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Teenager Trinity Ellis showing potential on youthful Canadian luge team
Trinity Ellis is representing the future of Canada's luge team on the World Cup circuit this season. The teenager is showing her potential after just one race. Ellis, from Pemberton, B.C.,&n...
Nov 28, 2019
Canadian men slip behind El Salvador in latest FIFA soccer rankings
As expected, Canada has dropped out of the top six of CONCACAF countries in the latest FIFA rankings. The 73rd-ranked Canadians, who slipped four spots in the November numbers, will hope to gain ...
Nov 28, 2019
Aliu calls Flames head coach's apology 'misleading, insincere and concerning'
Akim Aliu is not happy with the apology Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters issued for a racial slur he allegedly used when both were in the minors 10 years ago. The former NHL player released ...
Nov 28, 2019
Canadian driver Nicholas Latifi secures Formula 1 ride with Williams
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Canadian driver Nicholas Latifi will make his Formula One debut for the struggling Williams team next season as a replacement for veteran driver Robert Kubica. T...
Nov 28, 2019
Former NFLer Williams looking to reignite career with Argos after 3 suspensions
TORONTO - Karlos Williams isn't coming to the CFL with a chip on his shoulder. But he does have something to prove - to himself. The six-foot-one, 225-pound running back signed with the Toro...
Nov 28, 2019
Simmonds, Subban hope hockey improves in aftermath of racial slur allegations
MONTREAL - While Wayne Simmonds calls the Akim Aliu-Bill Peters story "extremely disheartening," he hopes it leads to better days for hockey. New Jersey Devils teammate P.K. Subban feels much the same...
Nov 28, 2019
Grey Cup-champion Blue Bombers have 24 players eligible to hit CFL free agency
TORONTO - Once the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Grey Cup hangover subsides, GM Kyle Walters will have some work to do leading up the start of CFL free agency in February. The CFL released its list of player...
Nov 28, 2019
Calgary Stampeders veteran punter Rob Maver retires after 10 CFL seasons
CALGARY - Punter Rob Maver is calling it a career after 10 seasons with the Calgary Stampeders. Maver announced his retirement Thursday. "While this was not an easy decision, at this stage of my life ...
Nov 28, 2019
Hong Kong tunnel reopens, campus siege nears end
HONG KONG - A major tunnel in Hong Kong reopened Wednesday morning and a weeklong police siege of a nearby university appeared to be winding down, closing one of the more violent chapters in the city'...
Nov 28, 2019
NATO’s aging eye in the sky to get a last overhaul
BRUSSELS - NATO and U.S. aircraft-maker Boeing agreed Wednesday a $1 billion contract to refurbish the military alliance's aging fleet of surveillance planes, ensuring that they can continue to serve ...
Nov 28, 2019