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Union warns SkyTrain could shut down too as deadline for Vancouver bus strike looms
VANCOUVER - The union representing SkyTrain employees in Metro Vancouver says it's prepared to shut down all services Monday in solidarity with bus supervisors as a deadline to resolve a dispute with ...
Jan 21, 2024
Nick Dunlap becomes 1st amateur winner on PGA Tour since 1991 with victory at The American Express
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) - Nick Dunlap became the first amateur in 33 years to win on the PGA Tour, making a 6-foot par putt on the final hole for a one-shot victory over Christiaan Bezuidenhout at The ...
Jan 21, 2024
Dunlap first amateur to win on PGA Tour since 1991, claims American Express title
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) - Nick Dunlap became the first amateur in 33 years to win on the PGA Tour, holding on for a one-shot victory over Christiaan Bezuidenhout at The American Express on Sunday. Dunl...
Jan 21, 2024
Lydia Ko gets new year off to the right start with LPGA Tour opener victory, Canada's Henderson places third
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - It took only four rounds for Lydia Ko to put a dismal 2023 LPGA Tour season completely behind her. Ko rediscovered her winning touch Sunday in the season-opening Hilton Grand Vaca...
Jan 21, 2024
Liberals to hold auto-theft summit in February amid uptick in stolen cars sent abroad
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have announced a national summit on auto theft aimed at getting provinces and industry officials together to address the growing issue of cars being stolen and shipped ab...
Jan 21, 2024
Canada's Hannah Schmidt wins second straight World Cup ski cross gold at Nakiska
NAKISKA, ALTA. - Hannah Schmidt doubled her World Cup ski cross victories at Nakiska Ski Resort on Sunday. The 29-year-old from Ottawa parlayed powerful starts out of the gates and over the opening ro...
Jan 21, 2024
Mouat tops Bottcher for Grand Slam of Curling Canadian Open title
RED DEER, Alta. - Scotland's Bruce Mouat defeated Canada's Brendan Bottcher 6-5 to win the men's Grand Slam of Curling Co-op Canadian Open title on Sunday. After Bottcher knotted the game at 2-2 in th...
Jan 21, 2024
Burnaby, B.C., fire crews responded to 'industrial incident' Sunday at refinery
VANCOUVER - Metro Vancouver says it received about a 100 complaints about a noxious smell wafting across the Lower Mainland on Sunday, prompting the regional federation of municipalities to issue an a...
Jan 21, 2024
Tarasenko, Giroux help lift Senators to 5-3 comeback win over Flyers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Vladimir Tarasenko and Claude Giroux scored third-period goals and the Ottawa Senators came back to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 on Sunday in Shane Pinto's return to the line...
Jan 21, 2024
MPs who visited West Bank urge action against "constant humiliation" of Palestinians
OTTAWA - MPs returning from a visit to the West Bank argue Canada needs to do more to prevent escalating tensions between Palestinians and Israelis. A group of three NDP and two Liberal MPs spent last...
Jan 21, 2024