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Island Top Team athletes compete in all-female jiu-jitsu event
NANAIMO - Island Top Team, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu academy in Nanaimo, recently sent two students to a women's only jiu-jitsu event in Bellingham called Battle Grappling.Laya Walker and Sarah Kolybaba t...
Feb 08, 2025
Bombers sign veteran quarterback Chris Streveler to one-year contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed quarterback Chris Streveler to a one-year contract, the CFL club announced Saturday. Streveler appeared in 13 games last season before sustaining a kne...
Feb 08, 2025
War-torn Lebanon forms its first government in over 2 years
BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanon's new prime minister on Saturday formed the country's first full-fledged government since 2022. President Joseph Aoun announced in a statement that he had accepted the resignatio...
Feb 08, 2025
US skier Breezy Johnson wins gold in the women's downhill at the Alpine world championships
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) - American skier Breezy Johnson won gold in the women's downhill at the Alpine skiing world championships on Saturday. Johnson finished 0.15 seconds ahead of silver ...
Feb 08, 2025
From Trump to Taylor: Six Super Bowl storylines Canadian marketers will be watching
When Canadians tune into the Super Bowl on Sunday, there will be plenty of action on and off the field that marketers will have their eye on. This year's face-off between the Kansas City Chiefs and th...
Feb 08, 2025
'Should I just laugh?': Energy experts question Freeland's pledge to push LNG
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland's pitch to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to allies is drawing skeptical reactions from those who say her government neglected the sector ov...
Feb 08, 2025
European trip gives PM a chance to tout Canada's AI efforts, strengthen ties: experts
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's five-day visit to Europe offers Canada an opportunity to shore up its relationship with the European Union and show Canadian leadership in artificial intellige...
Feb 08, 2025
Ontario votes: Leaders campaigning in Toronto, Niagara area and cottage country
Ontario's main party leaders are making stops in Toronto, the Niagara region and parts of cottage country today. NDP Leader Marit Stiles will kick the day off with a morning announcement at a farmers ...
Feb 08, 2025
'Should I just laugh?': Energy experts question Freeland's pledge to push LNG
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland's pitch to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to allies is drawing skeptical reactions from those who say her government neglected the sector ov...
Feb 08, 2025
Invictus Games 2025 kick off with star-studded opening ceremony in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - The 2025 Invictus Games for injured military and service personnel starts in Vancouver today with a star-studded opening ceremony featuring artists Katy Perry, Roxane Bruneau, Noah Kahan, ...
Feb 08, 2025