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Kaori Sakamoto leads the women's short program at figure skating's Grand Prix Espoo
ESPOO, Finland (AP) - Three world champions moved closer to earning places at figure skating's Grand Prix Finals on Friday with Kaori Sakamoto of Japan leading the women's short program and the Americ...
Nov 17, 2023
Rosalynn Carter, 96-year-old former first lady, is in hospice care at home, Carter Center says
PLAINS, Ga. - Former first lady Rosalynn Carter is in hospice care at home in Plains, Georgia, the Carter Center announced Friday. The center said the 96-year-old is at home with former President Jimm...
Nov 17, 2023
Als GM Maciocia credits head coach Maas for his calmer sideline demeanour
HAMILTON - It's been a kinder, calmer Jason Maas. The fiery Montreal Alouettes head coach has been on his best behaviour this season. The sideline outbursts that were common during Maas' tenure as the...
Nov 17, 2023
Unwanted in Saskatchewan, quarterback Cody Fajardo all smiles as an Alouette
HAMILTON - Cody Fajardo has been smiling all week. And why not? The 31-year-old Montreal Alouettes quarterback is in the Grey Cup, enjoying a comeback season one year after being benched and then allo...
Nov 17, 2023
B.C. plane wreck 'verified' by RCMP is revealed to be fake crash site for training
KAMLOOPS - Plane wreckage that made headlines this week when officials announced a hunter had stumbled on what police thought was a decades-old crash site in the B.C. Interior was actually placed ther...
Nov 17, 2023
Study finds Alberta underestimates methane emissions by 50 per cent
A study from one of Canada's premiere climate labs says methane emissions from Alberta's energy industry are underestimated by almost 50 per cent. The study from Carleton University's Energy and Emiss...
Nov 17, 2023
2023 SJHL Showcase officially in the books
All Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League clubs have now returned home, as the 2023 SJHL Showcase is officially in the books.The four-day, 12-game event wrapped up late Thursday afternoon, as the last fou...
Nov 17, 2023
Maciocia, Alouettes have defied long odds to reach Grey Cup game
HAMILTON - General manager Danny Maciocia's fingerprints are all over the Montreal Alouettes' unlikely Grey Cup run. The franchise's uncertain future not only cost it quarterback Trevor Harris and rec...
Nov 17, 2023
Asset freeze sought in proposed suit alleging Quebec billionaire paid minors for sex
MONTREAL - A lawyer representing dozens of women who say a Montreal billionaire paid them for sex while they were minors wants to freeze millions of dollars of the businessman's assets. Jeff Orenstein...
Nov 17, 2023
Zamboni leaking carbon monoxide likely to have caused hockey players' illness: mayor
WAKAW, Sask. - A Saskatchewan town has temporarily closed its hockey arena after carbon monoxide likely from a Zamboni left players sick. The rink in Wakaw, northeast of Saskatoon, was hosting an unde...
Nov 17, 2023