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Disabled B.C. man forced to drag himself off flight says he's pushing for changes
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A disabled British Columbia man who dragged himself off an Air Canada flight in Las Vegas after the airline's ground assistance personnel were not available to help him says he d...
Oct 29, 2023
Unlike frigid conditions in 2003, weather forecast looks good for Heritage Classic
EDMONTON - Temperatures were expected to be more comfortable for the NHL's Heritage Classic on Sunday than they were for the event's inaugural edition 20 years ago at Commonwealth Stadium. Oilers fan ...
Oct 29, 2023
Canada's Einarson wins opening game at Pan Continental Curling Championships
KELOWNA, B.C. - Canada's Kerri Einarson opened the Pan Continental Curling Championships on Sunday with a 9-2 rout of Taiwan's Cynthia Lu at the Kelowna Curling Club. The event serves as a world champ...
Oct 29, 2023
Canada's Dunfee adjusts to painful pace of shorter race ahead of 2024 Olympic Games
SANTIAGO, Chile - Evan Dunfee is adapting to the escalation of suffering in a shorter race after reaching the Olympic podium in a much longer one. The Canadian claimed a bronze medal in the Olympic sw...
Oct 29, 2023
Son of Canadian hostage in Gaza: "Military actions don't solve anything"
OTTAWA - The son of a Canadian woman believed to be among those held hostage by Hamas in Gaza wants the world to push for an end to the fighting and says he fears Israel's escalating offensive could e...
Oct 29, 2023
Canada's Auger-Aliassime defends Swiss Indoors title with win over Hurkacz
BASEL, Switzerland - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Poland's Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) on Sunday to successfully defend his Swiss Indoors tennis title. Auger-Aliassime, from Montreal, c...
Oct 29, 2023
Montreal police say fire set at Montreal bakery in third criminal attack since May
Montreal police say they're investigating after a fire was set at a bakery that has been targeted by criminals two other times since May. Police say they were called to the bakery, in the northern Mon...
Oct 29, 2023
Wrong distance takes women's walk race athletes to mistaken record at Pan Am Games
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Peru's Kimberly Garca thought she set the world record in the women's 20 kilometers walk race at the Pan American Games. She later found out she didn't. Organizers of the larges...
Oct 29, 2023
Celine Boutier wins LPGA Malaysia after epic nine-hole playoff
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - In fading light and with another thunderstorm approaching, Celine Boutier made a birdie on the ninth playoff hole to defeat Atthaya Thitikul and win the Maybank Champions...
Oct 29, 2023
Wind cancels men's World Cup season opener after 47 starters with Austrian skier Schwarz leading
SOELDEN, Austria (AP) - Strong winds forced the cancellation of the season-opening men's World Cup giant slalom Sunday after 47 of the 73 skiers in the first run had started. Gusts high up on the Rett...
Oct 29, 2023