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Canada wins two gold, two silver at short-track speedskating World Cup
DORDRECHT, Netherlands - Short-track stars Kim Boutin and Steven Dubois both struck gold as Canada hauled in four medals at a World Cup speedskating event in the Netherlands on Saturday. Boutin, a fou...
Feb 11, 2023
Canada's Kingsbury claims dual moguls silver, while teammate Viel brings home bronze
Canadian moguls king Mikal Kingsbury captured the silver medal and teammate Julien Viel earned bronze in dual moguls competition on Saturday in Valmalenco, Italy. Japan's Ikuma Horishima edged Kingsbu...
Feb 11, 2023
Canada's speedskaters win World Cup gold in team pursuit
TOMASZW MAZOWIECKI, Poland - Canada captured two medals on the second day of competition at the World Cup speedskating event in Poland on Saturday. The Canadians ended the day in style with the trio o...
Feb 11, 2023
Canada's Cynthia Appiah claims monobob bronze at World Cup stop in Austria
IGLS, Austria - Toronto's Cynthia Appiah claimed bronze in the World Cup monobob event on Saturday. Germany's Lisa Buckwitz won the gold medal with a time of one minute, 49.20 seconds. Australia's Bre...
Feb 11, 2023
Trudeau travelling to Bahamas next week to meet with Caribbean political leaders
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be travelling to the Bahamas next week to meet with his counterparts from 20 Caribbean governments. A release from Trudeau's office says he will be in Nassa...
Feb 11, 2023
Toronto Raptors sign guard-forward Joe Wieskamp to multi-year deal
The Toronto Raptors have signed guard-forward Joe Wieskamp to a multi-year contract, the club announced Saturday. The financial terms of the deal were not released. The six-foot-six Wieskamp signed a ...
Feb 11, 2023
Pope Francis names Frank Leo new Archbishop of Toronto, Collins steps down due to age
Toronto has a new archbishop-designate after Pope Francis named a new man to one of the top clerical posts in the Canadian Catholic Church. The pontif announced today that Frank Leo will take over as ...
Feb 11, 2023
Canada Soccer holds emergency labour talks with women's team in Florida
Canada Soccer is holding emergency talks with the women's national team in Florida today in a bid to convince the players to return to the field. The Canadian women have refused to train or play, with...
Feb 11, 2023
Baffinland critical of report that says shipping to blame for narwhal displacement
A new report predicts there will be almost no narwhal left in an area off the northeastern coast of Baffin Island this summer and says shipping traffic from the nearby Mary River iron-ore mine is to b...
Feb 11, 2023
Parksville & Qualicum beaches close to dogs ahead of Brant geese arrival
PARKSVILLE - Oceanside beaches will soon be off-limits to dogs due to migrating birds.Beginning Wednesday, Feb. 15, beaches within the Parksville-Qualicum Beach Wildlife Management Area (PQBWMA) will ...
Feb 11, 2023