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Russian skater Kamila Valieva cleared to compete at Olympics
BEIJING (AP) - Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete in the women's figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics despite failing a pre-Games drug test. The Court of Arb...
Feb 13, 2022
Canadian bobsledder Christine de Bruin wins bronze in monobob
YANQING, China - Canada's Christine de Bruin won silver in the inaugural Olympic monobob race at the Beijing Games on Monday. Kaillie Humphries - the Stony Plain, Alta., native's former Canadian teamm...
Feb 13, 2022
Super Bowl ads go heavy on nostalgia and star power
NEW YORK (AP) - On the field, the Los Angeles Rams are facing off against the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl 56. Off the field, Super Bowl advertisers aim to deliver a night of ads heavy with celebr...
Feb 13, 2022
Film alluding to violence made by Denver shooter released
DENVER (AP) - A man who fatally shot five people before being killed by police alluded to violence in a film for sale on a website that previously sold fictional e-books he's believed to have written,...
Feb 13, 2022
Canada pulls troops out of Ukraine as worries of Russian invasion grow
OTTAWA - The military is moving troops out of Ukraine in one of the strongest signals yet that a Russian invasion is imminent. The Defence Department says soldiers who have been in Ukraine as part of ...
Feb 13, 2022
Tkachuk, Brown lead Senators past Capitals 4-1
WASHINGTON (AP) - Brady Tkachuk scored his team-leading 15th goal and added an assist, Connor Brown also had a goal and an assist and the Ottawa Senators completed a long-awaited 4-1 victory over the ...
Feb 13, 2022
Skinner scores four, Sabres snap losing skid with 5-3 win over struggling Canadiens
MONTREAL - Jeff Skinner had his first-ever four-goal performance and the Buffalo Sabres snapped a three-game winless streak with a 5-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens Sunday afternoon. Skinner also no...
Feb 13, 2022
Canada pulls troops out of Ukraine as worries of Russian invasion grow
OTTAWA - The military is moving troops out of Ukraine in one of the strongest signals yet that a Russian invasion is imminent. The Defence Department says soldiers who have been in Ukraine as part of ...
Feb 13, 2022
Bayern Munich says Canadian star fullback Alphonso Davies is on road to recovery
MUNICH - Canadian star fullback Alphonso Davies is on the mend, according to Bayern Munich. The 21-year-old from Edmonton has been sidelined since early January due to symptoms of myocarditis, a heart...
Feb 13, 2022
Toronto Argonauts add another offensive weapon in speedster Brandon Banks
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts added another free-agent offensive weapon Sunday in former Tiger-Cat receiver Brandon (Speedy B) Banks. The 34-year-old Banks spent the last eight seasons in Hamilton, ...
Feb 13, 2022