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Governments to announce recovery plan for B.C. agriculture industry after floods
VANCOUVER - A recovery package is expected to be announced today for British Columbia's agriculture industry after devastating floods last November. The B.C. and federal agriculture ministers were sch...
Feb 07, 2022
Max Parrot wins gold, Mark McMorris bronze in men's snowboard slopestyle
BEIJING - Canada dominated the men's snowboard slopestyle competition, with Max Parrot winning gold and teammate Mark McMorris claiming bronze. It's the second straight Olympics that Parrot and McMorr...
Feb 07, 2022
Peng Shuai says allegation was "enormous misunderstanding"
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has told a French newspaper that international concern over her well-being is based on "an enormous misunderstanding" and she denied having accused a Ch...
Feb 06, 2022
Peng Shuai says allegation was "enormous misunderstanding"
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has told a French newspaper that international concern over her well-being is based on "an enormous misunderstanding" and she denied having accused a Ch...
Feb 06, 2022
Ottawa churches close doors as protests against COVID-19 measures spread anew
OTTAWA - It was just before Christmas that the Christ Church Cathedral closed in-person services amid the rise in COVID-19 cases so congregants didn't have to choose between going to church or seeing ...
Feb 06, 2022
Calgary Stampeders extend American defensive back Jonathan Moxey
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders are sticking with defensive back Jonathan Moxey, signing the American to an extension. The club announced the deal Sunday, with Stamps president and general manager Jo...
Feb 06, 2022
Senegal wins its 1st African Cup, beats Egypt on penalties
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) - Senegal won its first African Cup of Nations title on Sunday by beating Egypt 4-2 in a penalty shootout. Sadio Man scored the winning spot kick to start the celebrations and m...
Feb 06, 2022
Pope Francis notches new first: TV evening talk show guest
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis has notched a new first in his nearly nine-year-old papacy - an appearance as a TV talk show guest. Francis spoke about personal friendship as well as about issues like migrat...
Feb 06, 2022
Ottawa churches close doors as protests against COVID-19 measures spread anew
OTTAWA - It was just before Christmas that the Christ Church Cathedral closed in-person services amid the rise in COVID-19 cases so congregants didn't have to choose between going to church or seeing ...
Feb 06, 2022
California man arrested in college basketball star's death
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - A man has been arrested in the fatal highway shooting of Gene Ransom, a basketball star at the University of California, Berkeley in the 1970s and a member of the Cal Athletics ...
Feb 06, 2022