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Davies, Zadorsky named Canada Soccer's players of the month for November

Alphonso Davies and Shelina Zadorsky have been named Canada Soccer's players of the month for November. Davies scored Canada's first-ever goal in men's World Cup competition last Sunday in a group sta...

Nov 30, 2022

Amazon CEO says company won't take down antisemitic film

NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Wednesday the company does not have plans to stop selling the antisemitic film that gained notoriety recently after Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving tweeted ...

Nov 30, 2022

Former Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo to be inducted into team's Ring of Honour

VANCOUVER - Former Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo will be inducted into the team's Ring of Honour next season, the club announced Wednesday. Luongo spent eight seasons (2006-2014) donning...

Nov 30, 2022

Austrian skier Mirjam Puchner fastest in Lake Louise downhill training run

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Austria's Mirjam Puchner posted the fastest time Wednesday in the second downhill training run ahead of a women's World Cup alpine skiing stop this week at Lake Louise, Alta. Puch...

Nov 30, 2022

COVID vaccine policy for Arctic Winter Games not due to Alberta influence: official

YELLOWKNIFE - An official with the Arctic Winter Games says its decision to revoke a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy for the upcoming event had nothing to do with pressure from the Alberta governmen...

Nov 30, 2022

'A different time:' Stoumbos remembers Canadas first-ever World Cup goal

LORI EWING - Helen Stoumbos lined up for what would be a historic Canadian corner kick, all but swallowed up by a jersey that looked more like a red and white parachute. "We got hand-me-downs, our uni...

Nov 30, 2022

Vasek Pospisil: Canada's Davis Cup victory a career highlight

TORONTO - Canada's Davis Cup team developed a foolproof ritual before each of its matches along the way to the country's first-ever championship. All of the players would slowly start to clap in their...

Nov 30, 2022

Poulin, Nurse return as Canada looks to get back into Rivalry Series with U.S.

CALGARY - Team captain Marie-Philip Poulin and 2022 Olympic leading scorer Sarah Nurse will help lead Canada's women's hockey team when it continues its Rivalry Series with the United States next mont...

Nov 30, 2022

Sports on TV joins turkey, parade as holiday traditions

NEW YORK (AP) - Besides eating turkey and visiting with family, sports on television occupied the time of many Americans over the Thanksgiving weekend. Some marquee contests led to some TV milestones,...

Nov 30, 2022

Winnipeg Sea Bears the latest team in growing Canadian Elite Basketball League

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Sea Bears are the newest franchise in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. The team, owned by Winnipeg businessman and lawyer David Asper, will tip off the 2023 season at the ...

Nov 30, 2022