from a school in northern Nigeria have been freed. The students, teachers and family members were abducted Feb. 17 by gunmen fr...
Feb 27, 2021

Calgary Flames beat Ottawa 6-3 to end Senators' three-game win streak
OTTAWA - The Calgary Flames used a balanced scoring attack in a 6-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon at Canadian Tire CentreJuuso Valimaki, Mikael Backlund, Elias Lindholm, Sean ...
Feb 27, 2021

Toronto star Auston Matthews won't play as Leafs face Oilers
EDMONTON - The Maple Leafs will be without star centre Auston Matthews when they take on the Edmonton Oilers Saturday. Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe says Matthews won't play due to a wrist injury that h...
Feb 27, 2021

'We need this:' Getting COVID-19 vaccine to remote and urban Indigenous populations
Chief Chris Moonias looked into a web camera as he prepared to get a COVID-19 vaccine just after precious doses arrived in his northern Ontario community. "I'm coming to you live from Neskantaga First...
Feb 27, 2021

Many curling traditions eschewed for '21 Hearts, jewelry routine changes for some
It's a year of change at the Canadian women's curling championship in the Calgary bubble. The field was padded to 18 teams this year for the first time. There are no spectators at the Markin MacPhail ...
Feb 27, 2021

Borsalino looks ahead with cool bucket hats, baseball caps
MILAN - The fedora Humphrey Bogart wore in "Casablanca" may have secured Borsalino's place in fashion and cinematic history, but it will be something like the cow-print bucket hat that will help ensur...
Feb 27, 2021

Many curling traditions eschewed for '21 Hearts, jewelry routine changes for some
It's a year of change at the Canadian women's curling championship in the Calgary bubble. The field was padded to 18 teams this year for the first time. There are no spectators at the Markin MacPhail ...
Feb 27, 2021