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Canada's Homan beats Lithuania, falls to Scotland on opening day at women's worlds
UIJEONGBU-SI - The Canadian team skipped by Rachel Homan split its first two games Saturday at the LGT world women's curling championship. Homan, from Ottawa, opened round-robin play with a 13-2 rout ...
Mar 15, 2025
PBCN 'cows and plows' settlement worth $630 million
An agreement signed by Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) and the federal government is being described as a historic victory.The $630 million settlement is the latest in a series of announcements th...
Mar 15, 2025
Francesco Friedrich of Germany wins 16th world bobsled championship, taking 4-man in Lake Placid
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) - Francesco Friedrich won every championship he could in bobsledding this season. The German great is now a world champion for the 16th time, capping off his seventh four-man wo...
Mar 15, 2025
Hudson’s Bay plans ‘immediate’ liquidation of entire business
Despite holding out hope it can avoid a full shutdown, Hudson's Bay says it is planning an "immediate" liquidation that would begin next week and wrap up in June.In a late Friday announcement, Canada'...
Mar 15, 2025
Monster storm across the US sparks threat of tornadoes in US South; At least 5 dead
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - At least five people have been killed in a monster storm sweeping across much of the U.S. At least two people were killed in Missouri after a tornado struck the Bakersfield area. ...
Mar 15, 2025
Swiss ski star Odermatt secures overall and GS World Cup titles in race won by teammate Meillard
HAFJELL, Norway (AP) - Marco Odermatt finished second behind Swiss teammate Loic Meillard in a World Cup giant slalom Saturday to formally lock up his fourth straight overall and GS titles. The only r...
Mar 15, 2025
Israeli airstrikes killed 8 people in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medics say
CAIRO (AP) - Palestinian medics say Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least eight people, including a local reporter who was operating a drone. The Indonesian Hospital said it received ei...
Mar 15, 2025
Starmer tells global leaders to 'keep the pressure' on Putin over ceasefire in Ukraine
LONDON (AP) - U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told global leaders to "keep the pressure" on Russian President Vladimir Putin to back a ceasefire in Ukraine. In his opening remarks Saturday to a v...
Mar 15, 2025
Starmer tells global leaders to 'keep the pressure' on Putin over ceasefire in Ukraine
LONDON (AP) - U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told global leaders to "keep the pressure" on Russian President Vladimir Putin to back a ceasefire in Ukraine. In his opening remarks Saturday to a v...
Mar 15, 2025
Quebec company hopes its plan to sell bananas, other exotic produce bears fruit
SAINT-EUSTACHE, Que. - Thick, humid air envelopes Myriam Claude's banana tree, which bears a beautiful cluster of fruit, not yet ripe. Beside it are several trees blossoming with flowers, citrus fruit...
Mar 15, 2025