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Canada's Bergermann wins first World Cup medal in snowboard cross
FELDBERG, Germany - Canada’s Zoe Bergermann won her first World Cup snowboard cross medal Saturday, taking silver in the penultimate race before the Olympic games. Bergermann, of Erin, Ont., wil...
Feb 03, 2018
Charlottetown gamer signs two-year contract with SetToDestroyX gaming team
TORONTO - Canadian pro gaming team SetToDestroyX has signed top NHL gamer Nick (HeadShotPro) Myers. The Charlottetown native, who signed a two-year contract, is currently high on the leaderboards of t...
Feb 03, 2018
Nature Conservancy expands protected Quebec wetland area and bird habitat
SOREL, Que. - The Nature Conservancy of Canada says it is expanding a wetland conservation area in southern Quebec that is home to several bird and wildlife species. The conservation group says itR...
Feb 03, 2018

Red Deer Catholic seeing great results from First Nations support team
Students and staff within Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools are seeing the positive impacts of the division's dedicated First Nations, Mtis and Inuit support team. Tracy Meneen is the coordinator of ...
Feb 03, 2018
German intel chief: North Korea used embassy for procurement
BERLIN - The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency says North Korea has used its embassy in Berlin to acquire equipment apparently intended for its missile or nuclear programs. The comm...
Feb 03, 2018

Doug Ford launches campaign for Ont. PC leadership with Toronto rally
TORONTO - Polarizing politician Doug Ford officially launched his bid to lead Ontario’s Progressive Conservative Party with a rally in Toronto Saturday night, where he outlined his platform in t...
Feb 03, 2018

Trump claims memo 'totally vindicates' him in Russia probe
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed complete vindication from a congressional memo that alleges the FBI abused its surveillance powers during the investigation into his campaign...
Feb 03, 2018
Egypt says 4,400-year-old tomb discovered outside Cairo
CAIRO - Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 4,400-year-old tomb near the country’s famed pyramids at the Giza plateau just outside Cairo, the Antiquities Ministry said Saturday, the latest...
Feb 03, 2018

Police: Extreme-right gunman shoots 6 Africans in Italy
MILAN - An Italian gunman with extreme right-wing sympathies shot and wounded six African immigrants Saturday in a two-hour drive-by shooting spree, authorities said, terrorizing a small Italian city ...
Feb 03, 2018
Girl power: Spice Girls confirm plans to work together again
LONDON - The Spice Girls have confirmed plans to work together for the first time in six years, though details of the projects remain undisclosed. Photos released Friday showed a meeting of Victoria &...
Feb 03, 2018