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Homan picks up 14th Grand Slam of Curling title with Masters win over Tirinzoni
SASKATOON - Ottawa's Rachel Homan won the women's title at the Grand Slam of Curling's WFG Masters with an 8-4 victory over Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni in Sunday's final. Homan's team scored four ...
Dec 17, 2023
Canada's Matt Campbell advances at Paddy Power World Darts Championship.
LONDON - Canadian Matt (The Ginga Ninja) Campbell defeated Lourence Ilagan of the Philippines on Sunday in first-round play at the 2.5-million-pound ($4.25 million) Paddy Power World Darts Championshi...
Dec 17, 2023
Dandjinou skates to gold, Dubois takes bronze in 1,500 race at short-track WCup stop
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - William Dandjinou won the gold medal and fellow Canadian Steven Dubois took the bronze in a men's 1,500-metre race Sunday at a short-track speedskating World Cup stop in Se...
Dec 17, 2023
Toronto main event fighters Strickland, du Plessis fight in crowd at UFC 296 in Vegas
LAS VEGAS - UFC middleweight champion Sean (Tarzan) Strickland and challenger Dricus (Stillknocks) du Plessis got a head start on their main-event showdown in Toronto next month when they exchanged bl...
Dec 17, 2023
Israel faces new calls for truce after killing of hostages raises alarm about its conduct in Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's government faced calls for a cease-fire from some of its closest European allies and from protesters at home on Sunday after a series of shootings, including ...
Dec 17, 2023
Canada's David Cameron loses in first round of Paddy Power World Darts Championship
LONDON - England's Jamie (Yozza) Hughes defeated Canada's David (Excalibur) Cameron 3-1 Saturday in first-round play at the 2.5-million-pound ($4.25 million) Paddy Power World Darts Championship. Hugh...
Dec 17, 2023
South Korea's military says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's military said Sunday that it had detected that North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, adding to a torrent of weapons' tests...
Dec 17, 2023
Quebec's electricity ambitions reopen old wounds in Newfoundland and Labrador
MONTREAL - As Quebec prepares to ramp up electricity production to meet its ambitious economic goals, the government is trying to extend a power deal that has caused decades of resentment in Newfoundl...
Dec 17, 2023
'Outrageous': Threats to Ibrahim Ali's lawyers spur court safety concerns in B.C.
VANCOUVER - The voice mail threatens to knock lawyer Kevin McCullough's teeth out, and as for his client, Ibrahim Ali, the anonymous caller says: "I'm gonna cut him." The Dec 1. recording was provided...
Dec 17, 2023
Edwards retains welterweight belt with unanimous decision over Colby Covington at UFC 296
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Leon Edwards successfully defended his welterweight belt Saturday night, unanimously outpointing Colby Covington at UFC 296. In a bout that hardly lived up to its billing, Edwards (22...
Dec 17, 2023