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German skier Strasser takes Kitzbuehel slalom for 1st win in 2 years. Feller leads season standings
KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) - German skier Linus Strasser got down on his knees and kissed the snow on an Austrian slope he has known since he was a child, with his wife Maria and their one-year-old daug...
Jan 21, 2024

RCMP relaxes recreational cannabis use policy for officers
The RCMP has eased its policy on cannabis use by members, saying simply they must be fit for duty when reporting for work. The new substance use policy replaces a 2018 one that required front-line off...
Jan 21, 2024

U.S. gun crime, health insurance woes scare off Canadian diplomats, union says
OTTAWA - The union that represents Canadian diplomats abroad says Global Affairs Canada should consider boosting compensation for those posted to the United States because they face increased risk of ...
Jan 21, 2024

Economics, affordability top agenda as Liberal cabinet meets in Montreal
OTTAWA - Officials say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be putting a big emphasis on policies that help Canada's middle class as he prepares to chair a cabinet retreat in Montreal over the next thre...
Jan 21, 2024
Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 25,000 while the prolonged war divides Israelis
The Palestinian death toll from the war between Israel and Hamas has soared past 25,000, the Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said Sunday, while the Israeli government appeared far from achieving its...
Jan 21, 2024
4 ways to avoid crashes this winter: SGI
It's no surprise that collisions in Saskatchewan increase in winter time. On Thursday, crown insurance company SGI hosted a media event centred around providing tips to avoid crashes.Tyler McMurchy wi...
Jan 21, 2024

No recharge: long-term Prairie drought raises concerns over groundwater levels
EDMONTON - In the middle of an Alberta mountain playground, adjacent to a popular ski resort, there's a well sunk into the bedrock that has John Pomeroy worried. The Marmot Creek well in Kananaskis Co...
Jan 21, 2024

Trial commences for two more charged in Billette murder case
Noting it's been four years since his daughter's death, Willie Billette says anything anything less than a guilty verdict will not bring closure to his family. The grieving father is commenting ahead ...
Jan 21, 2024

Officials report at least 18 dead in shelling of a market in Russian-occupied Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - At least 18 people were killed Sunday by shelling at a market on the outskirts of the city of Donetsk in Russian-occupied Ukraine, local officials reported Sunday. A further 13 pe...
Jan 21, 2024

Vancouver's Bar Haifa is a 'love letter' to co-owners' Jewish and Palestinian roots
VANCOUVER - The collaborators behind restaurants in Vancouver and Toronto have Palestinian, Jewish and Israeli roots, and acknowledge they don't always agree. "Imagine 38 tastings for a falafel, and t...
Jan 21, 2024