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Blue Bombers running back Harris a game-time decision for West final against Riders
WINNIPEG - Football fans will have to wait until Sunday afternoon to find out whether veteran running back Andrew Harris will be wearing a Blue Bombers jersey or street clothes for the CFL West Divisi...
Dec 04, 2021

Italy's Sofia Goggia doubles up on downhill victories in Lake Louise
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Sofia Goggia won a second World Cup women's downhill in as many days Saturday, but in much different race conditions than her first. The Italian's margin of victory in a shaken sn...
Dec 04, 2021

Highway 99 reopens to essential travel between Pemberton and Lillooet
A section of Highway 99 in British Columbia has reopened to essential travel after it was closed Wednesday so crews could clean up after a landslide.The route between Pemberton and Lillooet is the sam...
Dec 04, 2021

Edward Shames, last 'Band of Brothers' officer, dies at 99
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Edward Shames, a World War II veteran who was the last surviving officer of "Easy Company," which inspired the HBO miniseries and book "Band of Brothers," has died. He was 99. An o...
Dec 04, 2021

Campbell scores two touchdowns to lead Western to Vanier Cup win over Saskatchewan
QUEBEC - The Western Mustangs defeated the Saskatchewan Huskies 27-21 on Saturday to win the Vanier Cup. Griffin Campbell caught two touchdown passes for the top-ranked Mustangs in front of 5,605 fans...
Dec 04, 2021

Gotham FC trades rights to Canadian 'keeper Kailen Sheridan to expansion San Diego
HARRISON, NEW JERSEY - NJ/NY Gotham FC has traded the rights to Canadian all-star goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan to expansion San Diego Wave FC in exchange for US$130,000 in allocation money and protectio...
Dec 04, 2021

Hamilton and Bottas give Mercedes front row in Saudi Arabia
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Max Verstappen slapped the wall in the 27th and final turn of Formula One's newest circuit, handing the front row for the inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to Lewis Hamilt...
Dec 04, 2021

Overdose alert issued for Quesnel
QUESNEL - Northern Health reports there has been an increase in overdose events in Quesnel.The reported substance is light purple/blue in powder/pebbles sold as down, when broken apart it turns pink.N...
Dec 04, 2021

Canada's Kingsbury opens World Cup season with moguls victory in Finland
RUKA, Finland - Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury opened the World Cup season with a moguls victory Saturday at the same venue where he suffered a back injury a year earlier. He earned his 66t...
Dec 04, 2021

Kaillie Humphries celebrates US citizenship with bobsled win, Appiah takes silver
ALTENBERG, Germany (AP) - For Kaillie Humphries, this was a win unlike any other. Capping an unforgettable week, Humphries won a women's monobob race on Saturday, doing so less than 48 hours after she...
Dec 04, 2021