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BEIJING - Canada's Meryeta O'Dine raced to a bronze medal in the women's snowboard cross Wednesday at the Beijing Olympics.

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions signed veteran Canadian linebacker Kevin Francis on Wednesday.

VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials reported 24,372 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, of which 986 are in hospital and 146 in intensive care.

TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $10 million jackpot in Tuesday's Lotto Max draw.

An Amber Alert has been issued for a little girl from Barrie, Ont.

BEIJING - Canadian Steven Dubois has won a silver medal in the men's 1,500-metre short-track speedskating event at the Beijing Olympics.

EDMONTON - Statistics Canada says Alberta's growth has lagged slightly behind the rest of Canada over the last few years.

WASHINGTON - Safety measures aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 seem to gradually be giving way in parts of the United States.

CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders signed free-agent Canadian linebacker D.J. Lalama on Wednesday.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine family that long ago gave up on a lost family cat is being reunited — more than six years and 1,500 miles later.