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New-look Team Canada returns to Whistler for bobsled, skeleton World Cup
Canadian bobsledder Cynthia Appiah knows she's on the radar heading into a new season. The 32-year-old Torontonian grabbed attention last year, finishing third overall in the women's monobob world ser...
Nov 23, 2022
Lake Louise World Cup future cloudy, Canada's racers laud where they launched careers
If it is the last year of World Cup alpine ski racing in Lake Louise, Alta., after three decades there, Canada's team wants to make it memorable. The men open the international speed season with Frida...
Nov 23, 2022
Canadian-Israeli teen killed in Jerusalem attack while on his way to seminary
JERUSALEM - A rabbi with a seminary in Jerusalem has identified a 16-year-old Canadian-Israeli student as a person killed in one of two blasts that went off near bus stops in the city. Rabbi Refaen Ro...
Nov 23, 2022
More missiles hit as Ukrainians brace for 'worst winter' since Second World War
KYIV, Ukraine - Another barrage of Russian missile strikes hit Ukraine Wednesday, dealing a setback to the country's struggle to restore its power network as winter sets in. "As we speak now, Russia h...
Nov 23, 2022
Quebec town tries cowboy tactics after crop-trampling cattle evade capture for months
QUEBEC - A small Quebec town is resorting to cowboy tactics to round up a herd of runaway cattle that have evaded capture for months and have been wreaking havoc in farmers' fields. The mayor of St-Sv...
Nov 23, 2022
Federal Liberal cabinet minister from Alberta concerned with proposed sovereignty act
EDMONTON - A federal Liberal cabinet minister from Alberta says he's concerned that Premier Danielle Smith is moving forward with her proposed sovereignty act. Tourism Minister Randy Boissonnault, who...
Nov 23, 2022
Miami police arrest man in 4 killings on Oklahoma pot farm
Authorities want a man brought to back to Oklahoma to face charges in the execution-style killings of four people at a marijuana farm after he was arrested in South Florida. The suspect in the weekend...
Nov 23, 2022
Former champions McNair, Barrieau top field for Canadian driving championship event
EDMONTON - Former champions Doug McNair and Gilles Barrieau top the field for the 2022 Canadian driving championship. This year's event will be held Thursday at Century Mile Racetrack and Casino. McNa...
Nov 23, 2022
Ice Wolves postpone Thursday and Friday games against North Stars
The Battleford North Stars have announced the hockey games for this Thursday and Friday have been postponed. They were scheduled to play La Ronge Ice Wolves at the Access Communications Centre in Nort...
Nov 23, 2022
Georgia high court allows Saturday voting for Senate runoff
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia counties will be allowed to hold early voting this Saturday in the U.S. Senate runoff election between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Wa...
Nov 23, 2022