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Bryan Gustafson's Smeltinator anchors Canadian's Bassmaster Classic victory
It weighed just 3/8 of an ounce but Canadian Bryan Gustafson's invention stole the show on pro bass fishing's biggest stage. On Sunday, Jeff Gustafson, of Kenora, Ont., became the first Canadian to ca...
Mar 30, 2023
Canadian fighter Aaron Jeffery turning heads with his fists and mullet in Bellator
There are four Canadians fighting at Bellator 293 in Temecula, Calif., on Friday night. Aaron Jeffery may be the easiest one to spot - he's the only one on the main card and the one with a mullet. Jef...
Mar 30, 2023
Top UN court rejects Iranian bid to free assets frozen by US
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The United Nations' top court has rejected Tehran's legal bid to free up some $2 billion in Iranian central bank assets frozen by U.S. authorities to be paid in compensat...
Mar 30, 2023
Manslaughter charge laid in relation to April 2022 Yukon overdose death
WHITEHORSE - A Yukon man has been charged with manslaughter in an opioid overdose death last year. Police say the charge is the first of its kind in the territory, which had Canada's highest per-capit...
Mar 30, 2023
Vatican rejects Doctrine of Discovery, a move Indigenous people have long urged
The Vatican has rejected the Doctrine of Discovery a year after Pope Francis met with Indigenous groups from Canada and delivered his first apology for the Catholic Church's role in residential school...
Mar 30, 2023
Professors end strike at Quebec's Université Laval, approve conciliator deal
QUEBEC - Professors at Universit Laval in Quebec City have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a deal brokered by a conciliator, putting an end to their indefinite general strike. About 93 per cent of t...
Mar 30, 2023
9 killed in Army Black Hawk helicopter crash in Kentucky
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - Nine people were killed in a crash involving two Army Black Hawk helicopters in Kentucky, a military spokesperson said. Nondice Thurman, a spokesperson for Fort Campbell, sai...
Mar 30, 2023
Three Grande Prairie archers, including father-son duo, win national titles in archery
Grande Prairie can claim three national champions in archery.All three wins came at the Indoor 3D Archery Canadian Championships held over the weekend in Calgary.Oliver Piepgrass took first in the Mal...
Mar 30, 2023
County of Grande Prairie spring road bans in effect April 3
Starting April 3, the County of Grande Prairie will have a road ban in effect on all gravel roads due to the spring thaw. The bans will be in place from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, with all gravel roads...
Mar 30, 2023
Responding to Indigenous, Vatican rejects Discovery Doctrine
VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican on Thursday responded to Indigenous demands and formally repudiated the "Doctrine of Discovery," the theories backed by 15th-century "papal bulls" that legitimized the ...
Mar 30, 2023