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Some Saskatchewan community members sleeping with guns after stabbing rampage: chief
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - The chief of a First Nation where there was a mass stabbing says some people are still sleeping with their guns as Indigenous leaders in Saskatchewan gathered to call for immedi...
Nov 04, 2022
Grande Prairie Athletics excited for return of the North Peace Hockey League
For the first time since March of 2020, the North Peace Hockey League has returned to action. The league has eight teams this season, and Grande Prairie Athletics manager Mike Rappel says it is nice t...
Nov 04, 2022
Canada Wolverines begin journey to 2025 Rugby League World Cup with game in Tampa
While the Canada Ravens women compete at the Rugby League World Cup currently underway in England, Canada's men are taking their first steps towards the 2025 tournament. The men, known as the Wolverin...
Nov 04, 2022
Canadian judoka Christa Deguchi takes gold at Baku Judo Grand Slam
BAKU, Azerbaijan - Canada's Christa Deguchi won gold in the women's under-57-kilogram competition Friday at the Baku Judo Grand Slam. Deguchi defeated Portugal's Telma Monteiro in overtime in the gran...
Nov 04, 2022
Curling Canada to stick with 18-team format at men's and women's national playdowns
OTTAWA - Curling Canada will stick with its 18-team format at the men's and women's national championships this season. The federation first used the format last year when the Tim Hortons Brier and Sc...
Nov 04, 2022
Mother of Quebec infant recovered from river after car crash has died of her injuries
LAVAL, Que. - Police in the Montreal suburb of Laval say a mother who was behind the wheel of a vehicle that plunged into a river one week ago with her two children aboard has died of her injuries. La...
Nov 04, 2022
Busy weekend in local sports coming up
UPDATE: The registration night that was set for tonight at the Beaverlodge Curling Club has been postponed. A make-up date is not yet available. It is going to be a very busy weekend in local sports i...
Nov 04, 2022
Doctors, nurses, advocates call on governments to address health-care crisis
TORONTO - Associations representing Canada's doctors, nursesand other health providers are calling on governments to work together to solve the health-care crisis that is affecting people across the c...
Nov 04, 2022
Intel panel finds 'important challenges' facing federal approach on hostage-takings
OTTAWA - MPs and senators who oversee security and intelligence activities are calling on the government to create a clear framework to respond to terrorist hostage-takings. The National Security and ...
Nov 04, 2022
Four-point end helps Canada's Einarson to 9-3 win over Japan's Fujisawa
CALGARY - Canada's Kerri Einarson broke open a close game with four points in the eighth end of a 9-3 victory over Japan's Satsuki Fujisawa at the Pan Continental Curling Championships. Einarson, from...
Nov 04, 2022