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Hedman, Kyrou, Aho win big in Vegas NHL skills competition
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Tampa Bay's Victor Hedman won the Hardest Shot competition and St. Louis' Jordan Kyrou was the Fastest Skater during an NHL All-Star skills competition with a distinct Vegas flavor Fr...
Feb 04, 2022

Pascal Siakam's 21-point first-quarter explosion extends Raptors win streak to five
TORONTO - Pascal Siakam scored 21 points in the first quarter on way his way to 33 for the evening as the Toronto Raptors extended their winning streak to five with a 125-114 victory over the Atlanta ...
Feb 04, 2022

Pandemic fatigue leaves Canada in 'tricky moment', Freeland says
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is at a "tricky moment" as we near the two-year mark of a global pandemic that has left everyone tired, grouchy and grasping for signs of hope. ...
Feb 04, 2022

NASCAR bet more than $1 million to bring cars into Coliseum
LOS ANGELES (AP) - NASCAR's top stars have seen the Los Angeles Coliseum on television and they know what it looks like as a football stadium. But as a racetrack? This they had to see right away, up c...
Feb 04, 2022

Candice Bergen shakes up O'Toole's parliamentary leadership team, drops Quebec MP
OTTAWA - New Conservative Interim Leader Candice Bergen has done a clean sweep of former leader Erin O'Toole's leadership team in Parliament. Tory MPs were informed Friday of the major shakeup, which ...
Feb 04, 2022

Ottawa locals hit the streets in a 'community safety walk' amid convoy demonstration
OTTAWA - On a frosty Friday morning, a few dozen masked people gathered on the corner of Bank and Somerset Street in downtown Ottawa. The group came together to attend a community safety walk, the fir...
Feb 04, 2022

Feds to press ahead with anti-hate bill, including online speech: minister
OTTAWA - Diversity Minister Ahmed Hussen says the government is preparing to press ahead with a law to combat racial and religious hatred, including online hate. In an interview, the minister condemne...
Feb 04, 2022

Waffle House shooter found guilty on 4 counts of murder
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A man who shot and killed four people at a Nashville Waffle House in a 2018 early morning attack has been found guilty on four counts of 1st-degree murder. A jury returned the ...
Feb 04, 2022

Snowfall in La Ronge remains above average, break from cold on the way
The tri-communities continues to experience above-average snow fall this winter. According to Environment and Climate Change Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang, there was 22.6 millimetres of snow in Janu...
Feb 04, 2022

NDP calls for emergency debate on planned changes to public health measures
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling for the legislature to be recalled for emergency debate on the planned loosening of public health measures in the province.On Thursday, the province announced a plan fo...
Feb 04, 2022