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Swiss star Odermatt wins World Cup giant slalom at Val d'Isere in French Alps. Andorra's Verdu 3rd
VAL D'ISERE, France (AP) - Marco Odermatt raced through steady falling snow, making errors in his run, yet still won a World Cup giant slalom by almost one full second on Saturday. The Olympic, world ...
Dec 09, 2023
Canadian freestyle skier Fraser wins halfpipe bronze at World Cup stop in China
ZHANGJIAKOU, China - Canadian freestyle skier Amy Fraser picked up her second career World Cup medal by winning bronze in the halfpipe competition at China's Secret Garden resort on Saturday. The 28-y...
Dec 09, 2023
NITHA reports new cases of TB in the north
Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) recently announced the latest active tuberculosis (TB) cases.When TB Advisor Tina Campbell was in the region, which serves 33 communities within Meadow L...
Dec 09, 2023
Organizers say annual Christmas campaigns for less fortunate getting good response
Two local initiatives to bring gifts and much-needed winter clothes to the less fortunate in Prince Albert are moving along well, according to organizers.The annual Santa's Anonymous drive and Wrapped...
Dec 09, 2023
Canadian moguls king Mikael Kingsbury strikes gold again in Sweden
IDRE FJLL, Sweden - Canadian freestyle skiing star Mikael Kingsbury completed his World Cup golden sweep by winning the men's dual moguls competition on Saturday. Kingsbury, who picked up his first wi...
Dec 09, 2023
Canada wins gold, bronze at short track speedskating World Cup stop in Beijing
BEIJING - Jordan Pierre-Gilles won gold and William Dandjinou claimed bronze as Canada enjoyed a two-medal day at the short track speedskating World Cup stop in Beijing on Saturday. Pierre-Gilles, of ...
Dec 09, 2023
Mikaela Shiffrin races to rare win in World Cup downhill edging out Sofia Goggia at St. Moritz
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) - When Mikaela Shiffrin is even winning downhill races, her rivals have less hope of denying her a record-tying sixth overall World Cup title. Shiffrin mastered the sharpe...
Dec 09, 2023
Fields of anxiety: Overcoming stigma to address mental health struggles of farmers
Christi Friesen remembers her husband saying he knew that the cloud of depression over her was finally lifting when he saw her smile at the end of the gruelling 2016 harvest season. That October had b...
Dec 09, 2023
Veterans Affairs won't pay for truck cover for retired navy reservist's wheelchair
OTTAWA - Winter hasn't arrived yet in the Niagara region, but the rain and cold the last few weeks have kept Stephen La Salle from leaving home as often as he'd like. Every time the retired naval lieu...
Dec 09, 2023
Taiwan-Canada ties surge as supporters tout trade, politics and shared values
VANCOUVER - Somewhere at the confluence of politics, commerce and shared values driving a recent wave of Canadian fascination with Taiwan, there were the island's "freedom pineapples." In 2021, import...
Dec 09, 2023
