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Thompson downs Maier again in final to win World Cup ski cross crown
VEYSONNAZ - Another day, another women's World Cup ski cross win for Canadian Marielle Thompson. Thompson, of Whistler, B.C., defeated Germany's Daniela Maier to capture the women's event. It marked t...
Feb 02, 2025

Canadian Grondin claims second win of snowboard cross World Cup campaign
BEIDAHU SHEQU - For a second straight day, Canada's Eliot Grondin was golden on the snowboard cross World Cup campaign. Grondin, 23, of Sainte-Marie, Que., earned his second World Cup win in as many d...
Feb 02, 2025

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces removal of U.S. booze from LCBO amid tariff feud
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says American products will be removed from LCBO shelves on Tuesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump's promised tariffs come into effect. The Ontario premier says every year, ...
Feb 02, 2025

COLLINS: The battle is on
MY FAMILY TOLD ME my original title for this commentary was too far over the top. It was along the lines of, "If you're not a bigot, white or a right-wing Christian, if you're a minority of any kind, ...
Feb 02, 2025

Groundhog Day 2025: Willie and Sam at odds over spring’s arrival
Canada's famous prognosticating rodents were split over spring's arrival on Groundhog Day. Ontario's Wiarton Willie reportedly did not see his shadow on Sunday morning, which is good news for people t...
Feb 02, 2025

'Here we are again': Death row Canadian waits as Montana looks at resuming executions
CALGARY - The fate of a Canadian who has been on death row in Montana for the past 42 years has been thrown into more uncertainty as state legislators try again to remove obstacles to resuming executi...
Feb 02, 2025

'Here we are again': Death row Canadian waits as Montana looks at resuming executions
CALGARY - The fate of a Canadian who has been on death row in Montana for the past 42 years has been thrown into more uncertainty as state legislators try again to remove obstacles to resuming executi...
Feb 02, 2025

Ontario election 2025: Leaders set to make stops in Ottawa, Orangeville
Ontario's party leaders are set to continue campaigning across the province today as Canada gears up for a trade war with the United States. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford, who spent Saturd...
Feb 02, 2025

10 to 20 centimetres of snow hit Metro Vancouver today as arctic air invades region
VANCOUVER - British Columbians need to get their winter jackets and shovels ready as a snowfall warning is in effect for the Lower Mainland in B.C. Environment Canada says about 10 to 20 centimetres o...
Feb 02, 2025

Canada's retaliation plan against 25 per cent tariffs still largely unknown
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced last night Canada will respond with retaliatory tariffs after U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed 25 per cent tariffs against the country would go in...
Feb 02, 2025

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