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Prince George Spruce Kings fall 6-2 to Vernon Vipers

VERNON - The Vernon Vipers defeated the Prince George Spruce Kings 6-2 at the Kal Tire Place on Saturday (Dec. 2) in their second straight loss. Luca Primerano scored the first goal for the Spruce Kin...

Dec 03, 2023

Slovakia's Vlhova leads, Canada's Grenier 11th after first run in giant slalom

MONT-TREMBLANT, Que. - Slovakian skier Petra Vlhova posted the fastest time in the first run of a women's World Cup giant slalom event on Sunday at Mont-Tremblant. Vlhova, who won silver in giant slal...

Dec 03, 2023

Canadian rugby sevens women finish fourth in Dubai in season-opening event

DUBAI CITY, United Arab Emirates - Canada finished fourth on the women's side of the Emirates Dubai 7s on Sunday after falling 26-5 to France in the Cup third-place playoff. The Dubai event marks the ...

Dec 03, 2023

Canada's Alexandria Loutitt claims World Cup ski jumping silver

LILLEHAMMER, Norway - Canada's Alexandria Loutitt earned World Cup silver in women's ski jumping action on Sunday. The Calgary native totalled 267.5 points to finish just behind France's Josephine Pag...

Dec 03, 2023

Goalkeeper Erin McLeod in good company for B.C. Place Stadium farewell

VANCOUVER - Erin McLeod joins Christine Sinclair and Sophie Schmidt in the spotlight Tuesday at B.C. Place Stadium. But unlike the other two, the 40-year-old goalkeeper from St. Albert, Alta., won't b...

Dec 03, 2023

Prince George Cougars achieve second victory in U.S. trip, defeating Spokane Chiefs 6-3

SPOKANE, WA - The Prince George Cougars defeated the Spokane Chiefs 6-3 on Saturday (Dec. 2) to earn their second win of their U.S. swing. Oren Shtrom, Zac Funk, Ondrej Becher, Jett Lajoie and Matteo ...

Dec 03, 2023

Nantes supporter dies before league game in latest incident to mar French soccer

NANTES, France (AP) - A supporter from Nantes died on Saturday following a fight that took place before the club's 1-0 win over Nice in the latest outbreak of violence to mar French soccer this season...

Dec 03, 2023

NHL roundup: Carcone, Kerfoot help Coyotes beat Blues 4-1 for fourth win in a row

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Michael Carcone scored for the fourth time in three games, and the Arizona Coyotes beat the St. Louis Blues 4-1 on Saturday night for their fourth straight NHL victory. Alex Kerfoo...

Dec 02, 2023

Visiting Canucks hang on to edge Flames 4-3

CALGARY, United Kingdom - Ilya Mikheyev and Sam Lafferty each scored a goal and added an assist, and Filip Hronek chipped in with three helpers as the visiting Vancouver Canucks edged the Calgary Flam...

Dec 02, 2023

Marchand scores winner, Bruins beat Leafs 4-3 in OT

TORONTO - Brad Marchand scored at 4:52 of overtime as the Boston Bruins downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Saturday night. David Pastrnak, with a goal and two assists, Trent Frederic and Kevin Shat...

Dec 02, 2023