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Canada's Dubreuil, Blondin win speedskating silver medals as World Cup season ends
HEERENVEEN - Canada's Laurent Dubreuil and Ivanie Blondin earned silver medals Sunday as the World Cup speedskating season wrapped up. Dubreuil, from Lvis, Que., finished second in a time of 34.51 sec...
Mar 2, 2025
Disrupting the Peace: On a B.C. ranch, fracking earthquakes rattle a way of life
Bo Hedges' parents have lived on their ranch north of Fort St. John, B.C., for close to 50 years, running the Dead Horse Creek Cattle Company on the property where a natural spring bubbles up near the...
Mar 2, 2025
Saskatchewan's Kleiter and McEwen post victories in early draw at Montana's Brier
KELOWNA, B.C. - Both Saskatchewan teams posted victories in the early round-robin draw Sunday at the Montana's Brier. Rylan Kleiter defeated Prince Edward Island's Tyler Smith 7-4 and Mike McEwen held...
Mar 2, 2025
Excitement for Canadian company as Firefly's Blue Ghost lands on moon
MONTREAL - The head of a Quebec aerospace company says he's thrilled by the confirmation that a private lunar lander has touched down on the moon with his company's technology aboard. Firefly Aerospac...
Mar 2, 2025
Canadian ice dancer Fournier Beaudry forms new French team with Olympic champ Cizeron
Canadian figure skater Laurence Fournier Beaudry has formed a partnership with Olympic ice dance champion Guillaume Cizeron months after former partner Nikolaj Sorensen was handed a six-year suspensio...
Mar 2, 2025
Canadian men beaten by Chile in Cape Town in final of Challenger Series event
CAPE TOWN - Chile, recovering from an early 7-0 deficit, reeled off five straight tries to defeat Canada 33-7 Sunday in the men's final of the opening round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger S...
Mar 2, 2025
Francis didn’t need mechanical ventilation on Sunday after respiratory crisis Friday, Vatican says
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis remained in stable condition and didn't need any mechanical ventilation on Sunday, the Vatican said. It was a sign that his respiratory function was improving as he continues ...
Mar 2, 2025
Blazers give up four unanswered goals to lose ground in WHL playoff race
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers lost a little bit of ground in the WHL playoff race after another 4-2 loss to the Prince George Cougars Saturday (March 1) night.The Blazers led 2-0 early in the second...
Mar 2, 2025
Olympic champion Lydia Ko wins Singapore LPGA
SINGAPORE (AP) - Lydia Ko finally conquered the LPGA's HSBC Women's World Championship, clinching her first title at her 11th attempt with a dominant four-stroke win over Ayaka Furue and Jeeno Thitiku...
Mar 2, 2025
A federal byelection has been called for Halifax
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that a byelection is to be held in Halifax on April 14. The Halifax seat has been empty since Aug. 31, when longtime member of Parliament Andy Fil...
Mar 2, 2025
