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Canadian Spalding capture men's event at snowboard slopestyle World Cup event
LAAX - Canadian Cameron Spalding captured the men's crown at a snowboard slopestyle World Cup event Saturday. Spalding, of Havelock, Ont., posted a winning score of 86.63 points. He finished just ahea...
Jan 18, 2025

Canadian Alex Loutitt wins gold at a World Cup ski-jumping event competition
ZA - Canadian Alex Loutitt won gold at a World Cup ski-jumping event Saturday. The 21-year-old from Calgary scored 266.4 points to earn her first gold medal of the season. What's more, she did it with...
Jan 18, 2025

Chrystia Freeland says Pierre Poilievre will 'sell' Canada out to Donald Trump
OTTAWA - Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland is billing herself as the best person to lead Canada's fight against Donald Trump. In her first campaign ad since joining the Liberal leadership race...
Jan 18, 2025

Extreme cold warnings in effect across Prairies, parts of Ontario and Quebec
Environment Canada issued extreme cold warnings for much of the Prairies and parts of Ontario and Quebec on Saturday morning as arctic air poured south. The national weather agency said the cold snap ...
Jan 18, 2025

Ski star Odermatt beats fast-emerging Von Allmen in Switzerland's classic World Cup downhill
WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) - It surely ranked among the best and most joyous five minutes in alpine skiing history for the Swiss men's team and fans at the race they prize above all. Marco Odermatt, the...
Jan 18, 2025

Canadian winger Theo Corbeanu comes full circle with move back to Toronto FC
TORONTO - After stints with England's Wolves, Sheffield Wednesday, Milton Keynes Dons and Blackpool as well as Germany's Arminia Bielefeld, Switzerland's Grasshopper Club Zurich and Spain's Granada CF...
Jan 18, 2025

'She has lost someone dear': Professor hopes orca's 'grief swim' spurs ethics rethink
As the female orca known as Tahlequah once again carries the body of a dead calf through waters near Vancouver Island, for the second time in seven years, researcher Barbara J. King says there's no mi...
Jan 18, 2025

'She has lost someone dear': Professor hopes orca's 'grief swim' spurs ethics rethink
As the female orca known as Tahlequah once again carries the body of a dead calf through waters near Vancouver Island, for the second time in seven years, researcher Barbara J. King says there's no mi...
Jan 18, 2025

Icebreaker journey along St. Lawrence River sparks hopes for winter cruise industry
MONTREAL - An icebreaker cruise ship set sail on Friday for a frosty journey that will bring passengers along the St. Lawrence River, a new route that tourism officials hope will usher in a new era of...
Jan 18, 2025

Universities face 'across the board' cuts in wake of international student cap
OTTAWA - Canadian colleges and universities are responding to a cash crunch brought on by Ottawa's cut to international student permits with layoffs, hiring freezes and service reductions, say people ...
Jan 18, 2025