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Capitals shift focus to season following development camp
PRINCE GEORGE - The Northern Capitals already have their 2021-22 schedule set in stone, what they didn't have confirmed was who is going to be cracking the roster for this upcoming season. Over the we...
Aug 16, 2021

Pine River fire continues to see minimal fire activity
PRINCE GEORGE - A fire that exploded in size on Friday afternoon continues to show minimal fire activity in the Pine Pass along Highway 97.The Pine River Fire (G72591) has burned at least 2,542 hectar...
Aug 16, 2021

Champion filly Munnyfor Ro will race Sunday in $1-million Queen's Plate at Woodbine
Munnyfor Ro is a go for the $1-million Queen's Plate. Trainer Kevin Attard confirmed Monday the '21 Woodbine Oaks champion will race in the opening jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown on Sunday at ...
Aug 16, 2021

Nurse says continuity, long-term commitment key to getting Canada to Paris Olympics
TORONTO - There were plenty of moments when Nick Nurse was watching the Tokyo Olympics that he couldn't help but imagine Canada playing there. Nurse and the Canadian men's basketball team had to watch...
Aug 16, 2021

Haiti quake death toll rises to 1,419, injured now at 6,000
LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) - A hospital in southwestern Haiti, where a powerful earthquake flattened homes, shops and other buildings over the weekend, was so overwhelmed with patients that many had to lie...
Aug 16, 2021

Two Holocaust researchers, including Ottawa professor, win libel case on appeal in Poland
WARSAW, Poland - An appellate court in Poland on Monday rejected a lawsuit brought against two Holocaust scholars - one of them an Ottawa professor - in a case that has been closely watched because it...
Aug 16, 2021

Crown appeals prison term for trucker convicted in killing of woman in Edmonton hotel
EDMONTON - Crown prosecutors are appealing a 12 1/2-year sentence given to an Ontario truck driver found guilty in the killing of a woman in his Edmonton hotel room. Bradley Barton was sentenced in Ju...
Aug 16, 2021

Ontario open to child care deal with federal Liberals, with some flexibility: Lecce
TORONTO - Ontario's education minister says his government is open to striking a deal on affordable child care with the federal Liberals if it accounts for what he described as the province's "unique"...
Aug 16, 2021

WHL adopts mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy
CALGARY - The Western Hockey League has announced it has adopted a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. Effective immediately, all WHL roster players, hockey operations staff and other team and WHL ...
Aug 16, 2021

Long Lake regatta provides rare race opportunity for local paddlers
NANAIMO - Paddlers from eight clubs across the province descended on Long Lake for a rare opportunity to hit the water in a race environment.The Nanaimo Canoe and Kayak Club held their annual BC Cup e...
Aug 16, 2021