Author Archives:
Canada's Valerie Grenier fifth at skiing World Cup in Killington, Vt.
KILLINGTON, Vt. - Valerie Grenier of St. Isidore, Ont., raced to fifth on Saturday at the FIS Ski World Cup women's giant slalom in Killington, Vt. Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami won with a total time...
Nov 25, 2023
Senecal, stout defence lead Carabins to 16-9 Vanier Cup win over UBC
KINGSTON, Ont. - Jonathan Senecal and a stout Montreal Carabins defence proved too much for the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds on Saturday afternoon. Senecal's second-half touchdown led M...
Nov 25, 2023
Arsenal goes top after Liverpool halts Man City's winning streak. Newcastle beats Chelsea 4-1
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - It looks like Pep Guardiola has a fight on his hands in the Premier League if he is to win an unprecedented four titles in a row with Manchester City. Goals from Liverpool's...
Nov 25, 2023
Moore scores 2 goals, Copley gets shutout, Kings rout Canadiens 4-0 for their 5th straight win
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Trevor Moore scored two goals, Pheonix Copley made 18 saves in his third career shutout, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 Saturday for their fifth consecuti...
Nov 25, 2023
Montrealer vows to continue hunger strike for 'X' gender on Quebec health card
QUEBEC - Non-binary Montrealer Alexe Frdric Migneault is on day six of a hunger strike to pressure Quebec's public health insurance board to add a third gender option to its health cards. Migneault, w...
Nov 25, 2023
F1 champion Verstappen takes pole position for season-ending Abu Dhabi GP. Horner wins bet
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Max Verstappen took pole position for the season-ending Abu Grand Prix on Saturday and will look to finish a crushingly dominant year with a 19th win. Victory on...
Nov 25, 2023
Serbia leads Italy 1-0 in Davis Cup semifinals. Djokovic to face Sinner in 2nd singles
MALAGA, Spain (AP) - Miomir Kecmanovic beat Lorenzo Musetti 6-7 (7), 6-2, 6-1 to give Serbia a 1-0 lead over Italy in their Davis Cup semifinal on Saturday. Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will play fourth-...
Nov 25, 2023
COVID-19 outbreak aboard navy warship forces cancellation of Great Lakes tour
MONTREAL - An outbreak of COVID-19 aboard a Canadian warship has forced the Royal Canadian Navy to cancel the remainder of a tour of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway. HMCS Harry DeWolf, an ...
Nov 25, 2023
U Sports announces Regina, Quebec City to host 2025, '26 Vanier Cup games
KINGSTON, Ont. - The Vanier Cup will head to Saskatchewan for the first time. U Sports announced Saturday the '25 Vanier Cup will be played in Regina. The 60th edition of Canadian university football'...
Nov 25, 2023
Pope Francis has a hospital checkup after coming down with the flu
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis went to the hospital Saturday for tests after he came down with the flu, but the results ruled out any respiratory problems, the Vatican said. Francis, who had part of one lun...
Nov 25, 2023