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Dutch speedskaters dominate women's 5,000 metres at world championship
CALGARY - Joy Beune and Irene Schouten finished one-two for the Netherlands in the world speedskating championship's 5,000 metres Sunday. Beune skated the fastest 5K of her life in six minutes 47.72 a...
Feb 18, 2024

Suspect dead amid shooting that claimed the lives of 2 officers, 1 first responder, group says
BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) - A suspect has died in connection with a shooting in Minnesota that claimed the lives of two police officers and a first responder early Sunday, a police organization says. The...
Feb 18, 2024

Manitoba's Jennifer Jones stays perfect at her last Scotties Tournament of Hearts
CALGARY - Manitoba's Jennifer Jones scored five in the final end to rout Yukon's Bayly Scoffin in eight ends in Sunday's morning draw at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Jones improved to 2-0 in her...
Feb 18, 2024

Jays pitcher Bassitt sounds off on repeated rule changes in Major League Baseball
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Count Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt among the early critics of Major League Baseball's rule changes for the 2024 season. "We're yet again having to learn new rules," Bassitt sai...
Feb 18, 2024

Canada's Jeffrey Read earns World Cup silver in men's super-G
KVITFJELL, Austria - Canada's Jeffrey Read placed second in the men's super-G on Sunday for the first FIS Alpine World Cup podium finish of his career. Read, from Canmore, Alta., finished in one minut...
Feb 18, 2024

Canadian women to open inaugural CONCACAF W Gold Cup campaign against El Salvador
Canada will open the CONCACAF W Cup against El Salvador, which made the inaugural tournament's 12-team main field by beating Guatemala 3-1 in a qualifying match. Saturday night's win at Dignity Health...
Feb 18, 2024

Celtic manager says Canada's Alistair Johnston could be back in week to 10 days
Glasgow Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers says Canadian international fullback Alistair Johnston could be back by the end of the month. Johnston was taken off the field on a stretcher after suffering a h...
Feb 18, 2024
Wild second period sinks Spruce Kings
DUNCAN B.C. - A seven goal second period provided all the offense in 4-3 Cowichan Valley Capitals win over the Spruce Kings last night in Duncan. After playing to a scoreless first frame, the gates bu...
Feb 18, 2024

Blazers, Cougars split weekend home and home
KAMLOOPS - The home teams reigned supreme this weekend between the Kamloops Blazers and Prince George Cougars. After controlling home ice on Friday night to the tune of a 7-1 Cougars victory, the Blaz...
Feb 18, 2024

Timeline of recent tensions between Canada and India
OTTAWA - Canada and India have not had a perfect relationship, and issues over Sikh separatism have continue to simmer for decades. But tensions hit a boiling point in the past year. Here's a timeline...
Feb 18, 2024