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B.C. set to use Alert Ready system when next storm strikes in days ahead
VICTORIA - British Columbia says it's prepared to use a national emergency alert system should the third in a trio of ongoing storms pose a risk to life and safety in the coming days. Alert Ready is a...
Nov 28, 2021
Jennifer Jones beats Tracy Fleury in women's final at Canada's Olympic curling trials
SASKATOON - Jennifer Jones defeated Tracy Fleury 6-5 in the women's final at Canada's Olympic curling trials to secure a berth at the Beijing Games. Fleury rubbed a guard on her final throw in the ext...
Nov 28, 2021
Government to introduce bill outlawing conversion therapy for adults and children
OTTAWA - The federal government is expected to reintroduce a bill that would ban conversion therapy on Monday in a move that would both fulfill an election campaign promise and potentially close looph...
Nov 28, 2021
Government to introduce bill outlawing conversion therapy for adults and children
OTTAWA - The federal government is expected to reintroduce a bill that would ban conversion therapy on Monday in a move that would both fulfill an election campaign promise and potentially close looph...
Nov 28, 2021
Mother Nature unkind to Lake Louise's men's World Cup with super-G cancellation
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - A three-race World Cup weekend turned into a one-race weekend in Lake Louise, Alta., with the cancellation of Sunday's men's super-G. Heavy, wet snow continued to blanket the ski ...
Nov 28, 2021
UNBC women's basketball edged out in tight battle with UBC Thunderbirds to split weekend, men swept in both
PRINCE GEORGE - Following Friday night's win over UBC, the UNBC Timberwolves women's basketball team fought hard last night (Nov. 27) but came away with a 68-66 loss to the UBC Thunderbirds. UNBC was ...
Nov 28, 2021
Canadians de Bruin, Kripps pick up bobsled bronze at World Cup stop in Austria
IGLS, Austria - Christine de Bruin and Justin Kripps led Canada to a pair of bronze medals Sunday at a World Cup bobsled stop. Pilot De Bruin of Stony Plain, Alta., teamed with brakewoman Kristen Bujn...
Nov 28, 2021
India pushes renewed trade talks with Canada in aftermath of two Michaels China woes
OTTAWA - Canada and India are quietly setting the stage to reboot formal free trade talks as the Trudeau government seeks economic alternatives to China following the dispute over the Meng Wanzhou-two...
Nov 28, 2021
India pushes renewed trade talks with Canada in aftermath of two Michaels China woes
OTTAWA - Canada and India are quietly setting the stage to reboot formal free trade talks as the Trudeau government seeks economic alternatives to China following the dispute over the Meng Wanzhou-two...
Nov 28, 2021
Australia confirms 2 omicron cases as travel curbs tighten
HONG KONG (AP) - Australian officials confirmed Sunday that two overseas travelers arriving in Sydney had tested positive for the omicron variant of the coronavirus, as nations around the world tighte...
Nov 28, 2021