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Canada wins pair of round-robin games at world wheelchair curling championship
BEIJING - Canada bounced back from an opening loss by winning a pair of round-robin games Sunday at the world wheelchair curling championship. Mark Ideson's team defeated Switzerland 6-3 in the aftern...
Oct 24, 2021
Internal government analysis shows depth of reliance on now-defunct recovery benefit
OTTAWA - An internal government analysis on the Canada Recovery Benefit says the majority of recipients who received the federal help were continuous or repeat beneficiaries of the now-ended aid progr...
Oct 24, 2021
Skip Jill Brothers returns to hometown for Olympic curling trials qualifier
One of the formative victories of Jill Brothers' curling career came at the Liverpool Curling Club almost 15 years ago. She's hoping a return to hometown ice at the upcoming qualifier for the Olympic ...
Oct 24, 2021
Kane likely out as Blackhawks try for 1st win of season
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane likely will miss Sunday night's game against Detroit because of the NHL's COVID-19 protocol. The Blackhawks announced Sunday morning that forward Ry...
Oct 24, 2021
Swiss skier Odermatt wins GS opener; American Radamus 6th
SLDEN, Austria (AP) - Swiss skier Marco Odermatt edged surprise first-run leader Roland Leitinger of Austria by .07 of a second Sunday to win the season-opening men's World Cup giant slalom. American ...
Oct 24, 2021
By-election will be needed in one Lethbridge County division
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The councillor-elects have been confirmed in all divisions within Lethbridge County except for one.The County has officially verified the results of the municipal elections.In Divisio...
Oct 24, 2021
Councillor-elect Nick Paladino bringing intermunicipal connections to Lethbridge City Council
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Nick Paladino is saying thank you to all electors in Lethbridge who voted during the 2021 municipal elections, especially those who voted for him.After an unsuccessful bid for a counc...
Oct 24, 2021
British envoy seeks Canada's climate change help at UN talks in Glasgow
OTTAWA - Britain's new envoy to Ottawa says Canada still has credibility as a reliable partner on fighting climate change despite a domestic rise of greenhouse gas emissions in recent years. Susannah ...
Oct 24, 2021
Parents more hesitant to vaccinate kids than themselves, researcher says
OTTAWA - Jennifer Hubert jumped at the opportunity to get her COVID-19 vaccine, but she's not looking forward to having to make the decision about whether to vaccinate her three-year-old son Jackson. ...
Oct 24, 2021
Hazardous materials burning aboard container ship anchored off southern B.C.
VICTORIA - The Canadian Coast Guard says a fire is continuing to burn in several containers aboard a cargo ship about eight kilometres off the coast of Victoria. The Coast Guard says in a release that...
Oct 24, 2021