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A capsule look at the 18 teams that will compete at the Tim Hortons Brier
LONDON, Ont. - A capsule look at the 18 teams competing in the March 3-12 Canadian men's curling championship in London, Ont. Teams listed by seeding in their pools, athletes from skip to lead, follow...
Mar 02, 2023
Curling Canada clarified eligibility 'grey area' in policy for defending Brier champs
LONDON, Ont. - Brad Gushue's team is back at the Tim Hortons Brier as defending champions. They'll have to change their residency situation or roster makeup next season if they need to qualify to retu...
Mar 02, 2023
Court reduces sentence for Moncton Mountie killer Justin Bourque
FREDERICTON - A court has reduced the precedent-setting sentence of a New Brunswick man who fatally shot three Mounties in 2014. Justin Bourque had been sentenced to serve three consecutive life sente...
Mar 02, 2023
Oilers' Bouchard steps into new role, opportunity on power-play unit with Barrie gone
EDMONTON - Evan Bouchard has the chance to go from understudy to star. For the better part of two-plus seasons, the 23-year-old defenceman watched and learned as fellow defenceman Tyson Barrie ran the...
Mar 02, 2023
Blinken, Lavrov meet briefly as US-Russia tensions soar
NEW DELHI (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke briefly Thursday at a meeting of top diplomats from the Group of 20 nations in the first high-l...
Mar 02, 2023
G20 talks end in India without consensus on Ukraine war
NEW DELHI (AP) - A meeting of top diplomats of the Group of 20 industrialized and developing nations ended Thursday in New Delhi without a consensus on the Ukraine war, India's foreign minister said. ...
Mar 02, 2023
Men’s sevens rugby team hopes Vancouver crowd provides boost up the standings
VANCOUVER - The Canadian men hope playing before a hometown crowd at this weekend's HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series event can help pull them back from the abyss. The men sit 14th in the overall standin...
Mar 02, 2023
Vikings senior boys to host home tournament this weekend
The gymnasium will be alive and rocking this weekend at North Battleford Comprehensive High School, when the senior boys basketball team hosts their annual home tournament.Head coach of the Vikings se...
Mar 02, 2023
In The News for March 2 : CSIS, Elections Canada to testify on foreign interference
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Mar 02, 2023
Ottawa ends shipments of rapid COVID-19 tests as millions set to expire
The federal government has stopped shipping rapid COVID-19 antigen tests to provinces as millions are set to expire within the year, and experts say the once-essential tool has lost its importance in ...
Mar 02, 2023