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Prime minister calls freezing deaths of four near U.S. border mind-boggling, tragic
Canada is doing all it can to stop people from risking their lives by crossing the border illegally, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. Trudeau was responding to the deaths of a family that tr...
Jan 21, 2022
Severe weather, hours of walking: Court documents detail deadly trek to U.S. border
EMERSON, MANITOBA - Dressed in new winter jackets, balaclavas and insulated rubber boots, a group of Indian citizens walked hours in the prairie darkness through fields of knee-deep snow hoping to get...
Jan 21, 2022
AHL suspends Barracuda forward Hrabik 30 games for 'racial gesture'
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The American Hockey League has suspended San Jose Barracuda forward Krystof Hrabik 30 games for making a "racial gesture" at Tucson Roadrunners left-wing Boko Imama during a game ...
Jan 21, 2022
Kilde extends WCup downhill dominance with Kitzbühel win
KITZBHEL, Austria - When Aleksander Aamodt Kilde flipped through the photos on his phone Friday, just hours before one of the main World Cup downhills of the season, he got a dramatic reminder of his ...
Jan 21, 2022
'A pretty easy process:' With new contract done, Bombers' Collaros focused on 3-peat
WINNIPEG - It's fitting Zach Collaros signed a new contract with the Blue Bombers while celebrating a belated Christmas with family in his hometown. The team's star quarterback gave fans a gift by ink...
Jan 21, 2022
Weagle and Kennedy tabbed as Canadian mixed doubles backups at Beijing Games
Veteran curlers Marc Kennedy and Lisa Weagle will serve as backups in the event an injury or positive COVID-19 test forces a change to the Canadian mixed doubles roster before the start of the Beijing...
Jan 21, 2022
Precautionary water quality advisory lifted for Duteau Creek
The Precautionary Water Quality Advisory issued for the Duteau Water Supply service was lifted Friday.Greater Vernon Water said as of Jan. 21, all levels of treatment had returned to normal at the Dut...
Jan 21, 2022
O'Toole's flaws must be part of Conservative election report: Sen. Batters
OTTAWA - The Conservative senator ousted for spearheading an effort to review Erin O'Toole's leadership says a forthcoming report of the party's election loss must confront its most serious flaws - in...
Jan 21, 2022
$28-million class-action settlement in sex abuse case against Clerics of St-Viateur
MONTREAL - Lawyers say a $28-million settlement has been reached for more than 375 sexual abuse victims of Quebec-based Catholic religious order the Clerics of St-Viateur. Montreal law firm Arsenault,...
Jan 21, 2022
Canada gives $120M loan to help bolster Ukraine against Russia threats
OTTAWA - Canada is giving Ukraine a $120-million loan to help bolster its economy and aid as it faces a hostile buildup of Russian forces on its borders. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the lo...
Jan 21, 2022
