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Canada's Brian McKeever wins historic 16th Paralympic gold medal
BEIJING - Brian McKeever of Canmore, Alta., along with guide Graham Nishikawa, has won gold in the men's para cross-country middle distance vision impaired race at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. The vic...
Mar 12, 2022
Kuznetsov hat trick powers Capitals to 4-3 OT win over Canucks
VANCOUVER - Head coach Bruce Boudreau left the second-intermission pep talk to one of his leaders on Friday. His Vancouver Canucks were down 2-0 to the Washington Capitals after a shaky start to the g...
Mar 12, 2022
'Get a hobby,' B.C. premier tells those considering protesting COVID-19 mandates
VICTORIA - A protest planned for around the British Columbia legislature over COVID-19 mandates has drawn sharp criticism from the province's premier. Video posted on social media says a convoy of veh...
Mar 11, 2022
B.C. reports three new COVID-19 deaths as mask mandate is lifted
VICTORIA - British Columbia has recorded three more deaths related to COVID-19 for a total of 2,935 fatalities since the pandemic began. The Health Ministry said in a news release Friday the number of...
Mar 11, 2022
B.C. ski hills, churches, campuses and homes preparing for Ukrainian refugees: Horgan
VICTORIA - British Columbia is making room to accommodate potentially thousands of Ukrainians fleeing as Russia's invasion pushes further into their country, says Premier John Horgan. Horgan said Frid...
Mar 11, 2022
'Get a hobby,' B.C. premier tells those considering protesting COVID-19 mandates
VICTORIA - A protest planned for around the British Columbia legislature over COVID-19 mandates has drawn sharp criticism from the province's premier. Video posted on social media says a convoy of veh...
Mar 11, 2022
Cyberspace making Canadian secrets more vulnerable, spy service official warns
OTTAWA - A senior official at Canada's spy service says the expansion of cyberspace is making it easier for foreign adversaries to pilfer secrets. Cherie Henderson, an interim assistant director with ...
Mar 11, 2022
Winfield Bakery significantly damaged in fire
A Lake Country landmark appears to have suffered serious fire damage.Photos from Friday morning shows Winfield Bakery on Main St. significantly damaged by a fire.Photo courtesy of Helen BennettPhoto c...
Mar 11, 2022
Famed Ernest Tubb Record Shop in Nashville up for sale
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The downtown Nashville, Tennessee record store that was opened by Opry legend Ernest Tubb in 1947 and has been a landmark in country music for decades will close as the buildin...
Mar 11, 2022
Texas clinics’ lawsuit over abortion ban ‘effectively over’
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas abortion providers on Friday conceded a final blow to their best hope of stopping the nation's most restrictive abortion law after a new ruling ended what little path forwar...
Mar 11, 2022
