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President Joe Biden has won enough delegates to clinch the 2024 Democratic nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden, who took office aiming to steady a nation convulsed by the coronavirus pandemic and the Jan. 6 insurrection, clinched a second straight Democratic nomination Tue...
Mar 12, 2024
Biden and Trump could clinch nominations in Tuesday's contests, ushering in general election
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump secured victories in Georgia on Tuesday as they sought to clinch their parties' presidential nominations in a slate of low-profi...
Mar 12, 2024
Topi Ronni sentenced in Finland court for rape, Flames renounce rights to 2022 pick
Calgary Flames draft pick Topi Ronni has been handed a one-year suspended prison sentence for rape committed as a young person by the District Court of Helsinki. Ronni's Finnish Elite League team, Tap...
Mar 12, 2024
Katzberg, Armstrong win Sport BC Athlete of the Year Awards
VANCOUVER - Kamloops Track and Field Club hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg and his coach, Dylan Armstrong, are among recipients of Sport BC Athlete of the Year Awards, which were handed out last week in ...
Mar 12, 2024
Calgary Flames list goalie Markstrom day-to-day with lower-body injury, recall Wolf
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have listed goaltender Jacob Markstrom as day-to-day with a lower-body injury. In a corresponding move, the Flames recalled goalie Dustin Wolf from the team's American Hoc...
Mar 12, 2024
Deficit of $11 billion and other highlights from Quebec's 2024-25 budget
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard on Tuesday tabled his sixth budget, with big spending increases for health and education. Here are some highlights. - Deficit of $11 billion, which includes a $1.5-...
Mar 12, 2024
Blue Jays cruise past Yankees 8-1 for second straight pre-season win
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Justin Turner, Daulton Varsho and Santiago Espinal each had two RBIs as the Toronto Blue Jays earned their second straight win topping the New York Yankees 8-1 in pre-season action Tue...
Mar 12, 2024
Calgary Stampeders add former Roughriders coach Craig Dickenson as senior consultant
CALGARY - Dave and Craig Dickenson are together again with the Calgary Stampeders. The Stampeders appointed Craig Dickenson as a senior consultant Tuesday. His younger brother Dave Dickenson is Calgar...
Mar 12, 2024
Samaritan, 80, who died after pushing woman from path of vehicle always helpful: son
The son of an 80-year-old Alberta man who died on Vancouver Island after helping a woman involved in a crash says it was in his dad's nature to help others before "tragedy took him." Ronald Hare of Ca...
Mar 12, 2024
Richmond, B.C., seeks federal funding to house refugees crowding homeless shelters
RICHMOND - The City of Richmond in British Columbia is urging the federal government to provide more temporary housing for refugees and asylum seekers or pay for the use of city shelters, with the new...
Mar 12, 2024
