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Downhill training canceled at World Cup finals to protect slope before speed races
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) - The men's and women's downhill trainings at the World Cup finals were canceled on Thursday. The sessions on Wednesday went ahead as scheduled but it was decided to...
Mar 21, 2024
Canada's Homan rolls to win over Estonia's Turmann at world women's curling playdowns
SYDNEY, N.S. - Canada's Rachel Homan tuned up for the playoffs with a 9-4 victory over Estonia's Liisa Turmann at the world women's curling championship. Homan opened with three points and stole four ...
Mar 21, 2024
Alimentation Couche-Tard seeing low-income customers cut back on store visits: CEO
LAVAL, Que. - The head of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. says lower income consumers feeling strained by economic headwinds are cutting back on how often they visit the chain's convenience stores. Bria...
Mar 21, 2024
One man dead following truck fire near Gibraltar Mine
McLEESE LAKE, B.C. - One man is dead following a vehicle fire north of McLeese Lake in the Cariboo Tuesday (March 19) morning. Willams Lake RCMP responded to a single-vehicle accident on Gibraltar Min...
Mar 21, 2024
ROTHENBURGER: Why we should keep calling our mayors ‘Your Worship’
I READ AN ARTICLE the other day in which Mayor Reid-Hamer Jackson says the honorific "Your Worship" has lost some of its meaning and he's OK with plain "Reid." Unless those who address him with "Your ...
Mar 21, 2024
N.L. plans to go ahead with budget as fishers gather for second day of protest
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A large crowd of Newfoundland and Labrador fish harvesters once again gathered outside the legislature Thursday morning, a day after shutting down the presentation of the provincial...
Mar 21, 2024
In the news today: Brian Mulroney's tribute moves to Montreal
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Quebecers to pay tribute to Brian Mulroney Quebecers will get their chance to p...
Mar 21, 2024
Ukraine's capital Kyiv attacked by Russia for first time in 44 days with 13 people hurt
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine's capital was attacked by Russia for the first time in 44 days Thursday as Kyiv residents woke early to loud explosions. Ukraine's Emergency Service said 13 people were wo...
Mar 21, 2024
Families who fled Gaza before applying for special visa must find other way to Canada
OTTAWA - The federal government says people who managed to escape the Gaza Strip no longer qualify for a special program to reunite with extended family members in Canada if they didn't finish the app...
Mar 21, 2024
Israel envoy says country can defend itself despite Canada ending future arms exports
OTTAWA - Israel's ambassador to Canada isn't saying whether this week's vote in the House of Commons to end future arms exports to his country will actually impact the war with Hamas. Iddo Moed says t...
Mar 21, 2024
