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Queen balances personal with symbolic, creating an unmatched legacy in Canada
VANCOUVER - The Queen has adapted to the expansion of liberal democracies while respecting ancient royal customs to create a magic dust that has left an enduring influence on Canada as she marks her P...
Feb 06, 2022
'I'm an Albertan': Jazz legend Big Miller left swinging legacy in his adopted home
EDMONTON - "They call me Big," he said. And in almost every way, he was. There was the outsized physique, large enough to fill a telephone booth. There was the powerful, blues-shouting voice honed in ...
Feb 06, 2022
AP investigation: Women's prison fostered culture of abuse
WASHINGTON (AP) - Inside one of the only federal women's prisons in the United States, inmates say they have been subjected to rampant sexual abuse by correctional officers and even the warden, and we...
Feb 06, 2022
Queen balances personal with symbolic, creating an unmatched legacy in Canada
VANCOUVER - The Queen has adapted to the expansion of liberal democracies while respecting ancient royal customs to create a magic dust that has left an enduring influence on Canada as she marks her P...
Feb 06, 2022
Long road to recovery for Quebec's cultural sector after COVID-19 shutdowns
MONTREAL - Quebec's theatres and concert halls are preparing to reopen to the public on Monday, but leaders in the industry say it will be a long road back to normalcy for a sector that is grappling w...
Feb 06, 2022
Medal hopefuls come up short for Canada at the Beijing Olympics
BEIJING - Two of Canada's medal hopefuls at the Beijing Olympics finished off the podium Sunday, with one coming agonizingly close and another nowhere near. Quebec City snowboarder Laurie Blouin gave ...
Feb 06, 2022
‘He’ll be a Raider forever,’ Guhle returns to where he won the WHL cup for first time as an Oil King
He may wear another team's sweater now, but Kaiden Guhle will always mean many things to the Prince Albert Raiders. He'll always be on the Raiders' 2019 WHL Championship team. He'll always be a first ...
Feb 05, 2022
John Honderich, former publisher of the Toronto Star, dies at 75
TORONTO - Known for his trademark bow ties and imposing six-foot-two presence, John Allen Honderich was an old-fashioned newspaperman with ink in his veins and a hearty lust for life. The Canadian bus...
Feb 05, 2022
Race for the next Conservative leader begins as Poilievre announces his bid
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre has launched his bid for the party's leadership by declaring he's running to be the next prime minister. In a three minute video released on social media toni...
Feb 05, 2022
Giroux named MVP, Metropolitan team wins NHL All-Star Game
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Philadelphia captain Claude Giroux scored three goals and the Metropolitan Division beat the Central Division 5-3 on Saturday in the final 3-on-3 match to win the NHL All-Star Game. N...
Feb 05, 2022
