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'I love getting booed': Canucks ready for playoffs in hostile territory
NASHVILLE - Rick Tocchet expects boos to rain down when his Vancouver Canucks take the ice on Friday. That's exactly how it should be, the head coach said. The Canucks will be in hostile territory as ...
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‘Trees going up like Roman candles’ as fire season starts early in B.C., Alberta
CARIBOO, B.C. - Susanne Langan first noticed the Burgess Creek wildfire from her home in British Columbia's Cariboo region on Saturday afternoon as a distant, thin column of smoke.But as winds picked ...
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Evacuation order downgraded to alert for wildfire near Chetwynd, B.C.
The Peace River Regional District has rescinded an evacuation order issued last night in response to an out-of-control wildfire in northeastern British Columbia.An update posted to the district's webs...
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Fire bans announced in B.C. and Alberta as more than 170 wildfires burn
Tactical evacuations have started in northeastern British Columbia as wildfires tear through the area.An update from the B.C. Wildfire Service Wednesday night said efforts are focused on protecting pu...
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Members of NHL community and beyond pay tribute to legendary broadcaster Bob Cole
Members of the NHL community and beyond paid tribute Bob Cole on Thursday after the legendary broadcaster died at age 90. He died Wednesday night in St. John's, N.L., surrounded by his family, his dau...
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Preliminary inquiry scheduled in case of 19-year-old accused of killing six in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Dates for a preliminary inquiry have been set for a 19-year-old former international student accused of killing members of a family he had been living with in an Ottawa suburb. Febrio De-Zoys...
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Twin Rivers named CurlSask 2024 Club of the Year
Twin Rivers Curling Club is sweeping up accolades and turning heads thanks to being named CurlSask 2024 Club of the Year. "It feels good to work hard at something and then get paid off for that," said...
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How David prepared for Goliath. A look inside the Simcoe County Rovers' locker room
TORONTO - There were tears in the Simcoe County Rovers' locker room ahead of Wednesday's Canadian Championship game against Toronto FC as players' family and friends offered love and support by video....
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Two Quebec women raped by foster father will sue child protection services: lawyer
MONTREAL - A lawyer representing two women who were sexually assaulted by a foster father 16 years apart plan to sue the regional health authority in Quebec City. Valrie Assouline says one of her clie...
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Wild horses to remain in North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park, lawmaker says
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Wild horses will stay in North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park amid fears from advocates that park officials would remove the beloved animals from the rugged Badlands l...
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