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CP NewsAlert: Vancouver festival cancels play 'The Runner' over Middle East tension
VANCOUVER - Organizers of a performing arts festival in Vancouver have cancelled a play that addresses ethical dilemmas in the Middle East, citing friction caused by the Israel-Hamas war. A statement ...
Jan 11, 2024
Ducks' Trevor Zegras expected to be sidelined 6 to 8 weeks after breaking left ankle
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Anaheim Ducks center Trevor Zegras is expected to be sidelined six to eight weeks after breaking his left ankle Tuesday night at Nashville. The Ducks revealed the injury Thursday,...
Jan 11, 2024
US, British militaries launch massive retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. and British militaries were bombing more than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Thursday, in a massive retaliatory strike using warship-launched T...
Jan 11, 2024
Red Deer's Nate Danielson shipped to Portland at WHL Trade Deadline
Red Deer's Nate Danielson has been traded from the WHL's Brandon Wheat Kings to the Portland Winterhawks.The trade was announced Wednesday night as the league's trade deadline came and went.Danielson ...
Jan 11, 2024
Rocky Mountain House RCMP charge youth after bus stop assault
A youth has been charged following an assault on a seven-year-old child in Rocky Mountain House last month that sent the victim to hospital.On Dec. 21, 2023, Rocky Mountain House RCMP were dispatched ...
Jan 11, 2024
A sketch of Ed Broadbent, former longtime federal NDP leader who has died at age 87
A quick look at Ed Broadbent, former federal NDP leader who has died at age 87. Born: March 21, 1936 Hometown: Oshawa, Ont. Leader of the NDP: 1975 to 1989 Highlights: Under his leadership, the NDP in...
Jan 11, 2024
B.C. writer Galloway can proceed with defamation lawsuit against rape accuser: court
VANCOUVER - Novelist and former University of British Columbia professor Steven Galloway has won a years-long battle to have his defamation lawsuit proceed against a woman who says he raped her, which...
Jan 11, 2024
Quebec Gémeaux screen awards to revive separate acting categories for men and women
MONTREAL - Canada's top award for French-language television is bringing back separate divisions for male and female actors one year after introducing gender-neutral categories. The Gmeaux awards drop...
Jan 11, 2024
Cold warnings cover much of the West, chilling even the sturdiest Canadians
VANCOUVER - Ski resorts are closed because of extreme cold, teachers are impressing students by instantly freezing boiling water, and it's even too cold for a zoo penguin walk. Extreme cold has moved ...
Jan 11, 2024
Canadiens acquire forward Filip Cederqvist in trade with Sabres
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have acquired forward Filip Cederqvist from the Buffalo Sabres for future considerations, the NHL club said Thursday. The 23-year-old left-winger from Skara, Sweden, ...
Jan 11, 2024