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Ukrainian Peewees unable escape reminders of war
QUEBEC CITY (AP) - If Mykyta Staskevich needed another reminder of what his boys hockey team of Ukrainian refugees was playing for back home, it came in the poignant form of the nation's flag unfolded...
Feb 13, 2023

Ukrainian team beats Romania 2-0 at Quebec peewee tournament
QUEBEC - Maksym Kukharenko scored a power-play goal in the first period, Ivan Bilozerov added an insurance marker in the third and netminder Matvii Kulish stopped every shot he faced as Ukraine Team S...
Feb 13, 2023

Ottawa moves to acquire land for Lac-Megantic rail bypass, 10 years after disaster
OTTAWA - The federal government is moving to acquire land so that it can build a rail bypass in Lac-Megantic, Que., nearly 10 years after a downtown freight train derailment killed 47 people. Transpor...
Feb 13, 2023

Canada's Gilgeous-Alexander named NBA Western Conference player of the week
Canadian basketball star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been named the NBA's Western Conference player of the week. The Oklahoma City guard from Hamilton averaged 31.3 points, on 57.1 per cent shooting, ...
Feb 13, 2023

Totem at Royal B.C. Museum on way home to Central Coast after repatriation ceremony
VICTORIA - A totem pole taken from an Indigenous village on British Columbia's Central Coast more than 100 years ago is on its way home after a repatriation ceremony at the Royal B.C. Museum, where it...
Feb 13, 2023

Photojournalist, news organization file lawsuit against RCMP over 2021 arrest
VANCOUVER - Canadian photojournalist Amber Bracken and news organization the Narwhal have filed a lawsuit against the RCMP, claiming Bracken was wrongfully arrested and detained for three nights while...
Feb 13, 2023

Prince Albert man fulfills reality TV dream, takes on Ultimate Challenge
With fond memories of swimming at Prince Albert's Frank Dunn pool, or playing a host of various sports during his days at St.Mary High School, Dustin Seidler says he hopes he can help inspire more gay...
Feb 13, 2023

Premiers agree to accept new federal health-care funding offer
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson says the premiers have agreed to accept the health-care funding deal offered to them by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, although they say it is far less than they wan...
Feb 13, 2023

B.C. park site of Chinese-style matchmaking, as parents seek wedded bliss for kids
BURNABY, B.C. - In a corner of a park in Metro Vancouver, the hunt for marital bliss is on. Groups of middle-aged and elderly Chinese pass around their smartphones or photos plucked from wallets, smil...
Feb 13, 2023

African-Canadian history in the northeast
February has been proclaimed as African-Canadian/Black History Month, in Saskatchewan.This was done in 'honour and recognition of the legacy of Black Canadians across the province and the rest of Cana...
Feb 13, 2023