Author Archives: Syndicated Content
'Never in doubt': Edmonton Oilers overcoming slow starts in dramatic wins
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers are building their sense of belief. They'd rather not do it, however, on a series of slow starts. After trailing the San Jose Sharks 3-0 heading into the third period on...
Jan 30, 2026
Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier embrace 'outsider' role in Netflix doc
TORONTO - Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier have spent much of their careers skating just outside the sport's centre of gravity. They don't train at the Ice Academy of Montreal (I.AM)...
Jan 30, 2026
Lindsey Vonn says 'Olympic dream is not over' after crashing in last downhill before Winter Games
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) - Lindsey Vonn crashed and injured her left knee on Friday in her final downhill race before the Olympics, but said she still hopes to recover in time for the Milan Cor...
Jan 30, 2026
History-chasing Djokovic and Alcaraz to meet in Australian Open final after epic wins
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Novak Djokovic finally beat one of the two men who've been blocking his path to an unprecedented 25th Grand Slam singles title when he edged Jannik Sinner in five sets to r...
Jan 30, 2026
History-chasing Djokovic and Alcaraz to meet in Australian Open final after epic wins
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Novak Djokovic finally beat one of the two men who've been blocking his path to an unprecedented 25th Grand Slam singles title when he edged Jannik Sinner in five sets to r...
Jan 30, 2026
CFIA official tells of threats and harassment that dogged ostrich cull operation
As Canadian Food Inspection Agency workers prepared for a cull of hundreds of ostriches at a British Columbia farm, they came under a variety of harassment from opponents of the operation, said a seni...
Jan 30, 2026
Conservatives vote to keep Pierre Poilievre as leader after speech in Calgary
CALGARY - Pierre Poilievre's position as Conservative leader was cemented Friday after 87.4 per cent of delegates voted in a mandatory leadership review to keep him at the helm of their party. The vot...
Jan 30, 2026
Alberta separatist says members of Smith's caucus have signed referendum petition
EDMONTON - A leader of Alberta's separatist movement says some members of Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus have signed the petition looking to force a vote on the province qui...
Jan 30, 2026
U.S. faceoff with Cuba could put Canada 'in a vise grip': former ambassador
OTTAWA - As Canada warns travellers of food and electricity shortages in Cuba, experts say any move by the U.S. to overthrow the island's communist leadership would put Canada in a bind much worse tha...
Jan 30, 2026
Patrick Kane becomes highest-scoring US-born player during Red Wings' shootout loss to Capitals
DETROIT (AP) - Patrick Kane became the highest-scoring United States-born player in NHL history in the Detroit Red Wings' 4-3 loss to the Washington Capitals, who got the decisive goal from Nic Dowd i...
Jan 29, 2026