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Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury earns World Cup bronze in men's dual moguls
HUEZ, France - Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury claimed his fifth World Cup medal of the season with bronze in men's dual moguls action on Saturday. The Deux-Montagnes, Que., native placed be...
Dec 16, 2023
Canada's Eliot Grondin claims World Cup bronze in snowboard cross
BREUIL-CERVINIA, Italy - Canada's Eliot Grondin earned bronze on Saturday in World Cup men's snowboard cross action in Italy. The Sainte-Marie, Que., native finished behind Australia's Adam Lambert, w...
Dec 16, 2023
Prince George Spruce Kings fall 8-7 to the Trail Smoke Eaters
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Spruce Kings fell 8-7 to the Trail Smoke Eaters in a tight high-scoring game at the Kopar Memorial Arena on Friday (Dec. 15).The goals started early on in the first p...
Dec 16, 2023
Dubois leads four-medal day for Canada at short track speedskating World Cup
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Steven Dubois earned his first gold of the season to lead a four-medal day for Canada at a short track speedskating World Cup stop in South Korea on Saturday. The Terrebonn...
Dec 16, 2023
It's raining microplastics: Hurricane Larry dropped plastic particles all over N.L.
When hurricane Larry made landfall in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2021, the powerful storm brought heavy rain and wind across the province - and millions of microplastic particles originating from th...
Dec 16, 2023
Kuwait's ruling emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, dies at age 86
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Kuwait's ruling emir, the 86-year-old Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, has died, state television reported Saturday. Kuwait TV broke into programming with Quranic ver...
Dec 16, 2023
Toronto's homeless residents and frontline workers brace for bitter winter
TORONTO - In warmer weather, Jamie Lee Pauk is usually on the move searching for food or a job. But as winter closes in, she's mostly staying close to a downtown Toronto encampment squeezed into a chu...
Dec 16, 2023
NHL roundup: Bruins bear down in shootout to beat Islanders 5-4
NEW YORK (AP) - David Pastrnak scored in the third round of a shootout to give the Boston Bruins a 5-4 National Hockey League victory over the New York Islanders on Friday night. Pastrnak, Morgan Geek...
Dec 15, 2023
Stars erase two-goal deficit to edge Senators 5-4
DALLAS (AP) - Miro Heiskanen and Matt Duchene scored 44 seconds apart in the third period, and Dallas beat the short-handed Ottawa Senators 5-4 on Friday night after Stars goalie Jake Oettinger depart...
Dec 15, 2023
Trae Young's 38-point double-double leads Hawks past Raptors 125-104
TORONTO - Trae Young scored 38 points and had 11 assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks past the Toronto Raptors 125-104 on Friday. Young made three fewer three-pointers than the entire Raptors roster comb...
Dec 15, 2023