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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s Brad Gushue clinched a playoff spot with a 7-4 win over Magnus Ramsfjell of Norway at the world men’s curling championship on Thursday. Canada led 4-2 after four ends, thanks to deuces in both the second and fourth, and then added …
Read More »Fundraising continues for Kelowna crane collapse memorial, tops $100K – Okanagan
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Fundraising continues for a permanent memorial commemorating the five crane-collapse victims in Kelowna two years ago. The North Okanagan Labour Council (NOLC) says it has a goal of raising $300,000 towards the memorial in Knowles Heritage Park, not far from where the …
Read More »Winnipeg’s Jones tops Strouse to remain unbeaten at Grand Slam of Curling’s Kioti National – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 9, 2023 11:59 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg’s Jennifer Jones beat American Delaney Strouse 8-5 on Thursday morning to remain unbeaten at the Grand Slam of Curling’s Kioti National. Jones, who won the circuit’s season-opening HearingLife Tour …
Read More »Bombers’ cornerback Houston tops CFL in defensive takeaways – Winnipeg
The hands that have helped make Demerio Houston the CFL’s takeaway leader have been busy during the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ bye week. The veteran cornerback has spent the time off in Charlotte, N.C., helping care for his expanding family. Last month, Houston’s wife, Ashley, delivered twins (a boy and girl), giving the …
Read More »Next steps on new $46B health care deal tops agenda in annual gathering – National
The last time all of Canada’s premiers sat down around the same table, their attention was focused on getting Ottawa to pay more to fix the understaffed, hospitals, shuttered emergency rooms, surgical backlogs and health-worker shortages threatening the viability of their health systems. When they sit down in Winnipeg for …
Read More »7-year-old Vancouver Island girl tops off birthday on Africa’s tallest mountain
It’ll be hard to top this year’s birthday celebrations for a seven-year-old Vancouver Island girl, after she and her mom climbed up the tallest mountain in Africa to blow out her birthday candles. Autumn Sarah Lott and her mom Francesca Lott, from Gold River, B.C. — a village municipality near the geographic centre of the …
Read More »VanMoof’s fastest e-bike yet tops out at 31 MPH
E-bike maker is looking to help riders get from A to B more swiftly with its first high-speed model. The VanMoof V is the company’s first hyperbike, which will be able to hit a top speed of 31 MPH (50 km/h). VanMoof is pitching this as a car replacement for …
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