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Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn is ending her retirement at age 40 to make a skiing comeback
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - Lindsey Vonn is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team, she announced Thursday, intending to race again at age 40 - and six years after her last Olympics. Vonn is ...
Nov 14, 2024
Veteran skip John Epping leading young team that's enjoying some early success
Two early-season titles have quietly helped the new-look Team John Epping emerge as one of the more interesting storylines this curling season. Epping joined forces with the Horgan brothers - Jacob an...
Nov 14, 2024
Veteran QB Zach Collaros leading 'special' Blue Bombers team into Grey Cup
VANCOUVER - Zach Collaros always sees room for improvement. Even after putting up a career-high 4,336 passing yards in regular-season action, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback thought he could hav...
Nov 14, 2024
In the news today: Rent inflation to slow, Desjardins predicts
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Rent inflation to slow, Desjardins predicts The rate at which Canadian rental prices are increasing should slo...
Nov 14, 2024
Trudeau off to APEC in Peru, G20 summit in Brazil as peer nations brace for Trump
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to leave this afternoon for the APEC summit in Lima, Peru, followed by the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Both summits aim to improve the multilate...
Nov 14, 2024
Class-action alleges abuse, cultural devastation at Canadian Indigenous group homes
VANCOUVER - A proposed class-action lawsuit against the Canadian government says Indigenous people removed from their communities and placed in group homes beginning in the 1950s suffered physical, se...
Nov 14, 2024
NHL roundup: Maple Leafs rally to beat Capitals 4-3 in OT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitch Marner tied it in the final minute of the third period, John Tavares scored the overtime winner and the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Washingt...
Nov 13, 2024
Tavares scores in OT as Maple Leafs rally to clip Capitals 4-3
WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitch Marner tied it in the final minute of the third period, John Tavares scored the overtime winner and the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Washingt...
Nov 13, 2024
Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani wins reelection to Arizona US House seat
PHOENIX (AP) - Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani won reelection to a U.S. House seat in southeastern Arizona in a rematch that pitted him against the Democrat he narrowly beat two years ago. Ciscomani de...
Nov 13, 2024
Sri Lanka votes in a parliamentary election that's key for its new Marxist-leaning president
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country's new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party's power and follow through o...
Nov 13, 2024