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B.C. air quality advisories in place for North Peace region, Fort Nelson
Environment Canada says wildfire smoke from northern Alberta is causing poor air quality and reduced visibility in parts of northeastern British Columbia. Special air quality advisories are in place f...
May 09, 2023
Avalanche's Landeskog to undergo knee cartilage transplant
DENVER (AP) - Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog is set to undergo cartilage transplant surgery on his right knee and expected to miss the entire 2023-24 NHL season. The team on Tuesday anno...
May 09, 2023
Briere recalls 2010 Flyers had 'belief' they could come back from 0-3 deficit
After dropping a third straight game to Boston in the 2010 NHL playoffs, Daniel Briere remembers his Philadelphia teammates sitting in the locker room wondering how they were suddenly on the verge of ...
May 09, 2023
First wild koalas caught and vaccinated against chlamydia
Australian scientists have begun vaccinating wild koalas against chlamydia in an ambitious field trial in New South Wales. The aim is to test a method for protecting the beloved marsupials against a w...
May 09, 2023
With debt limit looming, Biden, congressional leaders to finally meet at White House
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden will meet with congressional leaders today as the race against the clock to raise the U.S. debt limit gets underway in earnest. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has war...
May 09, 2023
Former CFL, NFL quarterback Joe Kapp passes away at the age of 85
Joe Kapp, the former CFL and NFL star quarterback, has died. He was 85. According to CFL officials, Kapp died Monday night. He had reportedly been battling dementia for more than a decade. Kapp played...
May 09, 2023
Fires in northwestern Alberta continue to burn with evacuation orders still in place
Fire watchers say as of late Monday, a wildfire in Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation has burned close to 3,800 hectares. Sturgeon Lake officials say 1,600 people have left the area because of the fire and an ...
May 09, 2023
Additional crews arrive to fight Dunes West wildfire
More firefighters arrived in Grande Prairie yesterday evening to fight the Dunes West wildfire and support local crews. The Calgary Fire Department brought three engines, 27 firefighters, and a mechan...
May 09, 2023
Inside NHL draft lottery Blackhawks won for Connor Bedard
SECAUCUS, N.J. - The Chicago Blackhawks won the NHL draft lottery and the chance to select Connor Bedard long before Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly revealed it on national television. The process to de...
May 09, 2023
Inside NHL draft lottery Blackhawks won for Connor Bedard
SECAUCUS, N.J. - The Chicago Blackhawks won the NHL draft lottery and the chance to select Connor Bedard long before Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly revealed it on national television. The process to de...
May 09, 2023