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Canada's Rahneva slides to skeleton bronze at world championships
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland - Canada's Mirela Rahneva slid to a bronze medal Friday in women's skeleton competition at the bobsled and skeleton world championships. The 34-year-old from Ottawa captured he...
Jan 27, 2023

Alberta Justice spokespeople deliver duelling statements on prosecutor email review
EDMONTON - An Alberta government email review of whether Premier Danielle Smith's office interfered with Crown prosecutors has taken a confusing turn, with duelling statements from two spokespeople on...
Jan 27, 2023

B.C. First Nations face complex, stressful choice: should school sites be excavated?
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The chief of the Williams Lake First Nation says he would support excavating possible unmarked graves at the site of the former St. Joseph's Mission residential school if that's ...
Jan 27, 2023

Paul Henderson to celebrate 80th with grandson on the ice
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Long accustomed to being recognized in most every rink he enters in Canada, Paul Henderson enjoys attending his grandson's college hockey games in relative anonymity while seated ...
Jan 27, 2023

Man who claimed he had bomb near Capitol pleads guilty
WASHINGTON (AP) - A man who caused evacuations and an hourslong standoff with police on Capitol Hill when he claimed he had a bomb in his pickup truck outside the Library of Congress pleaded guilty on...
Jan 27, 2023

Hall Lake celebrates opening of education centre, cultural site
Hall Lake Coun. Norman Ross is hopeful the grand opening of two facilities in the community this week has a positive and healthy impact on residents. The first grand opening was held on Thursday for t...
Jan 27, 2023

GOP Chair Ronna McDaniel defeats rival in leadership vote
DANA POINT, Calif. (AP) - Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel won her bid Friday to lead the GOP for two more years, prevailing in an election that highlighted fierce internal divisions...
Jan 27, 2023

A Quebec coroner says Montreal's Champlain Bridge needs anti-suicide barrier
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner says Montreal's Samuel-De Champlain Bridge must have a suicide-prevention barrier installed, after a 38-year-old man jumped to his death from the structure last May. Dr. Je...
Jan 27, 2023

'Why not sign two years?:' Vancouver Canucks winger Kuzmenko happy with extension
VANCOUVER - It's little wonder Andrei Kuzmenko captured the hearts of Vancouver Canucks fans so quickly. In a season marked by loss and frustration, the Russian forward with the dimpled grin, gravity ...
Jan 27, 2023

Pence takes full responsibility after classified docs found
MIAMI (AP) - Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that he takes "full responsibility" after classified documents were found at his Indiana home. "Let me be clear about something: Those classif...
Jan 27, 2023