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Ukraine facing another Russian missile attack
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Authorities in Ukraine say several regions of the country, including its capital, were facing a Russian missile attack Thursday. Air raid sirens rang out in many regions of the co...
Dec 29, 2022
Huberdeau breaks tie in third, Flames beat Kraken 3-2
SEATTLE (AP) - Jonathan Huberdeau broke a tie with eight minutes left in the third period and the Calgary Flames beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2 on Wednesday night. Huberdeau found himself unmarked in the...
Dec 29, 2022
Andrei Vasilevskiy earns 11th straight win over Canadiens
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves to beat Montreal for the 11th consecutive time, Brayden Point had two goals, and the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Canadiens 4-1 on Wednesday nig...
Dec 28, 2022
Bedard shines as Canada gets back on track at world juniors with 11-2 rout of Germany
HALIFAX - Connor Bedard had a hat trick and four assists as Canada got back on track at the world junior hockey championship Wednesday with an emphatic 11-2 victory over Germany. Dylan Guenther also h...
Dec 28, 2022
Northern California statue of meat-packing magnate beheaded
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The statue of a 19th-century Northern California rancher and meat-packing magnate was decapitated earlier this week, leaving investigators in the state's capital city scratch...
Dec 28, 2022
Kosovo Serbs to remove barricades that triggered tensions
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic said late Wednesday that Serbs will start removing their barricades in Kosovo on Thursday in a move that could deescalate tensions that trig...
Dec 28, 2022
The tale of Bunbun, stranded at Vancouver airport, has a happy ending
VANCOUVER - It's been a chaotic Christmas for many travellers across the country, including one fluffy passenger who was separated from their family and stranded at Vancouver's airport. But a spokespe...
Dec 28, 2022
Slovakia upsets United States 6-3 at world junior hockey championship
MONCTON, N.B. - Slovakia got goals from a half-dozen skaters in a 6-3 upset of the United States on Wednesday at the world junior hockey championship. Libor Nemec, Dalibor Dvorsky, Robert Baco, Filip ...
Dec 28, 2022
Health agency 'closely monitoring' COVID-19 in China, no mention of pre-flight tests
OTTAWA - The national public health agency says it's "closely monitoring" the COVID-19 situation in China, but gives no indication it's planning to follow the U.S. by requiring that travellers from Ch...
Dec 28, 2022
Prairie North Co-op paying it forward to individuals who give back
Three local individuals have received multiple $50 gift cards, courtesy of Prairie North Co-op.Paul Wayne Zuck, Pat Rumberger, and Bonnie Cross were all awarded one gift card each, as well as an addit...
Dec 28, 2022