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Expect more prolonged heat this summer
PRINCE GEORGE - Canada is in the middle of a heat wave right now, with numerous temperature records being broken right across the country. In B.C., above average temperatures are being seen pretty muc...
Jul 06, 2023
Iowa teen gets life with possibility of parole after 35 years for Spanish teacher's beating death
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The first of two Iowa teenagers who pleaded guilty to beating their high school Spanish teacher to death with a baseball bat was sentenced Thursday to life with a possibility o...
Jul 06, 2023
Nearly 200K Montreal hydro clients without power after transmission line problem
MONTREAL - Nearly 200,000 electricity clients have lost power in Montreal after an issue with a Hydro-Qubec transmission line. The provincially owned electric utility says a protection mechanism was t...
Jul 06, 2023
10-year-old skateboarding phenom from Calgary to compete at X-Games
Skateboarding is more than just a way of life for Reese Nelson, it's all she's ever known. The 10-year-old from Calgary can't remember when she first started skating or when she first dropped into a h...
Jul 06, 2023
RCMP officer won’t face charges despite possible responsibility for Clinton-area crash: police watchdog
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s police watchdog says even though an off-duty RCMP officer may have been at fault for a serious collision near Clinton last winter, he won't be charged.The collision happened on Febru...
Jul 06, 2023
Montreal Alouettes linebacker Tyrell Richards tops CFL’s monthly honour roll
It was a solid start to the CFL season for Canadian Tyrell Richards. The Montreal Alouettes linebacker received the top grade Thursday in the CFL's honour roll for the month of June. Richard was named...
Jul 06, 2023
Community, Indigenous drug rehab programs across West get $20M in federal funds
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Dozens of community and Indigenous groups across Western Canada will share $20 million in federal funding to boost their drug awareness, treatment, rehabilitation and mental-health se...
Jul 06, 2023
Community, Indigenous drug rehab programs across West get $20M in federal funds
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Dozens of community and Indigenous groups across Western Canada will share $20 million in federal funding to boost their drug awareness, treatment, rehabilitation and mental-health se...
Jul 06, 2023
Time has become Gustafson's more precious commodity following Classic win
Time has become Jeff Gustafson's most precious commodity. In March, the Kenora, Ont., angler became the first Canadian to win the US$1-million Bassmaster Classic - pro bass fishing's most prestigious ...
Jul 06, 2023
Senators add forward MacEwen on three-year contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have agreed to terms on a three-year, US$2.325 million contract with forward Zack MacEwen. The deal carries a $775,000 average annual value. MacEwen, 26, split time betwee...
Jul 06, 2023