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'Very different Christmas' for those affected by B.C. wildfires this season
British Columbia's 2023 wildfires were a life-changing disaster for many, and their impact has echoed into the holiday season. The fire season was already breaking records by mid-August when forecaste...
Dec 21, 2023
Canada faces green Christmas as El Nino follows warm summer, head climatologist says
Canada's chief climatologist says if you don't already have it, the song is only white Christmas you're likely to get. David Phillips of Environment Canada says most of the country has been unusually ...
Dec 21, 2023
A 'watershed year' for Canada-U.S. relations, but guess who's lurking in the wings?
WASHINGTON - Two years ago, the new United States ambassador to Canada arrived in snowbound Ottawa for the first time, thinking he knew all about America's rock-ribbed relationship with its trusted no...
Dec 21, 2023
Outgoing Norad commander says Canada, U.S. too slow to adapt to threats
OTTAWA - In a world of uncertainty, there is one critical mission the North American Aerospace Defence Command can count on every year: tracking Santa Claus. On Sunday, millions of people will log ont...
Dec 21, 2023
Dylan Strome scores in OT to lift Capitals past Islanders, 3-2
WASHINGTON (AP) - Dylan Strome scored on an overtime power play and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Wednesday night for their second straight victory. Strome scored his team...
Dec 20, 2023
Custom made by Tulane students, mobility chairs help special needs toddlers get moving
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - At 19 months old, Elijah Jack, born with no femur bone in one leg and a short femur in the other, is unable to walk on his own like most toddlers his age. Another 19-month-old, Frey...
Dec 20, 2023
Canada's Jamal Murray trying to get healthy as Nuggets defend first-ever NBA title
TORONTO - Canada's Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets are getting used to being the hunted and not the hunters after winning their first-ever NBA championship. Murray led the Nuggets into Toronto on ...
Dec 20, 2023
Local broadcasts for 11 NHL teams will remain on Bally Sports after agreement
The NHL and Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, have reached an agreement that will keep local broadcasts for 11 teams on Bally Sports through the end of this season. ...
Dec 20, 2023
Vilardi scores and adds two assists to lead Jets to a 5-2 victory over Red Wings
WINNIPEG - Winger Gabe Vilardi scored a goal and had two assists to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night. Axel Jonnson-Fjallby and Nikolaj Ehlers each ...
Dec 20, 2023
US, Venezuela swap prisoners: Maduro ally for 10 Americans, plus fugitive contractor 'Fat Leonard'
MIAMI (AP) - The United States freed a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro in exchange for the release of 10 Americans imprisoned in the South American country and the return of a fugitiv...
Dec 20, 2023
