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Bottcher and Walker to skip Alberta teams at nationals, Koe gets wild-card spot
The long wait to learn who will represent Alberta at the national curling championships is over. The decision provided some clarity on the wild-card front too. Reigning Alberta champions Laura Walker ...
Jan 18, 2021
CF Montreal adds experience, trading for Slovenian centre back Kiki Struna.
MONTREAL - CF Montreal sacrificed offence for defence Monday, trading Argentine forward Maxi Urruti to the Houston Dynamo for centre back Kiki Struna. Montreal also got an international roster spot fo...
Jan 18, 2021
Conservative policy convention will put O'Toole's pledge of moderation to the test
OTTAWA - Anti-abortion groups are furiously organizing ahead of the Conservative party's March policy convention to advance ideas core to their members. Resolutions they're hoping will be up for votes...
Jan 18, 2021
Census Bureau director to resign amid criticism over data
Facing criticism over efforts to produce citizenship data to comply with an order from President Donald Trump, U.S. Census Bureau director Steven Dillingham said Monday that he planned to resign with ...
Jan 18, 2021
Former Buffalo and Montreal coach Marv Levy behind Buffalo Bills during playoff march
He's coached in both Kansas City and Buffalo, but former Montreal Alouettes coach Marv Levy will be firmly behind the Bills this weekend. Buffalo visits Kansas City in the AFC championship game Sunday...
Jan 18, 2021
Blanchet's choice to block critics on Twitter limits free speech: experts
OTTAWA - Dozens of people say Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet has blocked them on Twitter after they criticized his statements about Transport Minister Omar Alghabra. Richard Moon, a law pro...
Jan 18, 2021
Melfort Kinsmen and Kinettes set sights on raising funds ahead of Telemiracle
Kinsmen and Kinette groups in Saskatchewan are in full fundraising mode ahead of Telemiracle 45.With the restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been a difficult year to raise funds...
Jan 18, 2021
Province administers over 22,000 COVID-19 vaccines, records four deaths, 290 new cases
Yesterday, the province administered 2,449 COVID-19 vaccines, bringing the total amount administered to 22,618.In the northern zones, there were 65 doses administered in the North Central, 104 in the ...
Jan 18, 2021
Toronto-based Samuel Vargas to face unbeaten Conor (The Destroyer) Benn in April
Toronto-based welterweight Samuel Vargas will face unbeaten Conor (The Destroyer) Benn on April 10 in the United Kingdom. Benn, the son of former world champion Nigel Benn, ran his record to 17-0-0 in...
Jan 18, 2021
Rescue society praises B.C.'s teens survival skills after he got lost snowmobiling
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The backcountry survival skills of a British Columbia teen who got lost while snowmobiling are being praised by search and rescue volunteers who found him safe. The South Caribo...
Jan 18, 2021