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Anatomical models can be used to plan surgeries, educate patients
2024-12-21 17:00
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Jake Sanderson scored 15 seconds into overtime and the Ottawa Senators stretched their win streak to six games with a 5-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.
2024-12-21 17:00
Saturday's Scoreboard NHL Ottawa 5 Vancouver 4 (OT) Edmonton 3 San Jose 2 (OT) N.Y.
2024-12-20 17:00
VANCOUVER — Jake Sanderson scored 15 seconds into overtime and the Ottawa Senators stretched their win streak to six straight games with a 5-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.
2024-12-20 17:00
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk scored twice, Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves and the Florida Panthers beat the Minnesota Wild 6-1 on Wednesday night.
2024-12-18 17:00
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mikhail Sergachev scored 4:48 into overtime to lift the Utah Hockey Club to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night. Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz scored for Utah in the third period to force overtime.
2024-12-18 17:00
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Troy Terry scored with 24 seconds left and the Anaheim Ducks rallied late for a 3-2 victory over the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday night.
2024-12-18 17:00
TORONTO — The timeline for opening a permanent new Ontario Science Centre appears to have been delayed, with infrastructure officials telling the auditor general's office the centre is expected to be up and running in 2029.
2024-12-18 17:00
Kentucky attorney general finds no requirement to use tax dollars to pay for inmate gender surgeries
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky is under no legal requirement to use taxpayer money to cover the costs of gender-affirming surgeries for people incarcerated in state prisons, Attorney General Russell Coleman said Thursday.
2024-12-18 17:00
The beloved Theodore Tugboat replica that partially sank in St. Catharines, Ont., has been refloated. The boat's owner says the life-size version of the TV character was safely righted on Thursday afternoon, but there is still more work to do.
2024-12-18 17:00
WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of Republican senators is demanding that the Biden administration revoke a science and technology agreement with China, barely a week after the two countries renewed cooperation for five more years to keep ties from deterior
2024-12-18 17:00
A former Hells Angels clubhouse that was seized by the British Columbia government in 2023 after years of fighting in court has been sold to the City of Kelowna.
2024-12-18 17:00
WASHINGTON (AP) — A provision to transfer the land that is the site of the old RFK Stadium from the federal government to the District of Columbia is no longer included in Congress' slimmed-down, short-term spending bill that lawmakers are racing to
2024-12-18 17:00
Toxicology testing showed significant quantities of carfentanil, fentanyl, and methamphetamine, which were ruled to be the cause of death.
2024-12-18 17:00
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday filed a legal notice that he intends to sue a woman who accused him of sexual harassment. The filing accuses former aide Charlotte Bennett of defaming Cuomo in a Dec.
2024-12-18 17:00
Son Heung-min scored directly from a corner as Tottenham advanced to the semifinals of the English League Cup with a 4-3 win over Manchester United on Thursday.
2024-12-18 17:00
WASHINGTON (AP) — Canadian right-hander Michael Soroka agreed to a $9 million contract for the 2025 season with the Washington Nationals, who are in need of pitching as their rebuild continues and hope the 2019 NL All-Star can show the form he displa
2024-12-18 17:00
Mail will begin moving again on Tuesday as Canada Post employees return to work for the first time in more than a month after the federal government pushed to end the stoppage.
2024-12-15 17:00
OTTAWA — Housing Minister Sean Fraser says he will not be running in the next federal election, citing family reasons. Fraser made the announcement this morning at a news conference in Ottawa.
2024-12-15 17:00
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday held a wide-ranging news conference in which he said he would preserve access to the polio vaccine but equivocated on other vaccines, pledged to look at bringing down the costs of pharmaceuticals and expressed d
2024-12-15 17:00
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc became finance minister late Monday, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau moved to quickly fill a sudden vacancy after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tendered her resignation from cabinet that morning.
2024-12-15 17:00
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors combined for an NBA-record 48 3-pointers Sunday night. Golden State hit 27 and Dallas made 21 in the Mavericks' 143-133 victory at Chase Center.
2024-12-15 17:00
The Fort Saskatchewan District and Chamber held their annual Santa Clause Parade last weekend on Friday, Dec. 6 for a crowd of excited onlookers. Residents lined the streets of the downtown parade route to catch a glimpse of Old Saint Nick and his crew of merry helpers, who handed out Christmas treats to young attendees […]
2024-12-14 17:00
The SouthPointe Senior Boys volleyball squad recently capped off an amazing season with a win to secure the Elk Island Athletics Association (EIAA) junior high athletics championship. “They were all super excited about the win” said Head Coach, Cory Kokotailo. “We had planned for it all year. We set the goal early at the start […]
2024-12-14 17:00
As of November 26, the City of Fort Saskatchewan no longer requires residents to purchase a pet licence for their animals. The City has recently replaced the Animal Control Bylaw with the Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw. The new bylaw removes the need for pet licenses, instead requiring residents with dogs and cats to assign a visible […]
2024-12-14 17:00
On Dec. 2, 2024 the City of Fort Saskatchewan teamed up with the Robin Hood Association to sign a new proclamation, recognizing and appreciating persons with disabilities in our community. Dec. 3 was proclaimed as International Day of Persons with Disabilities in Fort Saskatchewan. “Persons with disabilities live in every part of the province and […]
2024-12-14 17:00
Fort Saskatchewan showed their holiday spirit this weekend, going above and beyond for the Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre’s (FSCC) 8th annual Cram the Van event. The Cram the Van event raises money and toys to be donated to Families First Fort Saskatchewan, helping to provide Christmas toys and build memories for families struggling through the […]
2024-12-14 17:00
The Fort Saskatchewan Lions Club has come together this holiday season to help make someone else’s Christmas brighter. The club raised more than $1200 worth of crafts and gift cards which were donated to the Food Bank to help with their Christmas Hamper community drive. The Fort Saskatchewan Lions Club has been helping the community […]
2024-12-14 17:00
SEATTLE (AP) — Romeo Doubs improbably pulled in his second touchdown catch of the night from Jordan Love, sealing a decisive victory for the Packers and moving them closer to the postseason.
