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Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn is ending her retirement at age 40 to make a skiing comeback
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - Lindsey Vonn is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team, she announced Thursday, intending to race again at age 40 - and six years after her last Olympics. Vonn is ...
Nov 14, 2024
Veteran skip John Epping leading young team that's enjoying some early success
Two early-season titles have quietly helped the new-look Team John Epping emerge as one of the more interesting storylines this curling season. Epping joined forces with the Horgan brothers - Jacob an...
Nov 14, 2024
A look at McDavid's magic moments as the Oilers captain closes in on 1,000 points
EDMONTON - Edmonton superstar Connor McDavid enters the Oilers' game Thursday night against Nashville with 999 points. The 27-year-old could reach 1,000 in his 659th game, becoming the fourth-fastest ...
Nov 14, 2024
Superstar Connor McDavid could reach 1,000 points tonight as Oilers host Predators
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid could make history tonight as the Edmonton Oilers host the Nashville Predators. A single point will put the 27-year-old McDavid at 1,000 in his career, the fourth fastest NHL...
Nov 14, 2024
Veteran QB Zach Collaros leading 'special' Blue Bombers team into Grey Cup
VANCOUVER - Zach Collaros always sees room for improvement. Even after putting up a career-high 4,336 passing yards in regular-season action, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback thought he could hav...
Nov 14, 2024
In the news today: Rent inflation to slow, Desjardins predicts
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Rent inflation to slow, Desjardins predicts The rate at which Canadian rental prices are increasing should slo...
Nov 14, 2024
Class-action alleges abuse, cultural devastation at Canadian Indigenous group homes
VANCOUVER - A proposed class-action lawsuit against the Canadian government says Indigenous people removed from their communities and placed in group homes beginning in the 1950s suffered physical, se...
Nov 14, 2024
Rent inflation to slow in the next few years, Desjardins predicts
OTTAWA - The rate at which Canadian rental prices are increasing should slow in the coming years as the government's plan to cut back immigration numbers takes hold, a new report from Desjardins says....
Nov 14, 2024
Trudeau off to APEC in Peru, G20 summit in Brazil as peer nations brace for Trump
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to leave this afternoon for the APEC summit in Lima, Peru, followed by the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Both summits aim to improve the multilate...
Nov 14, 2024
Energy experts think Donald Trump will make tariff exemptions for Canadian oil
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump's promise to slap an across-the-board tariff of at least 10 per cent on all imports including from Canada is unlikely to apply to Canadian oil, energy experts...
Nov 14, 2024
