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American speedskating star Jordan Stolz wins World Cup 500 metres in Calgary
CALGARY - American speedskating star Jordan Stolz has won the men's 500 metres at a World Cup in Calgary. The 20-year-old has yet to lose a race this season in the 500, 1,000 and 1,500 metres. He went...
Jan 26, 2025
B.C.-based climate activist deported to Pakistan after protest charges
A British Columbia-based climate change activist says he's looking forward to seeing his family and eating the food when he returns to his native Pakistan, as he was being deported from Canada on Sund...
Jan 26, 2025
Quebec man charged with second-degree murder after death in Montérégie region
SAINT-ANICET, Que. - A 55-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after a death in Quebec's Montrgie region on Saturday. The man appeared in court via video conference on Sunday. Quebe...
Jan 26, 2025
Names of Australian Open runner-up Zverev's past accusers shouted out during trophy ceremony
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Moments after Alexander Zverev's loss in the Australian Open final Sunday, a person in the stadium yelled out the names of two of the tennis star's ex-girlfriends who have ...
Jan 26, 2025
Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami gets 1st World Cup win of season. Lindsey Vonn finishes 13th
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) - Swiss ski star Lara Gut-Behrami has finally found a way back to winning ways, with next month's world championships looming. The defending overall World Cup cham...
Jan 26, 2025
Naomi Girma is women's soccer's first million-dollar player after moving to Chelsea from San Diego
Women's soccer has its first million-dollar player after United States defender Naomi Girma moved from San Diego Wave to Chelsea on Sunday. Chelsea announced the signing of Girma without disclosing th...
Jan 26, 2025
Rebels enter outskirts of Goma and close the airport in the eastern Congo hub
GOMA, Congo (AP) - Congolese rebels and allied Rwandan forces entered the outskirts of Goma on Sunday and the airport in the key eastern city was no longer in use, the top U.N. official in the country...
Jan 26, 2025
Canada women move up HSBC SVNS season standings with fourth-place finish in Perth
PERTH - The Canadian women climbed two places to fifth in the HSBC SVNS overall standings after placing a season-best fourth Sunday at the Perth stop on the elite rugby sevens circuit. Unbeaten in poo...
Jan 26, 2025
Canadian teen surfer Erin Brooks ready for debut as full-time member of WSL top tier
Having won in her lone appearance on the World Surf League's Championship Tour as a wild card, Canadian teenager Erin Brooks now looks to leave her mark as a full-time member of pro surfing's top tier...
Jan 26, 2025
Public service productivity study group not looking at remote work, says member
OTTAWA - The working group tasked with measuring productivity within Canada's federal public service has not looked at remote work, one of its members says. Bea Bruske, president of the Canadian Labou...
Jan 26, 2025