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Many young athletes use the Canada Winter Games as a stepping stone to greater exposure, and this year's host city hopes to do the same. Prince George, B.C.

VICTORIA - A diverse economy will buffer British Columbia from declining oil prices that could affect investment decisions in the liquefied natural gas industry, says Premier Christy Clark.

ST. ALBERT, Alta. - There will be no shortage of kibble in the home of an Alberta man who was on a food run for his cat when he discovered he'd won a $50-million lottery prize.

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously struck down the ban on providing a doctor-assisted death to mentally competent but suffering and "irremediable" patients.

CALGARY - The RCMP have identified a suspect in as many as nine bank robberies across Western Canada. Mounties say Shaun Christopher Cornish, who is 26 and formerly of Langley, B.C., has been charged in three robberies committed in Alberta.

MONTREAL - A lot can happen in seven seconds. Just ask the Quebec man who says that brief period cost him $13.5 million.

Tim Hortons says about 350 employees lost their jobs this week in layoffs across its organization, focused mainly at its headquarters and regional offices.

Police from three provinces are looking for the same suspect who is believed to have committed eight armed robberies. RCMP from Alberta, B.C.

TORONTO - Tim Hortons is not saying how many employees will lose their jobs at its headquarters and regional offices in a reorganization of its operations announced Tuesday.

TORONTO - A woman from British Columbia is the first person in North America to be diagnosed with H7N9 bird flu, after apparently contracting the virus while travelling in China earlier this month, Canadian health officials said Monday.