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Canadian Victoria Feige adds to trophy case, wins fifth para surfing gold medal
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - Canadian Victoria Feige had added to her trophy cabinet with a fifth gold medal at the 2023 ISA World Para Surfing Championship (WSPC). The 38-year-old Feige, now based in H...
Nov 13, 2023
B.C. Lions reflect after season once again ends in Winnipeg
SURREY, B.C. - Garry Peters has been looking back through his phone. Specifically, for videos he's taken in the B.C. Lions' locker room, starting back at training camp in Kamloops in May and through t...
Nov 13, 2023
Canada on top of team tennis mountain after beating Italy to win Billie Jean King Cup
When Michael Downey was settling into his new job as Tennis Canada chief executive officer in the mid-2000s, he helped guide a leadership group that set sky-high goals for the program. A small fish on...
Nov 13, 2023
Encrypted email service denies accused RCMP leaker's claim it has intelligence ties
OTTAWA - A company that provides encrypted email service is disputing a former RCMP official's claim it secretly worked on behalf of an intelligence agency. Cameron Jay Ortis testified in Ontario Supe...
Nov 13, 2023
Edmonton Oilers captain McDavid reacts to coaching change: 'I didn't see it coming'
EDMONTON - A day after the Edmonton Oilers made a coaching change, the players are still trying to process the shock. "I didn't see it coming," said team captain Connor McDavid. The reigning Hart Trop...
Nov 13, 2023
Coach Smith sees games in Stockholm as chance for Senators to 'reset'
Ottawa Senators head coach D.J. Smith hopes his team returns home from the NHL's Global Series with a lot more than an appreciation for Swedish culture The Senators are one of four NHL teams, along wi...
Nov 13, 2023
Gaza evacuees question Canada's policy for who it will help evacuate
OTTAWA - Some Canadians who escaped the Gaza Strip say Canada's definition of family means they had to make the heartbreaking choice to leave loved ones behind. Canadian citizen Amro Abumiddain says h...
Nov 13, 2023
Biden says Gaza City hospital encircled by Israeli forces 'must be protected'
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - President Joe Biden on Monday said that Gaza's largest hospital "must be protected," and called for "less intrusive action" by Israeli forces. Fighting between Israeli f...
Nov 13, 2023
Longtime baseball coach DeMarlo Hale returns to Blue Jays as associate manager
TORONTO - Longtime baseball coach DeMarlo Hale will return to the Toronto Blue Jays next season as an associate manager under skipper John Schneider, the team said Monday. Hale served as a bench coach...
Nov 13, 2023
Poilievre says he needs to study replacement workers bill before taking position
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he doesn't yet have a position on the Liberal government's proposed legislation to ban the use of replacement workers during strikes and lockouts in ...
Nov 13, 2023