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Canada's Kingsbury wins fourth consecutive dual moguls title at world championships
SAINT MORITZ - Canadian freestyle skiing star Mikael Kingsbury won his fourth consecutive dual moguls title at the world championships Friday. Kingsbury, from Deux-Montagnes, Que., beat Japanese rival...
Mar 21, 2025
Canada's Mitton wins shot put gold at world indoor track and field championships
NANJING - Sarah Mitton won Canada's first gold medal at the world indoor track and field championships Friday, capturing the women's shot put title with a throw of 20.48 metres. Jessica Schilder, of t...
Mar 21, 2025
Quebec town says U.S. is limiting Canadian access to border-straddling library
STANSTEAD, Que. - The town of Stanstead, Que., says U.S. authorities have unilaterally decided to close the main Canadian entrance to the Victorian-style library that straddles the border between the ...
Mar 21, 2025
Canada's Homan wraps up round robin with wins, falls short of bye at curling worlds
UIJEONGBU-SI - Canada's Rachel Homan closed out her round-robin schedule with a pair of wins at the LGT World Women's Curling Championship in South Korea. Homan and her top-ranked Ottawa-based rink of...
Mar 21, 2025
Canada's Liam Brearley wins snowboard slopestyle world title
SAINT MORITZ - Canada's Liam Brearley captured men's slopestyle gold at the snowboard world championships on Friday. The 22-year-old from Gravenhurst, Ont., scored 90.15 points on his second run to cl...
Mar 21, 2025
Canada's Courtney Hoffos wins silver medal at ski cross world championship
SAINT MORITZ - Canada's Courtney Hoffos claimed silver in women's ski cross at the freestyle skiing world championships on Friday. World Cup champion Fanny Smith of Switzerland won gold, while Germany...
Mar 21, 2025
Israel’s top court halts Netanyahu’s dismissal of the country’s internal security chief
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's top court on Friday ordered a temporary halt to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's dismissal of the country's domestic security chief until his appeal can be heard. The Supr...
Mar 21, 2025
Toronto flights from Heathrow cancelled after London fire causes power outage
TORONTO - Toronto's Pearson airport says all arriving flights from Heathrow have been cancelled after an overnight fire caused a power outage and forced the British airport to close for the day. Pears...
Mar 21, 2025
'Just another game' for Whitecaps' Berhalter seven with father coaching rival Chicago
VANCOUVER - Sebastian Berhalter wants to stay "level headed" when the Vancouver Whitecaps face a Chicago Fire team coached by his father in a Major League Soccer match Saturday. "Obviously it's pretty...
Mar 21, 2025
In the news today: Carney and premiers to meet, Liberal MP being dropped by party
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney to host meeting with premiers today Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting Canada's premiers today in Ot...
Mar 21, 2025