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Marielle Thompson earns gold as Canada wins three ski cross World Cup medals
AROSA, Switzerland - Canada's Marielle Thompson and Zoe Chore won gold and bronze respectively at a ski cross World Cup event on Tuesday with Jared Schmidt finishing third in the men's final. An airbo...
Dec 14, 2021
B.C. city council will partially reimburse homeowner for tax sale, equity loss
PENTICTON, B.C. - The mayor and council of Penticton, B.C., offered an official apology and voted to reimburse a woman almost $141,000 after the city sold her home well below assessed value in order t...
Dec 14, 2021
Edmonton Oilers head coach Dave Tippett to miss game vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
EDMONTON - Oilers head coach Dave Tippett was not behind the bench on Tuesday night as Edmonton hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs. Tippett didn't coach the game as he was held out for precautionary reaso...
Dec 14, 2021
Vancouver Whitecaps trade for defender Tristan Blackmon
VANCOUVER - Defender Tristan Blackmon was acquired by the Vancouver Whitecaps on Tuesday night in a trade with Charlotte FC. Vancouver sends $475,000 in general allocation money to Charlotte in return...
Dec 14, 2021
US COVID death toll hits 800,000, a year into vaccine drive
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 topped 800,000 on Tuesday, a once-unimaginable figure seen as doubly tragic, given that more than 200,000 of those lives were lost after the vaccine became available ...
Dec 14, 2021
Omicron rapid spread prompts Liberals to limit number of MPs in Commons
OTTAWA - The federal government is vastly reducing the number of Liberal MPs present in the House of Commons due to the lightning spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. In addition, government Hou...
Dec 14, 2021
Parkland Ambulance recognizes top staff as voted by peers
While growing up in the Humboldt area, Joelle Hoeflicher always knew she was interested in emergency services. Now, after spending less than two years as a primary care paramedic with Parkland Ambulan...
Dec 14, 2021
Freeland asks provinces to use more rapid tests, says millions more tests are coming
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland pleaded with provinces to use the COVID-19 rapid tests they've already been sent as she promised Ottawa will spend another $1.7 billion to buy millions more...
Dec 14, 2021
Additional victims sought in ongoing sexual assault investigation
Saskatchewan RCMP are looking for additional sexual assault victims that may be from multiple communities in northwest and central Saskatchewan in relation to an active investigation from earlier this...
Dec 14, 2021
Former Buckland administrator found not guilty of theft over $5,000
A former administrator for the Rural Municipality (RM) of Buckland has been cleared of any wrong doing in a court case that dates back almost two years.The not guilty verdict was rendered Tuesday at P...
Dec 14, 2021
