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Flasch and Bottcher win crossover games at Brier, Gunnlaugson and Jacobs eliminated
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Brad Jacobs couldn't get out of the Enmax Centre fast enough after a blowout loss to Saskatchewan's Colton Flasch ended his Tim Hortons Brier playoff hopes on Friday. Jacobs went s...
Mar 12, 2022
Canada's Brian McKeever wins historic 16th Paralympic gold medal
BEIJING - Brian McKeever of Canmore, Alta., along with guide Graham Nishikawa, has won gold in the men's para cross-country middle distance vision impaired race at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. The vic...
Mar 12, 2022
Nichols out of Wild Card One lineup at Brier after positive COVID-19 test
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - After a perfect round-robin at the Tim Hortons Brier, Brad Gushue's side dropped a 4-3 decision to Canada's Brendan Bottcher in Friday's playoff seeding game after vice Mark Nichol...
Mar 12, 2022
Kuznetsov hat trick powers Capitals to 4-3 OT win over Canucks
VANCOUVER - Head coach Bruce Boudreau left the second-intermission pep talk to one of his leaders on Friday. His Vancouver Canucks were down 2-0 to the Washington Capitals after a shaky start to the g...
Mar 12, 2022
B.C. ski hills, churches, campuses and homes preparing for Ukrainian refugees: Horgan
VICTORIA - British Columbia is making room to accommodate potentially thousands of Ukrainians fleeing as Russia's invasion pushes further into their country, says Premier John Horgan. Horgan said Frid...
Mar 11, 2022
'Get a hobby,' B.C. premier tells those considering protesting COVID-19 mandates
VICTORIA - A protest planned for around the British Columbia legislature over COVID-19 mandates has drawn sharp criticism from the province's premier. Video posted on social media says a convoy of veh...
Mar 11, 2022
Prince Albert Police board supports Chief Bergen; calls union's actions disappointing
On the same day the union representing the city's police officers issued a press release calling for the removal of Police Chief Jon Bergen, the Prince Albert Board of Police Commissioners has respond...
Mar 11, 2022
What'sHappeningNOW March 11, 2022
UPDATE: Since posted, the Board of Police Commissioners have responded for request for comment.-Senior Reporter Nigel Maxwell talks about the union representing Prince Albert's police officers voting ...
Mar 11, 2022
Dance Blast returns to P.A.for first time in two years
For the first time since before the pandemic, the annual Dance Blast has returned to the EA Rawlinson Centre in Prince Albert.The four-day long event, which began Thursday, features roughly 420 dancer...
Mar 11, 2022
Cyberspace making Canadian secrets more vulnerable, spy service official warns
OTTAWA - A senior official at Canada's spy service says the expansion of cyberspace is making it easier for foreign adversaries to pilfer secrets. Cherie Henderson, an interim assistant director with ...
Mar 11, 2022
