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Canada overcomes pandemic challenges to capture 25 medals at Beijing Paralympics
The cauldron was extinguished on one of the most formidable Winter Paralympics in history Sunday, with "hopes of peace," and two years into the COVID-19 global pandemic that made just getting to the G...
Mar 13, 2022
US, China officials to meet as tensions mount over Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is sending his national security adviser for talks with a senior Chinese official in Rome on Monday as concerns grow that China is amplifying Russian disinformati...
Mar 13, 2022
Gushue downs Flasch to dash Saskatchewan’s Brier hopes
The drought in Saskatchewan will continue.Brad Gushue beat Colton Flasch 9-7 in the 3-4 Page playoff game at the Tim Hortons Brier on Saturday, eliminating the Saskatchewan champions from the Canadian...
Mar 13, 2022
Investigation underway after train derailment near Drinkwater
An investigation is underway after Canadian Pacific (CP) Railway officials say one of its trains derailed in southern Saskatchewan on Saturday.Officials say the train derailed around 6:30 a.m. south o...
Mar 13, 2022
US, China officials to meet as tensions mount over Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is sending his national security adviser for talks with a senior Chinese official in Rome on Monday as concerns grow that China is amplifying Russian disinformati...
Mar 13, 2022
Not achievable: Mining association objects to proposed federal coal effluent rules
Canada's mining industry is pushing back against proposed tougher federal coal effluent rules, saying the draft regulations aren't practical or backed by science. "We just do not see a path to achievi...
Mar 13, 2022
How Noem's struggles at home may enhance White House chances
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's election-year fight with fellow Republicans in the Legislature has spurred criticism she is neglecting her job to angle for the White House, but the...
Mar 13, 2022
Hertha Berlin fires coach in bid to stave off relegation
BERLIN (AP) - Hertha Berlin fired Tayfun Korkut as coach on Sunday in a desperate attempt to stave off a humiliating Bundesliga relegation for the ambitious club. Hertha said in a statement that assis...
Mar 13, 2022
Russian airstrike hits base in western Ukraine, kills 35
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) - Waves of Russian missiles pounded a military training base near Ukraine's western border with NATO member Poland, killing 35 people, Ukrainian authorities said Sunday. The strike ...
Mar 13, 2022
'Dune,' 'Power of the Dog' lead race for BAFTA film awards
LONDON (AP) - Sci-fi epic "Dune" and dark western "The Power of the Dog" lead the race as the British Academy Film Awards return Sunday with a live, black-tie ceremony after a pandemic-curtailed event...
Mar 13, 2022