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Four-point end helps Canada's Einarson to 9-3 win over Japan's Fujisawa
CALGARY - Canada's Kerri Einarson broke open a close game with four points in the eighth end of a 9-3 victory over Japan's Satsuki Fujisawa at the Pan Continental Curling Championships. Einarson, from...
Nov 04, 2022
Pakistan's ex-PM Khan pauses protest march after shooting
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan said Friday he was pausing his march on the capital, Islamabad, a day a gunman opened fire on his campaign convoy, wounding him and killing...
Nov 04, 2022
Sophomore receivers Dunbar, White proving to be Ticats' dynamic duo
HAMILTON - Receivers Steven Dunbar Jr. and Tim White are the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' dynamic duo. Each made his way to Hamilton after spending time in the NFL as an undrafted free agent. This season, the...
Nov 04, 2022
After five World Cups with New Zealand, Laura Mariu is loving life in Canada colours
The only woman to play in all six editions of the Rugby League World Cup is wearing Canadian colours these days. After representing her native New Zealand at the last five World Cups, Laura Mariu is n...
Nov 04, 2022
Canadian bobsled pilot Christine de Bruin suspended for doping violation
OTTAWA - Canadian bobsledder and Olympic bronze medallist Christine de Bruin has been suspended for three years for a doping violation. De Bruin tested positive for the banned substance Ligandrol in o...
Nov 04, 2022
Hockey Canada governance review calls for more oversight, accountability
Hockey Canada finds itself at "a crossroads" that requires reimagined leadership coupled with more oversight and transparency, a third-party governance review has found. The 221-page document released...
Nov 04, 2022
Time changes persist despite experts' consensus to end daylight time
Most Canadians will be turning the clocks back by an hour this weekend as various political moves to end seasonal time changes have yet to take broad effect - but experts say we'd be better off withou...
Nov 04, 2022
The number of Mexican asylum seekers in Canada has increased dramatically
MONTREAL - Canada has seen a spike in the number of Mexicans seeking asylum here this year, with the vast majority of them coming to Montreal. They say they are fleeing Mexico in search of jobs and sa...
Nov 04, 2022
Heavy rain, snow, ease drought in some B.C. areas as forecasters watch rising rivers
VANCOUVER - Drought levels across southern British Columbia have been scaled back for the first time in weeks as a series of powerful storms have drenched the region, including one due to deliver as m...
Nov 04, 2022
Auger-Aliassime continues scorching season-ending run with win over Tiafoe in Paris
PARIS - Felix Auger-Aliassime's brilliant end to his tennis season continued Friday with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Frances Tiafoe in the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters. The 22-year-old from Montreal cli...
Nov 04, 2022