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Food cart donations put exclamation mark on Give a Little Life Day
Better patient care is coming to Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert after a generous donation from a local philanthropist. Malcolm Jenkins has donated $44,000 to the hospital which has been used to pu...
Feb 03, 2024
Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan and wife convicted of marriage law violation in a fourth case
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A Pakistani court on Saturday convicted and sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to seven years in prison on a charge that their 2018 marriage violated the law, off...
Feb 03, 2024
Paris police: 3 people injured in stabbing attack at Gare de Lyon train station. Attacker detained
PARIS (AP) - An assailant injured three people Saturday in a stabbing attack at the major Gare de Lyon train station in Paris, another nerve-rattling security incident in the Olympic host city before ...
Feb 03, 2024
AI brings deepfake pornography to the masses, as Canadian laws play catch-up
VANCOUVER - Underage Canadian high school girls are targeted using AI to create fake explicit photos that spread online. Google searches bring up multiple free websites capable of "undressing" women i...
Feb 03, 2024
Canada's Duchaine edges American Curran for gold at aerials World Cup
DEER VALLEY RESORT, Utah - Canada's Alexandre Duchaine edged American Connor Curran to win World Cup gold in men's aerials on Friday night. Duchaine, from Quebec City, finished with a final score of 1...
Feb 02, 2024
Whitmore has season-high 25, Sengun adds 24 as Houston Rockets rout Toronto Raptors 135-106
HOUSTON (AP) - Rookie Cam Whitmore scored a season-high 25 and Alperen Sengun had 24 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists in just three quarters to lead the Houston Rockets to a 135-106 rout of the T...
Feb 02, 2024
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid wins NHL all-star skills competition
TORONTO - Connor McDavid helped the NHL revamp its sagging skills competition. The Edmonton Oilers captain then went out and won the US$1-million prize. McDavid won the fastest skater, stickhandling, ...
Feb 02, 2024
Scheffler finishes strong for a 64. He shares Pebble Beach lead with Aberg, Detry
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Pebble Beach became a signature event for the elite on the PGA Tour and delivered what was expected. Scottie Scheffler and a host of big names are contending going into the...
Feb 02, 2024
Canada's Bloemen wins gold, Maltais takes bronze at long-track speedskating World Cup
QUEBEC - Canadian long-track speedskater Ted-Jan Bloemen won gold and teammate Valerie Maltais took bronze at the ISU World Cup Speed Skating competition Friday. Bloemen, from Calgary, finished in six...
Feb 02, 2024
First cases of fatal chronic wasting disease found in B.C. deer
VICTORIA - Researchers say a deadly disease starts out slow but has the potential to devastate British Columbia's deer population over time, after the discovery of the first cases in the province. The...
Feb 02, 2024
