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COC still looks to appeal Russian team figure-skating bronze despite ISU explanation
The Canadian Olympic Committee says it continues to believe Canada's figure skating team deserves the bronze medal from the 2022 Beijing Olympics, and a statement from the International Skating Union ...
Feb 9, 2024

Canfor selling pulp mill in Taylor
Canfor says it is selling its pulp mill in Taylor, B.C. for $7 million.The company did not name the buyer in a news release announcing the sale, but President and CEO Kevin Edgson says the new owner i...
Feb 9, 2024

Analysts: Canada could see one-stop shop for sports streaming, but not in near future
While Canadian sports broadcasting powerbrokers have worked together on occasion in the past, it's unlikely they'd follow the path of their counterparts in the United States and team up again in the n...
Feb 9, 2024

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii's Big Island; no tsunami expected
HONOLULU (AP) - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the world's largest active volcano on Friday - Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii - knocking items off shelves in nearby towns but not immediately ...
Feb 9, 2024

New payment model sees 16.5% jump in B.C. family doctors, but more needed: minister
VANCOUVER - Health Minister Adrian Dix says the number of family doctors in British Columbia is increasing, but there are still almost 900,000 people without a primary care provider. He says the New D...
Feb 9, 2024

Local sports scores, weekend schedules
NPHLThe North Peace Hockey League playoffs got underway Thursday night with two games.Spirit River won 4-2 in Grande Prairie. Jean-Marco St. Pierre had two goals for the Rangers, Mike Lefley had a goa...
Feb 9, 2024

Poll worker nun triggered some residents at Manitoba Indigenous seniors' home: report
WINNIPEG - The hiring of a nun to run a mobile voting poll at an Indigenous seniors' centre during Manitoba's provincial election did not violate any laws, an investigation by the province's elections...
Feb 9, 2024

Fourth Creek Hall hosting Soup and Sandwich Supper Feb. 16
The Fourth Creek Hall in Saddle Hills County is hosting a community event next week.A Soup and Sandwich Supper will be open for everyone at the Hall next Friday, with tickets costing $7.50 per person ...
Feb 9, 2024

Canada Post aims to increase price of stamps; changes would take effect in May
TORONTO - It may soon cost more to send letters in the mail. Canada Post is aiming to raise the cost of stamps by seven cents, to 99 cents, for stamps purchased in a booklet, coil or pane, which it sa...
Feb 9, 2024

American linebacker Micah Awe signs contract extension with Calgary Stampeders
CALGARY - Micah Awe won't be hitting CFL free agency. The veteran American linebacker signed a contract extension with the Calgary Stampeders on Friday. Awe was eligible to become a CFL free agent Tue...
Feb 9, 2024