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Canada's Homan dumps South Korea's Gim 8-2 at Pan Continental curling championship
LACOMBE, Alta. - Canada's Rachel Homan defeated South Korea's Eunji Gim 8-2 on Wednesday to secure a playoff berth at the Pan Continental curling championships. Homan, from Ottawa, needed only six end...
Oct 30, 2024
Achinioti-Jonsson, Antonoglou, Klomp up for CPL top defender award
Forge FC's Alexander Achinioti-Jonsson, Valour FC's Themi Antonoglou and Cavalry FC's Daan Klomp are the finalists for the Canadian Premier League's Defender of the Year Award. Achinioti-Jonsson won t...
Oct 30, 2024
Alzheimer Society supports advance MAID requests, but also good dementia care
TORONTO - The Alzheimer Society says people with dementia should have the right to request medical assistance in dying in advance - but it must not be a replacement for high-quality palliative care. A...
Oct 30, 2024
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid out 2-3 weeks with ankle injury
EDMONTON - Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid is expected to be out for two to three weeks with an ankle injury, the NHL team said Wednesday. McDavid sustained the injury 37 seconds into Edmonton'...
Oct 30, 2024
Toronto Argonauts, Saskatchewan Roughriders led way in voting for CFL all-star teams
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts and Saskatchewan Roughriders each had nine players named to the East and West Division all-star squads, respectively, Wednesday. Voting for was conducted by the Footbal...
Oct 30, 2024
Quebec City to host Montreal-Ottawa neutral-site PWHL game
QUBEC - The Montral Victoire will host the Ottawa Charge in a Professional Women's Hockey League regular-season game in 2025. The PWHL announced Wednesday the game will take place on the afternoon of ...
Oct 30, 2024
Ottawa urged to halt imports of endangered monkeys for drug testing, amid U.S. probe
TORONTO - The federal government is facing mounting pressure to investigate the importation of endangered monkeys for medical research in Quebec, after a United States probe allegedly prompted a pharm...
Oct 30, 2024
On-site restaurant coming to GPRH in 2025
Alberta Health Services says the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital will finally be getting food service inside their doors to serve staff and visitors come next year.There has been no on-site service r...
Oct 30, 2024
Federal government would have to double military spending to meet NATO target: PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says if the federal government wants to meet NATO's military spending target by 2032 as promised, it will have to almost double defence spending to $81.9 bill...
Oct 30, 2024
Harris promises to 'represent all Americans' after Biden's remark on Trump supporters and 'garbage'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Kamala Harris said she disagrees "with any criticism of people based on who they vote for," reacting after President Joe Biden's reference to Donald Trump's supporters and "garbage."...
Oct 30, 2024