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'Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down' promises triumphs, tears in competition series
VANCOUVER - A muddy and sometimes explosive reality show is coming to Canadian TV this week as 10 contestants vie to become the country'stop amateur potter. Their creations are delicate, but the potte...
Feb 05, 2024
Australia appalled at China’s suspended death sentence for writer Yang Hengjun
SYDNEY (AP) - Australia says it is appalled at China's suspended death sentence for Chinese Australian writer and democracy blogger Yang Hengjun. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said in a state...
Feb 04, 2024
Thunder erase 23-point deficit to beat Raptors 135-127 in double overtime
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Josh Giddey scored 24 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 23 and the Oklahoma City Thunder overcame a 23-point deficit to beat the Toronto Raptors 135-127 in double overtime on Su...
Feb 04, 2024
Sean Monahan to step up on faceoffs for Jets after traded from Canadiens
WINNIPEG - Acquiring a player who can win the majority of his faceoffs should pay dividends for the Winnipeg Jets. Sean Monahan was traded from the Montreal Canadiens to Winnipeg on Friday for a first...
Feb 04, 2024
Mike McEwen to skip host Saskatchewan in the Canadian men's curling championship
SASKATOON - Mike McEwen is a veteran of Canadian men's curling championships, but he'll skip Saskatchewan for the first time at the Brier. McEwen, vice Colton Flasch and front-end brothers Kevin and D...
Feb 04, 2024
Senators release a $118 billion package that pairs border policies with aid for Ukraine and Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senators on Sunday released a highly anticipated $118 billion package that pairs border enforcement policy with wartime aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, setting off a l...
Feb 04, 2024
NDP MLAs banned from some B.C. mosques after 'crappy' land comment from minister
VANCOUVER - Representatives from more than a dozen British Columbia mosques and Islamic associations have sent a letter to Premier David Eby calling for the minister of post-secondary education to be ...
Feb 04, 2024
2026 World Cup final will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey
The 2026 World Cup final will be played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 19. FIFA made the announcement Sunday at a Miami television studio, allocating the opener of the 39-d...
Feb 04, 2024
2026 World Cup final will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey
The 2026 World Cup final will be played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 19. FIFA made the announcement Sunday at a Miami television studio, allocating the opener of the 39-d...
Feb 04, 2024
Pebble Beach's final round is postponed because of rain and raging wind. Wyndham Clark leads by 1
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Rain and a raging wind on Sunday caused the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am to be postponed, leading to the third Monday finish in the last six years. But t...
Feb 04, 2024