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Five years after skydiving crash, Canada's Turner races to Paralympic gold medal
There were dark days when Tyler Turner wished he'd died in the skydiving accident that cost him his legs. Because then he wouldn't be facing the decision of whether to push forward, or simply exist. O...
Mar 7, 2022
'I just want to keep pushing boundaries': Greg Westlake proud of Paralympic career
Greg Westlake knows all about the highs and lows of the Paralympics. As a forward on Canada's Para hockey team for more than 16 years, he's experienced the rush of gold-medal games and the sting of de...
Mar 7, 2022
Russia snubs UN court hearings in case brought by Ukraine
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Ukraine pleaded with the United Nations' top court Monday to order Russia to halt its devastating invasion, saying Moscow is already committing widespread war crimes and ...
Mar 7, 2022
'I want to feel safe': Ukraine youth orchestra now refugees
ZAHONY, Hungary (AP) - The violin was so beloved by Myroslava Sherbina it was the one item she took as she fled Ukraine, along with the clothes she wore. But the instrument has remained silent since t...
Mar 7, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Neighbourhoods must come first it quest for housing answers
AFTER WRITING ABOUT the need for a made-in-Kamloops solution to social disorder, I received a couple of comments of the, "if you're so smart, how would you fix it?" variety.If I had the answer myself,...
Mar 7, 2022
Thai autopsy says cricket star Warne died of natural causes
BANGKOK (AP) - Police in Thailand said Monday that an autopsy conducted on the body of Australian cricket star Shane Warne has concluded that he died of natural causes. A statement issued by deputy na...
Mar 7, 2022
China says Russia its chief 'strategic partner', despite war
BEIJING (AP) - China's Foreign Minister on Monday called Russia Beijing's "most important strategic partner," amid its continued refusal to condemn the invasion of Ukraine. Wang Yi said ties with Mosc...
Mar 7, 2022
Thai autopsy says cricket star Warne died of natural causes
BANGKOK (AP) - Police in Thailand said Monday that an autopsy conducted on the body of Australian cricket star Shane Warne has concluded that he died of natural causes. A statement issued by deputy na...
Mar 7, 2022
Canadian skier Mac Marcoux pulls out of Beijing Paralympics with lower-body injury
BEIJING - Canadian Alpine skier Mac Marcoux was forced to withdraw from the Beijing Paralympics due to injury. The 24-year-old from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., suffered a lower-body injury when he crashed...
Mar 6, 2022
Canada's McKeever, Wilkie win gold in cross-country at the Beijing Paralympics
ZHANGJIAKOU, China - Canada added two gold medals and a bronze in cross-country skiing at the Beijing Paralympics on Monday. Brian McKeever easily defended his title in the men's 20-kilometre cross-co...
Mar 6, 2022
