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Parrot, McMorris share the podium again, Canada dominates men's snowboard slopestyle
BEIJING - Canada scored another multi-medal day at the Beijing Olympics, and it took just one event to make it happen. Max Parrot won Canada's first gold medal in Beijing with a dominant performance i...
Feb 07, 2022
State of emergency in Ottawa and Canadian gold in Beijing: In The News for Feb. 7
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 Feb. 7 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Feb 07, 2022
Governments to announce recovery plan for B.C. agriculture industry after floods
VANCOUVER - A recovery package is expected to be announced today for British Columbia's agriculture industry after devastating floods last November. The B.C. and federal agriculture ministers were sch...
Feb 07, 2022
Max Parrot wins gold, Mark McMorris bronze in men's snowboard slopestyle
BEIJING - Canada dominated the men's snowboard slopestyle competition, with Max Parrot winning gold and teammate Mark McMorris claiming bronze. It's the second straight Olympics that Parrot and McMorr...
Feb 06, 2022
Peng Shuai says allegation was "enormous misunderstanding"
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has told a French newspaper that international concern over her well-being is based on "an enormous misunderstanding" and she denied having accused a Ch...
Feb 06, 2022
Peng Shuai says allegation was "enormous misunderstanding"
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has told a French newspaper that international concern over her well-being is based on "an enormous misunderstanding" and she denied having accused a Ch...
Feb 06, 2022
Brooks convoy collision sends two people to hospital
BROOKS, AB. - RCMP were called to an injury collision along Highway-1 west of Brooks, around 1:45 Saturday afternoon. A farm tractor was moving slowly in a small convoy with at least one other pickup ...
Feb 06, 2022
Ottawa churches close doors as protests against COVID-19 measures spread anew
OTTAWA - It was just before Christmas that the Christ Church Cathedral closed in-person services amid the rise in COVID-19 cases so congregants didn't have to choose between going to church or seeing ...
Feb 06, 2022
Alberta cities deal with convoys and protests, Ottawa declares state of emergency
LETHBRIDGE/EDMONTON, AB. -- Ottawa police gave their city notice Sunday afternoon that it would be increasing enforcement action on demonstrators in the downtown core. Shortly before that, Ottawa Mayo...
Feb 06, 2022
Calgary Stampeders extend American defensive back Jonathan Moxey
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders are sticking with defensive back Jonathan Moxey, signing the American to an extension. The club announced the deal Sunday, with Stamps president and general manager Jo...
Feb 06, 2022