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Canada's Alexandria Loutitt earns World Cup ski jumping silver in Switzerland
ENGELBERG, Switzerland - Canada's Alexandria Loutitt claimed World Cup silver in women's ski jumping on Friday. The Calgary native had a total score of 290.2 in the large hill competition. France's Jo...
Dec 15, 2023

Canadian men face tough challenge at last-chance rugby sevens Olympic qualifier
The Canadian men's rugby sevens team faces a tough challenge in its final bid to qualify for the Paris Olympics. South Africa will be favoured to win the 12-team men's repechage tournament, scheduled ...
Dec 15, 2023

Speaker Greg Fergus apologizes in House of Commons again for partisan video
OTTAWA - The Speaker of the House of Commons has once again apologized for filming a video played at a partisan event, after a parliamentary committee called on him to show more contrition. Speaker Gr...
Dec 15, 2023

Canada Soccer honours Jessie Fleming, Stephen Eustaquio as players of the year
Jessie Fleming and Stephen Eustaquio, two key cogs in the Canadian midfield, have been named Canada Soccer Players of the Year. The two winners were decided by a vote of Canadian coaches and media for...
Dec 15, 2023

Online News Act funding capped for private broadcasters, CBC: report
OTTAWA - The amount of funding private broadcasters will get through the government's $100-million deal with Google will be limited - with an even lower cap for the CBC - a federal government source c...
Dec 15, 2023

Women's World Cup winner Spain finally tops FIFA rankings, Canada 10th
ZURICH (AP-CP) - World Cup champion Spain took over top spot in the new FIFA women's rankings Friday after advancing to the final four of the UEFA Nations League. Spain finished top of a Nations Leagu...
Dec 15, 2023

Kingsbury wins third straight World Cup moguls gold, Vaillancourt claims silver
ALPE D'HUEZ, France - Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury's domination of the World Cup moguls circuit continued Friday with a gold medal at Alps d'Huez. Kingsbury, who won double gold last week...
Dec 15, 2023

In the news today: Canada to send helicopters to Latvia as part of NATO mission
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Canada sending helicopters to Latvia Four Canadian Griffon helicopters will be ...
Dec 15, 2023

Freeland hosts annual meeting with provincial, territorial counterparts today
TORONTO - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is hosting her annual meeting of federal, provincial and territorial finance ministers in Toronto today. The meeting will focus on economic growth, housing...
Dec 15, 2023

Gay Ugandan in Edmonton faces deportation, fears jail or death over anti-LGBTQ law
EDMONTON - A man in Edmonton is making a last-ditch legal bid to avoid a Monday deportation flight back to Uganda, where he fears he may be imprisoned, harmed or even killed for being gay. The man, wh...
Dec 15, 2023