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Canada's Edey excited for rare chance to play in Toronto for Purdue in HOF Series
Zach Edey is excited for the rare opportunity to play at home in front of family who haven't seen him play live before. The Toronto native leads the No. 4-ranked Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball t...
Dec 08, 2023
Kaori Sakamoto dazzles in Grand Prix Final to take lead into women's free skate in Beijing
Two-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto was nearly flawless during her short program at the Grand Prix Final on Friday, taking a comfortable lead over Belgium's Loena Hendrickx and Nina Pinzarrone into...
Dec 08, 2023
Canada's Schmidt wins gold, Phelan claims silver at ski cross World Cup
VAL THORENS, France - Jared Schmidt won gold, and Brittany Phelan claimed silver, delivering impressive performances for Canada at the World Cup ski cross event in the French Alps on Friday. Schmidt, ...
Dec 08, 2023
Canada set to open selection camp looking for world junior three-peat
Peter Anholt sees a group craving for an opportunity - finally - in the spotlight. Many of the players hoping to make Canada's roster for the upcoming world junior hockey championship were hit especia...
Dec 08, 2023
1 in 9 Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID infection, StatCan says
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says about one in nine Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID-19 infection. The report released today says that amounts to 3.5 million Canadians. Symptoms ar...
Dec 08, 2023
Source: Montreal Alouettes sign linebacker Darnell Sankey to two-year extension
MONTREAL - Darnell Sankey is staying put. According to a league source, the veteran linebacker has signed a two-year contract extension with the Grey Cup-champion Montreal Alouettes. Sankey was slated...
Dec 08, 2023
Sofia Goggia wins first speed race of weather-hit World Cup ski season in super-G. Shiffrin is 4th
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) - Sofia Goggia won a women's super-G Friday as skiing's World Cup was finally able to hold its first speed race of a weather-affected season, with Mikaela Shiffrin finishi...
Dec 08, 2023
In the news today: Jury to resume deliberations in B.C. murder trial
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Ibrahim Ali murder jury to resume deliberations A jury is resuming deliberation...
Dec 08, 2023
As fossil fuel execs descend on U.N. climate summit, some ask 'what are COPs about?'
TORONTO - The world's major climate negotiations risk turning into a trade show spectacle of unchecked corporate influence, some observers warn, as a record number of delegates representing fossil fue...
Dec 08, 2023
Time's up for some short-term rentals in B.C., as new housing rules transform scene
VICTORIA - Nancy Paine's short-term rental business is dead in the water. As co-founder and CEO of Victoria-based Superhost, Paine said she had been at the forefront of the Airbnb revolution for seven...
Dec 08, 2023