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Injured downhill star Kilde calls for better World Cup race-day schedules to protect athletes
GENEVA (AP) - Skiers must be consulted about better World Cup race-day schedules to help protect them from injuries, downhill star Aleksander Aamodt Kilde said Thursday. The former overall World Cup c...
Feb 01, 2024
Players facing sex assault charges casts shadow over NHL all-star weekend festivities
TORONTO - The NHL all-star weekend festivities are set to begin today in Toronto under a cloud. Calgary Flames forward Dillon Dub, Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart, the New Jersey Devils' Mi...
Feb 01, 2024
P.A. teachers back to the picket line as MLAs say a fair deal is on the table
Saskatchewan teachers are, once again, on the picket lines as a series of rotating strikes begins Thursday.Thousands of students are being affected at several school divisions in the province includin...
Feb 01, 2024
UK judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit over dossier containing 'shocking and scandalous claims'
LONDON (AP) - A judge in London on Thursday threw out a lawsuit by former U.S. President Donald Trump accusing a former British spy of making "shocking and scandalous claims" that were false and harme...
Feb 01, 2024
European Union agrees on a new 50 billion-euro aid package for Ukraine despite Hungary's veto threat
BRUSSELS (AP) - A top European Union official says the 27 EU countries have sealed a deal on new aid for Ukraine just over an hour into a summit of the bloc's leaders and despite threats from Hungary ...
Feb 01, 2024
In the news today: CSIS boss to talk foreign interference, BC rain to ease by Friday
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Interference inquiry to hear from CSIS director A commission of inquiry into fo...
Feb 01, 2024
B.C. to apologize to Doukhobor religious group, forcibly taken from parents in 1950s
CASTLEGAR, B.C. - British Columbia's attorney general is set to formally apologize to members of the Doukhobor religious group who were forcibly taken from their parents more than 70 years ago. Niki S...
Feb 01, 2024
Law expert concerned about vulnerable children, politicking in Alberta pronoun policy
CALGARY - A professor who specializes in the law and children's rights says policy changes affecting transgender Albertans are concerning. The changes include requiring parental consent for students 1...
Feb 01, 2024
New Ukrainian squad heads to Quebec's famous international peewee hockey tournament
MONTREAL - One year after a group of preteen Ukrainian hockey players became the darlings of the Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament, a new team of children fleeing Russia's invasion are exp...
Feb 01, 2024
CSIS director to testify about transparency at foreign interference inquiry
OTTAWA - A commission of inquiry into foreign interference will hear from national security officials today as it looks for ways to be transparent about a highly sensitive subject. David Vigneault, di...
Feb 01, 2024
