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Prince Harry in Vancouver as Invictus Games school program launches online
VANCOUVER - Prince Harry is in Vancouver for the launch of a campaign to raise awareness of the Invictus Games among children and youth, one day after surprising Canadian football fans by appearing at...
Nov 18, 2024
MPs condemn alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Irwin Cotler
OTTAWA - The House of Commons has condemned an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler. MPs in the House unanimously supported a Bloc Qubcois motion saluting C...
Nov 18, 2024
Grande Prairie RCMP search for missing man
UPDATE: Grande Prairie RCMP said in a news release issued late in the afternoon of November 19 that Mads Fleetwood has been located and is safe, Mounties are thanking the public and everyone else who ...
Nov 18, 2024
Trial begins for accused in freezing deaths of family near Manitoba border crossing
FERGUS FALLS - Jury selection got underway Monday in the trial of two men accused of smuggling migrants across the Canada-U.S. border. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Shand are accused of being pa...
Nov 18, 2024
New Alberta hospital agency to be up and running in the spring, minister says
Alberta's health minister says the province's new hospital agency will be operational next spring, months later than expected.Adriana LaGrange announced Monday that hospitals now run by Alberta Health...
Nov 18, 2024
Lille forward Jonathan David serving as both goal-scorer and playmaker for Canada
TORONTO - While goals have been hard to come by for Canada under Jesse Marsch, Jonathan David has been at the centre of what offence there has been. With four goals and three assists, the 24-year-old ...
Nov 18, 2024
PWHL releases neutral-site schedule with games ranging from Vancouver to Quebec City
The PWHL is taking women's pro hockey to places from Raleigh, North Carolina, to the Pacific Northwest in releasing its nine-date schedule of neutral site games on Monday. Billed as the "Takeover Tour...
Nov 18, 2024
Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight draws record betting for a combat sports event
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Jake Paul's unanimous victory over former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson might have been disappointing from a competitive standpoint, but it drew record betting. BetMGM said the figh...
Nov 18, 2024
HFCRD Superintendent Betty Turpin to retire in 2025
Holy Family Catholic Regional Division Superintendent Betty Turpin has announced her retirement.Effective August 2025, Turpin will have closed the book on 18 years of dedicated services.During her ten...
Nov 18, 2024
Biden seeks nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is requesting nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and other natural disasters. In a letter Monday to House Speaker M...
Nov 18, 2024