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Andy Murray loses to fifth-seeded Ugo Humbert at Dubai Championship
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Fifth-seeded Ugo Humbert eased past Andy Murray 6-2, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championships. Humbert didn't face a break point before...
Feb 28, 2024
Heavy snow and gusty winds continue to make travel difficult on Coquihalla Highway
MERRITT, B.C. - Heavy snow and gusty winds continue to make travel difficult on the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt.Environment Canada upgraded its winter storm watch for the stretch of Hi...
Feb 28, 2024
Steve Yzerman's patient plan paying off for the rolling Red Wings, who may end NHL playoff drought
DETROIT (AP) - Steve Yzerman's patient plan to turn around the Detroit Red Wings looks like it may be paying off. The rolling Red Wings routed the Washington Capitals 8-3 on Tuesday night, winning six...
Feb 28, 2024
ROTHENBURGER: There’s still a lot of fence mending to do between City and TRU
THERE'S STILL A LOT of fence mending to do between Thompson Rivers University and Kamloops City council.TRU president Brett Fairbairn visited yesterday's council meeting in the wake of council's tough...
Feb 28, 2024
Norway's King Harald V warded in hospital at Malaysia's resort island of Langkawi
LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) - Europe's oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway, remained hospitalized in Malaysia on Wednesday, in the country's northern resort island of Langkawi, after falling ill while...
Feb 28, 2024
Pope Francis has been taken briefly to a Rome hospital after his weekly audience
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis, who has been suffering from the flu, was brought to a hospital in central Rome after the papal audience on Wednesday, arriving at the Gemelli Hospital on Tiber Island...
Feb 28, 2024
Warm but 'moody' spring expected across most of Canada: Weather Network forecast
Most Canadians can look forward to a warmer-than-normal spring, but they should also brace for the season's "profound mood swings," according to The Weather Network's latest outlook. The forecast rele...
Feb 28, 2024
Funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be held on Friday, spokesperson says
MOSCOW (AP) - The funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died earlier this month in a remote Arctic penal colony, will take place on Friday in Moscow, his spokesperson said. His fune...
Feb 28, 2024
In the news today: Conservatives gaining support across Canada, according to new poll
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Support for Tories still growing, poll suggests A new poll suggests support for...
Feb 28, 2024
Ottawa rejects Alberta's request to introduce new tracking for 'safer supply' drugs
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is rejecting a proposal from the Alberta government to consider adding a "unique chemical identifier" to the pharmaceuticals being offered to users as an altern...
Feb 28, 2024
