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Soccer writer Grant Wahl dies at World Cup match in Qatar
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) - Grant Wahl, one of the most well-known soccer writers in the United States, died early Saturday while covering the World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands. U.S. medi...
Dec 09, 2022
Soccer writer Grant Wahl dies at World Cup match in Qatar
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) - Grant Wahl, one of the most well-known soccer writers in the United States, died early Saturday while covering the World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands. U.S. medi...
Dec 09, 2022
Laine scores on first shot, Blue Jackets beat Flames 3-1
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Patrik Laine scored on Columbus' first shot and the Blue Jackets broke a three-game losing streak, beating the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Friday night. Eric Robinson and Sean Kuraly a...
Dec 09, 2022
Canada's Laframboise qualifies directly for final of FIS Snowboard Big Air World Cup
EDMONTON - The crowd was by no means large, but Nicolas Laframboise put on a show. The Canadian rider won his heat and qualified directly for Saturday's final of the FIS Snowboard Big Air World Cup ev...
Dec 09, 2022
Canada's Madeline Schizas claims bronze at ISU Challenger Series
ZAGREB, Croatia - Canada's Madeline Schizas claimed bronze in women's singles on Friday at the Golden Spin of Zagreb, the last stop on the ISU Challenger Series figure skating circuit. Schizas of Oakv...
Dec 09, 2022
'Unfinished business': Canada opens world junior camp with Wright back in the fold
MONCTON, N.B. - Shane Wright has some loose ends to tie up at the world juniors. The same goes for Dylan Guenther. And Brandt Clarke? Well, he's still looking to get a first taste. Canada's under-20 m...
Dec 09, 2022
Canadian speedskater Ivanie Blondin embraces beefy race schedule
CALGARY - Ivanie Blondin relishes a heavy workload. The 32-year-old speedskater from Ottawa will compete in six races in three days by the time the World Cup concludes Sunday in Calgary. Blondin was a...
Dec 09, 2022
Maple Leafs' Engvall suspended one game for high-sticking Kings' Durzi
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Pierre Engvall was dealt a one-game suspension on Friday for high-sticking Los Angeles Kings defenceman Sean Durzi, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced. The inc...
Dec 09, 2022
Sailing cancellations start as high winds sweep across central Island
NANAIMO - High winds are beginning to cancel crossings between the central Island and Lower Mainland.BC Ferries cancelled the Friday, Dec. 9 5:55 p.m. sailing from Nanaimo's Departure Bay to Horseshoe...
Dec 09, 2022
Speed up shift to family care, says B.C. coroner's jury in death of Cree teen
BURNABY, B.C. - British Columbia's representative for children and youth says one of the messages she hopes comes out of a coroner's inquest into the death of an Indigenous teenager is the importance ...
Dec 09, 2022