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Quebec Press Council upholds complaint over question to Blanchet at leaders debate
MONTREAL - The Quebec Press Council has upheld a complaint regarding a question the moderator asked Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet during the English-language federal leaders debate last ye...
Dec 06, 2022
Winnipeg police defend decision to not search landfill for women's remains
Winnipeg police have released more details of their decision to not search a landfill for the remains of two Indigenous women believed to have been the victims of a serial killer. Police believe the r...
Dec 06, 2022
Ronaldo-less Portugal beats Switzerland 6-1 at World Cup
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) - With Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench, the superstar striker's replacement scored a hat trick to lead Portugal over Switzerland 6-1 and into the World Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday. ...
Dec 06, 2022
Argentine VP Cristina Fernández guilty, 6 years for fraud
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernndez de Kirchner was convicted and sentenced Tuesday to 6 years in prison and a lifetime ban from holding public office for a fraud...
Dec 06, 2022
Eby's new B.C. cabinet builds speculation about early election call, says expert
VICTORIA - Political pundits are expecting Premier David Eby to appoint new cabinet ministers who have fire in their bellies for the challenging jobs ahead, and the possibility of an early election ca...
Dec 06, 2022
On Guard for thee: Raiders goaltending coach to work with Team Canada at World Juniors
Kelly Guard's work with the Prince Albert Raiders as a goaltending coach hasn't gone unnoticed by Hockey Canada. After working with them at the Capital City Challenge in Ottawa and the Hlinka Gretzky ...
Dec 06, 2022
Hakimi's 'Panenka' penalty advances Morocco at World Cup
AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) - The sheer audacity. The simple execution. And then ... delirium. Achraf Hakimi converted the decisive spot kick for Morocco with a little dink of a shot known as a "Panenka" in...
Dec 06, 2022
Poland says it will accept German Patriot air defense system
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's defense minister said Tuesday that his country will accept a Patriot missile defense system which Germany offered to deploy to Poland last month. The German offer was ma...
Dec 06, 2022
Kamloops, B.C., company slays industry giants to win acoustic guitar of the year
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A small guitar company from Kamloops, B.C., has triumphed over industry giants to have one of its models named acoustic guitar of the year. Riversong Guitars and its River Pacific des...
Dec 06, 2022
Saskatchewan faces 2,000 staff shortages in health care over next five years: auditor
Saskatchewan's auditor says the province is facing a shortage of health-care workers over the next five years.Tara Clemett says in a report that the government's current plan to recruit workers isn't ...
Dec 06, 2022