2024-12-14 17:00
VANCOUVER — Squamish RCMP say emergency crews have recovered the body of one of the two people who may have been home after their residence was hit by the same mudslide that closed the Sea to Sky highway. BC RCMP spokesperson Cpl.
2024-12-14 17:00
NEW DELHI (AP) — Zakir Hussain, one of India's most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla to global audiences, died on Sunday. He was 73.
2024-12-14 17:00
MONTREAL — Canadian boxer Tammara Thibeault has signed with a company owned by boxing promoter and influencer Jake Paul ahead of her professional debut.
2024-12-12 17:00
OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on all members of Parliament to send a First Nations water bill to the Senate before the holiday break, saying the water crisis demands urgent action.
2024-12-12 17:00
SEATTLE (AP) — Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice and Philipp Grubauer made 33 saves as the Seattle Kraken beat the Boston Bruins 5-1 on Thursday night. Jaden Schwartz and Vince Dunn also scored for the Kraken.
2024-12-12 17:00
MONTREAL (AP) — Bryan Rust scored three goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins scored six times in the third period to rout the Montreal Canadiens 9-2 on Thursday night.
2024-12-12 17:00
OTTAWA — Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon will hold a news conference this morning to provide an update on the strike at Canada Post. The minister is set to speak with journalists on Parliament Hill at 10 a.m. ET.
2024-12-12 17:00
NEW YORK (AP) — How many roads must a man walk down to play Bob Dylan ? Quite a few, at least, if you're Timothée Chalamet . Off and on for some six years, Chalamet has been obsessively working toward his performance in “A Complete Unknown.
2024-12-12 17:00
Grateful for compassion in time of need Rave to the off duty Sherwood Park (Strathcona County Emergency Services) paramedic that helped at the accident I stopped at. I called 911 and he politely asked if he could takeover the call and then helped direct 911 and took control of the scene. I was able to […]
2024-12-11 17:00
The issue of safety is top of mind for Strathcona County’s mayor after the province announced it will be slashing the number of photo radar sites by 70 per cent across Alberta in 2025. Early last week, Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen announced that that provincial government will restrict the use of photo radar programs on […]
2024-12-11 17:00
As the former co-owner and hockey GM of the highly successful Sherwood Park Crusaders, Kyle Chase knows about assists and he’s offering up the biggest one of his life helping his NHL brother Kelly in his fight with leukemia. The two brothers will undergo a stem-cell transplant Dec. 20 at a cancer facility in St. […]
2024-12-11 17:00
After a natural gas fire destroyed the Tempo gas station including the Country Boyz Food Store and Country Roads Restaurant (off Highway 16 near Ardrossan) on Sunday, Dec. 1, the community has come together to support the approximately 20 employees who are now left without the steady income of their jobs amid the holiday season. […]
2024-12-11 17:00
Strathcona County firefighters provided back up to the Fort Saskatchewan Fire Department (FSFD) early Tuesday morning. After thick black smoke was sighted, fire crews were deployed after 8 a.m. on Dec. 10 to a large garage shop that was fully engulfed in flames on Clover Drive in the Fort’s Clover Park neighbourhood, which is near […]
2024-12-11 17:00
The players of the Sherwood Park Kings Athletics Club U15AA Sabres gathered to make the season bright for local seniors this past weekend as they welcomed grandparents and seniors from the community to join them for an afternoon of holiday cheer at the Sabres Senior Social. Held at Sherwood Park Arena’s mini gym, the U15 […]
2024-12-11 17:00
Festival Players are busy putting the finishing touches ahead of their opening night of the musical Cinderella on Friday, Dec. 13. Running until Sunday, Dec. 29 at Festival Place, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella promises to be a night of fairytale love mixed with modern humour, strong duos, beautiful French set design, and a leading lady that will […]
2024-12-11 17:00
It’s a chore that every dog owner dreads; scooping up poop. But that unenjoyable chore is exactly what landed local entrepreneur, Josh Oosterveld on CBC’s Dragons’ Den. Owner of Poo Pickers, a service that handles the unsavoury task for dog owners, Oosterveld launched Poo Pickers in March 2021 and on Thursday, Jan. 2, his appearance […]
2024-12-11 17:00
ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — After UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was gunned down on a New York sidewalk, police searched for the masked gunman with dogs, drones and scuba divers. Officers used the city's muscular surveillance system .
2024-12-09 17:00
Book Review: Weike Wang’s 3rd novel ’Rental House’ finds beauty and humor in a marriage of opposites
Vacation rental with the in-laws — for many, it’s a setup for disaster. In Weike Wang’s “Rental House,” it’s certainly that.
2024-12-09 17:00
NEW YORK (AP) — Remember what you searched for in 2024? Google does. Google released its annual “Year in Search” on Tuesday, rounding up the top trending queries entered into its namesake search engine in 2024.
2024-12-09 17:00
REGINA — Saskatchewan's fall legislative sitting ended Tuesday with political barbs traded across the aisle after Premier Scott Moe promised a better tone two weeks ago.
2024-12-09 17:00
WINNIPEG — Two health-care groups said Tuesday Manitoba's health-care system is facing more strain, even as the government has promised to improve front-line care.
2024-12-09 17:00
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