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Nunavut speedskater wins three gold ulus at Arctic Winter Games
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Akutaq Williamson Bathory will be heading home to Iqaluit with three gold ulus from the Arctic Winter Games, medals named and shaped after traditional Inuit knives. The 17-year-...
Feb 4, 2023
TRU women's basketball upsets UNBC; Timberwolves exact revenge on the men's side
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The University of Northern B.C. Timberwolves men's basketball team used a balanced attack to down the visiting Thompson Rivers University WolfPack 87-73 Friday night (Feb. 3).Jus...
Feb 4, 2023
Inuit, environmental groups call for stronger measures to reduce underwater noise
Hunters from Pond Inlet, Nvt. - known as Mittimatalik in Inuktitut - have said they're seeing fewer narwhal in areas where they were once abundant, making it harder to feed their families, and that th...
Feb 4, 2023
Extreme cold temperatures across Quebec, East Coast expected to linger until Sunday
MONTREAL - Residents from Quebec to Newfoundland and Labrador are waking up this morning to more extreme cold weather. Emergency officials warned people to seek shelter and monitor for frostbite if th...
Feb 4, 2023
Elaine Tanner, 1960s swimming superstar, cherishes rare medal that Canada wanted back
NORTH SAANICH, B.C. - She was once hailed as Canada's best athlete and Elaine Tanner has the accolades to prove it as a teenage swimming prodigy known as "Mighty Mouse" at Olympic, Commonwealth and Pa...
Feb 4, 2023
Elaine Tanner, 1960s swimming superstar, cherishes rare medal that Canada wanted back
NORTH SAANICH, B.C. - She was once hailed as Canada's best athlete and Elaine Tanner has the accolades to prove it as a teenage swimming prodigy known as "Mighty Mouse" at Olympic, Commonwealth and Pa...
Feb 4, 2023
Canada's Marion Thenault scores silver in World Cup aerials
DEER VALLEY RESORT, Utah - Canada's Marion Thenault claimed silver in women's World Cup aerials on Friday. The Sherbrooke, Que., native finished with a final score of 97.99 from her second jump. Austr...
Feb 3, 2023
Canada's Mackay, Karker earn World Cup medals in freeski halfpipe
MAMMOTH, Calif. - Canada's Brendan Mackay and Rachael Karker both earned medals in World Cup freeski halfpipe on Friday. Mackay grabbed silver in the men's event with 93 points on his third and final ...
Feb 3, 2023
Pettersson wins hardest shot, Crosby takes a dip at NHL all-star skills competition
SUNRISE, Fla. - Elias Pettersson provided the Vancouver Canucks with a rare memorable moment in an otherwise forgettable season. Away from the rink, Sidney Crosby took a plunge and Nick Suzuki registe...
Feb 3, 2023
VanVleet has 32 as Raptors get 117-111 win over Rockets
HOUSTON (AP) - Fred VanVleet scored 32 points, Gary Trent Jr. added 29 and the Toronto Raptors snapped a two-game skid with a 117-111 win over the Houston Rockets on Friday night. The Raptors took a c...
Feb 3, 2023