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Canada's Thenault and Nadeau take bronze in World Cup aerials finals
ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Canadian freestyle skiers Marion Thenault and Emile Nadeau won bronze medals at the World Cup aerials finals on Sunday. Thenault, from Sherbrooke, Que., had 93.66 points in the su...
Mar 19, 2023
Pepper-grinder move unwelcome in Japan high school tourney
TOKYO (AP) - Lars Nootbaar's imaginary pepper-grinder was the talk of World Baseball Classic games in Japan, but the fun-loving gesture by the St. Louis Cardinals outfielder does not appear welcome in...
Mar 19, 2023
Canada's Einarson drops 8-7 decision to U.S. at world women's curling championship
SANDVIKEN, Sweden - Canada's Kerri Einarson dropped an 8-7 decision to American Tabitha Peterson this morning in round robin play at the world women's curling championship. Peterson made a long straig...
Mar 19, 2023
American skier Shiffrin ends season with record 21st GS win, Canada's Grenier takes bronze
SOLDEU, Andorra (AP) - Mikaela Shiffrin won her 21st career giant slalom at the World Cup Finals Sunday as the American standout ended the season with yet another record. The victory moved Shiffrin pa...
Mar 19, 2023
Toronto Arrows falls to Old Glory D.C. as season-opening MLR road trip continues
LEESBURG, Va. - Old Glory D.C. ran in four tries en route to a 29-3 victory over the Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby play, Sam Malcolm accounted for Toronto's lone points Saturday night via a thi...
Mar 19, 2023
Nanaimo high school gymnasts earn strong results at provincial championship
NANAIMO - A group of 16 athletes with Nanaimo Gymnastics and Flipside Gymnastics attended BC high school provincials March 9-11.Nanaimo Gymnastics School coach Louise Demers said the Grade 8-12 studen...
Mar 19, 2023
Better late than never: Trudeau finally gets a home-turf visit from U.S. president
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden's last official visit to Canada came with a palpable sense of foreboding. Change was in the air. Authoritarian leaders in Syria and Turkey were consolidating power. Britain had ...
Mar 19, 2023
Norad, Haiti, critical minerals expected to top Trudeau-Biden talking points
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden will spend two days in Canada beginning Thursday to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and speak to a joint session of Parliament, his first visit north of t...
Mar 19, 2023
Russian president Putin visits occupied city of Mariupol
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the port city of Mariupol, Russian state news agencies reported on Sunday morning, in what would mark his first trip to Ukrainian terr...
Mar 19, 2023
How did these companies survive the pitfalls of the pandemic pivot?
Nick Ngo still vividly remembers the spring of 2020, and the sudden wave of new shops making the same acrylic barriers as his business. "During that time, companies would pop up. I remember (it was) a...
Mar 19, 2023