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Ranj Pillai set to be sworn in as Yukon's 10th premier
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's 10th premier is set to be officially sworn into his post later today, also giving the provincial liberal party a new leader. Ranj Pillai, a member of the territory's legislature s...
Jan 14, 2023

Edmonton Elks re-sign Canadian running back Anti Litre
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks have signed Canadian running back Ante Litre to a one-year contract extension. The 28-year-old from Vancouver suited up in all 18 games for the Elks in 2022. He posted a c...
Jan 14, 2023

Everton directors to skip game because of 'credible threat'
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Everton's board of directors were instructed not to attend Saturday's home match against Southampton because of a "real and credible threat to their safety and security," th...
Jan 14, 2023

Canada's Loutitt, Strate finish just off World Cup ski jump team podium in fourth
YAMAGATA, Japan - A day after becoming the first Canadian woman to win a World Cup ski jump event, Alexandria Loutitt joined with Abigail Strate to finish fourth in a team event Saturday. The Calgaria...
Jan 14, 2023

Lawyers found more classified documents at Joe Biden's home
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawyers for President Joe Biden found more classified documents at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, than previously known, the White House acknowledged Saturday. White House lawyer ...
Jan 14, 2023

UNBC basketball drops both games in Victoria
VICTORIA - The UNBC Timberwolves were in the provincial capital Friday (Jan 13) night to take on the UVIC Vikes in the first of a weekend double dip. In the women's game, the 'Wolves fell behind early...
Jan 14, 2023

Kilde dominates World Cup downhill in big win over Odermatt
WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) - The dominant men's downhill racer is Aleksander Aamodt Kilde - clearly. Kilde won Switzerland's marquee World Cup race Saturday by a big margin for his fourth win in six dow...
Jan 14, 2023

Kaillie Humphries wins World Cup monobob gold, Canada's Appiah third
ALTENBERG, Germany (AP) - Kaillie Humphries won a World Cup women's monobob race for the 100th medal of her career in major international competition and Canada's Cynthia Appiah took bronze. Humphries...
Jan 14, 2023

Federica Brignone wins World Cup super-G; Shiffrin sits out
ST. ANTON, Austria (AP) - Federica Brignone won a World Cup super-G on Saturday for the 2020 overall champion's first victory this season in a race that American ski star Mikaela Shiffrin skipped. Bri...
Jan 14, 2023

Albertans who regularly visit Moraine Lake say move to restrict vehicles was overdue
Some Albertans who regularly bike, climb, hike or take photographs at Moraine Lake in Banff National Park say a decision by Parks Canada to restrict personal vehicles on its access road was long overd...
Jan 14, 2023