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Ohio officer cleared in shooting of teenager Ma'Khia Bryant
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Columbus police officer who shot and killed 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant last year has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing, Ohio prosecutors announced Friday. Bryant was ki...
Mar 12, 2022

Plan for associate physicians in British Columbia is stalled by pandemic
VANCOUVER - B.C.'s remedy for bringing more foreign-trained doctors into the medical profession has been delayed, sidelining potential candidates and prolonging pressure on the province's health syste...
Mar 12, 2022

Much of Canada moves their clocks forward for daylight time on Sunday
VANCOUVER - Most Canadians will move their clocks forward by an hour before going to bed Saturday night for daylight time. Yukon and most of Saskatchewan observe permanent daylight time and the premie...
Mar 12, 2022

Sturgeon Lake takes control of childbirth on-reserve for first time in 50 years
OTTAWA - When Kaleo Joseph Gary Rabbitskin burst into the world last month, his birth marked a turning point for his community. It was the first time in 50 years a baby was born in Sturgeon Lake First...
Mar 12, 2022

Wilkinson expects plan for supplying some oil to Europe ready by March 23
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says it will be another week or two before Canada will know with certainty how much extra oil it can produce and ship to help offset bans on the ...
Mar 12, 2022

Leafs, Sabres set to tangle in Heritage Classic; Toronto goes back to Mrazek in goal
Morgan Rielly is of two distinct minds when it comes to NHL outdoor games. The Maple Leafs defenceman was ecstatic when his team picked up victories over the Detroit Red Wings in 2014 and 2017. And th...
Mar 12, 2022

Evolved Auger-Aliassime entering Indian Wells with high expectations for himself
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Flix Auger-Aliassime turned a long-awaited corner in his tennis career by winning his first career ATP Tour title in Rotterdam last month, in his ninth singles final. But the sp...
Mar 12, 2022

Flasch and Bottcher win crossover games at Brier, Gunnlaugson and Jacobs eliminated
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Brad Jacobs couldn't get out of the Enmax Centre fast enough after a blowout loss to Saskatchewan's Colton Flasch ended his Tim Hortons Brier playoff hopes on Friday. Jacobs went s...
Mar 12, 2022

Canada's Brian McKeever wins historic 16th Paralympic gold medal
BEIJING - Brian McKeever of Canmore, Alta., along with guide Graham Nishikawa, has won gold in the men's para cross-country middle distance vision impaired race at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. The vic...
Mar 12, 2022

Nichols out of Wild Card One lineup at Brier after positive COVID-19 test
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - After a perfect round-robin at the Tim Hortons Brier, Brad Gushue's side dropped a 4-3 decision to Canada's Brendan Bottcher in Friday's playoff seeding game after vice Mark Nichol...
Mar 12, 2022