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Canadian skier Megan Oldham lands slopestyle silver at World Cup in Aspen
ASPEN - Canadian freestyle skier Megan Oldham soared to a World Cup silver medal in slopestyle Saturday. The 23-year-old from Parry Sound, Ont., scored 86.93 points to finish behind France's Tess Lede...
Feb 1, 2025
Canada's Éliot Grondin captures snowboard cross gold at World Cup in China
BEIDAHU SHEQU - Canada's liot Grondin captured his first gold medal of the season at a snowboard cross World Cup event on Saturday. Grondin, last year's World Cup champion, won every round to finish a...
Feb 1, 2025
B.C.'s south coast sees first snowfall of the season
VANCOUVER - Residents of B.C.'s South Coast are encouraged to dress warmly and get their winter tires ready as snowfall warnings are in effect for the region this weekend. Environment Canada says a wi...
Feb 1, 2025
US military conducts airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military has conducted coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump's second ter...
Feb 1, 2025
Democrats elect Ken Martin, the party leader in Minnesota, as national chair
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) - Democrats on Saturday elected Ken Martin, the party leader in Minnesota, as the national chair, turning to a low-profile Midwestern political operative to coordinate their resist...
Feb 1, 2025
Marielle Thompson's ski cross gold highlights three-medal day for Canada
VEYSONNAZ - Marielle Thompson's ski cross gold highlighted a three-medal day for Canada at a World Cup event on Saturday. Thompson, of Whistler, B.C., beat Germany's Daniela Maier to top the podium in...
Feb 1, 2025
US military conducts airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military has conducted coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump's second ter...
Feb 1, 2025
Timbermen focus on transition players at the 2025 WLA draft
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Timbermen selected seven players to their roster through the WLA draft, including three excellent transition defenders.With their territorial protection pick Nanaimo secured the ...
Feb 1, 2025
Blue Bombers re-sign two-time All-CFL receiver Dalton Schoen to one-year contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers re-signed star receiver Dalton Schoen to a one-year contract on Saturday. The six-foot-one, 210-pound Schoen returns to Winnipeg for a fourth season after being li...
Feb 1, 2025
Auger-Aliassime advances to Montpellier final with straight sets win over De Jong
MONTPELLIER - Montreal's Flix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the final of the Open Occitanie tennis tournament with a 6-4, 7-6 (4) win over Jesper de Jong of the Netherlands on Saturday. Auger-Aliassime,...
Feb 1, 2025