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Celebration marks repatriation of B.C. totem to Nuxalk Nation after century-long wait
BELLA COOLA, B.C. - A carved pole that embodies the history and culture of a British Columbia First Nation is being welcomed back to its ancestral home, more than 100 years after it was taken. Dancing...
Feb 20, 2023
Silvernagle’s Sask. rink loses to B.C. 11-6
Robyn Silvernagle and her Saskatchewan rink couldn't overcome a pair of ends where B.C. scored four points on Sunday, losing 11-6.The loss drops Silvernagle's rink - consisting of Silvernagle at skip,...
Feb 20, 2023
Prince Albert actress taking Hollywood by storm
Elizabeth Chamberlain's latest movie can only truly be described as out of this world.Alien Storm, in which Chamberlain plays a waitress, wrapped up production earlier this month in Las Vegas. The fil...
Feb 20, 2023
'People's court' tries Vladimir Putin for war in Ukraine
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A "people's court" put Russian President Vladimir Putin on trial Monday for the crime of aggression over his invasion of Ukraine, in a symbolic move to close an "accounta...
Feb 20, 2023
Biden in Kyiv to show solidarity as Ukraine war nears 1 year
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit Monday to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a gesture of solidarity that comes days before the one-year anniversary...
Feb 20, 2023
'Helped me rejuvenate my soul:' Inmates in Yellowknife learn trapping, outdoor skills
YELLOWKNIFE - Inmates at the Yellowknife jail concentrate as they skin several squirrels, deftly moving their knives to remove the small animals' soft fur, then scraping the remaining flesh and fat aw...
Feb 20, 2023
Funding woes inspire $25,000 pitching competition for Black entrepreneurs
VANCOUVER, Wash. - After immigrating to Canada from Kenya with dreams of starting her own business, entrepreneur Jackee Kasandy soon concluded that Canadian banks weren't keen on opening their vaults ...
Feb 20, 2023
Canada's Tanner Boser moves down to light-heavyweight for next UFC fight
Canadian Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser is moving down to light-heavyweight to fight Moldova's Ion (The Hulk) Cutelaba on an April 15 UFC card in Kansas City. The 31-year-old from Bonnyville, Alta., who...
Feb 19, 2023
Zetterlund, Wood score in third, Devils ground Jets 4-2
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Fabian Zetterlund and Miles Wood scored in a two-minute span of the third period and Mackenzie Blackwood made 23 saves as the New Jersey Devils rallied to beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-...
Feb 19, 2023
Kane nets hat trick, Blackhawks beat Leafs 5-3
CHICAGO (AP) - Patrick Kane had his ninth career regular-season hat trick, rookie Cole Guttman scored the game winner and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 Sunday night. Max Domi...
Feb 19, 2023
