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Avalanche bury Senators 7-4 with third-period outburst
OTTAWA - The Colorado Avalanche scored four unanswered third-period goals to beat the Ottawa Senators 7-4 on Tuesday night. Trailing 4-3 to start the third period, Colorado (29-13-3) didn't take long ...
Jan 16, 2024
China's population drops for a second straight year as deaths jump
BEIJING (AP) - China's population dropped by 2 million people in 2023 in the second straight annual drop as births fell and deaths jumped. The government's statistics bureau said Wednesday that the to...
Jan 16, 2024
Cubs' catcher Serven claimed by Blue Jays off waivers
TORONTO (AP) - Catcher Brian Serven was claimed by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers from the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday. The 28-year-old Serven hit .130 with one RBI in 11 games for Colorado last season...
Jan 16, 2024
Detailed timeline of James Smith Cree Nation, Weldon stabbing deaths revealed
**Editor's note: this story contains graphic descriptions of violence and coarse language that is disturbing.Day 2 of the Coroner's Inquest into the stabbing murders on the James Smith Cree Nation (JS...
Jan 16, 2024
CAA Sask. fields thousands of service requests during extreme cold
While everything seems to slow down in the cold, CAA Saskatchewan has been busy dealing with thousands of calls for help.Since the extreme cold descended on the province on Thursday, the organization ...
Jan 16, 2024
Human rights complaint filed over Manitoba election ad against landfill search
WINNIPEG - The daughter of a slain First Nations woman has filed a human rights complaint against Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives for an ad campaign about its decision not to search a Winnipeg-ar...
Jan 16, 2024
Best friends Laskova, Vanisova determined to make it as Czech players in the PWHL
MONTREAL - Dominika Laskova remembers waiting for a pass that never landed on her stick. Laskova was 12 years old taking the ice for Czechia's under-15 national camp. Her teammate, Tereza Vanisova, wa...
Jan 16, 2024
Conversations about mental health the goal with 'Blue Monday Carnations'
Blue Monday may officially be over but that doesn't mean the conversations around mental health are."I believe in reclaiming things that can have negative connotations to them and turning them into as...
Jan 16, 2024
P.A. daycare close to opening doors after being damaged during 2023 flash flood
It's been almost seven months since Prince Albert's St. Mary Daycare has been open.The centre, which is part of the St. Mary High School building, was heavily damaged during the flash flood that happe...
Jan 16, 2024
Health minister chides U.S. officials over cost-saving scheme to buy Canadian drugs
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland has been calling around to United States officials to let them know that the Canadian government will be guarding its medical drug supply after the U.S. moved to ...
Jan 16, 2024
