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Canadian competitors set for final Olympic surfing qualifier in Puerto Rico
Having won her Canadian citizenship battle, teenage surfer Erin Brooks now looks to book her ticket to the Paris Olympics. Brooks is one of six Canadians competing at the 2024 ISA World Surfing Games,...
Feb 23, 2024
Kerri Einarson chases curling history in Tournament of Hearts with substitute lead
CALGARY - Krysten Karwacki is in a spotlight not of her own making at the Canadian women's curling championship. Kerri Einarson's alternate, or fifth, has played every end for four-time champion Einar...
Feb 23, 2024
In the news today: Grocery CEOs seen as villains, ultra-low-cost airline to shut down
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Why Canadians see grocers as villains of inflation Galen Weston may not be the ...
Feb 23, 2024
'Too many guys lost': Ukrainian soldier reflects two years into Russian conflict
CALGARY - Seven months after managing a Kyiv coffee shop, Anton's reality has gone from grinding beans and the hiss of hot espresso to the high-pitched scream of explosive Iranian drones on the front ...
Feb 23, 2024
'Freedom Convoy' organizer suing Ottawa for using Emergencies Act to freeze accounts
SASKATOON - A main organizer of the "Freedom Convoy" is suing the federal government for using the Emergencies Act to freeze his bank accounts, arguing it breached his Charter rights to protest COVID-...
Feb 23, 2024
Quebec cold case conviction highlights advances in DNA research techniques
MONTREAL - A Quebec man's first-degree murder conviction in the death of a junior college student in 2000 has highlighted advances in DNA research that are being used to solve cold cases all over Cana...
Feb 23, 2024
London attack ruling first to recognize terror on grounds of white nationalism
TORONTO - The case of an Ontario man who carried out a deadly attack on a Muslim family was the first to recognize terrorism on grounds of white supremacist ideology and further emphasized that terror...
Feb 23, 2024
Premier David Eby to tout B.C. budget with address at Vancouver Board of Trade
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby will take his budget tour on the road today as he sells the highlights to members of Vancouver's business community with less than nine months before a provincial election...
Feb 23, 2024
McCann, Eberle lead way as Kraken beat Canucks 5-2, extending Vancouver's skid to 4
SEATTLE (AP) - Jared McCann had a goal and three assists, Jordan Eberle added two goals and an assist and the Seattle Kraken beat NHL-leading Vancouver 5-2 on Thursday night, handing the Canucks their...
Feb 22, 2024
Matthews scores again and Domi has 2 goals as Maple Leafs beat Golden Knights 7-3
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Auston Matthews scored again to continue his sizzling surge, Max Domi had two goals, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Vegas Golden Knights 7-3 on Thursday night for their sixth st...
Feb 22, 2024