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Short-track relay teams post victories as Canada wins five medals at World Cup
ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Relay team victories anchored a five-medal showing for Canadian short-track speedskaters on Sunday at the ISU World Cup. Jordan Pierre-Gilles of Sherbrooke, Que., made an inside p...
Dec 11, 2022
'Intriguing' Adam Fantilli hoping to crack Canada's world junior roster
MONCTON, N.B. - Adam Fantilli was trying to get the game up and running on his laptop. The freshman forward's Michigan Wolverines were set to play the Michigan State Spartans in a clash of NCAA rivals...
Dec 11, 2022
Winter events kick off at Saskatchewan provincial parks
Christmas events are starting throughout the province, especially at some Saskatchewan provincial parks.Sask. Parks' Deanna Jacobs told Gormley on Friday that many events are happening at parks across...
Dec 11, 2022
NASA's Orion capsule blazes home from test flight to moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's Orion capsule made a blisteringly fast return from the moon Sunday, parachuting into the Pacific off Mexico to conclude a test flight that should clear the way for a...
Dec 11, 2022
Holdener beats Shiffrin for 2nd World Cup slalom win
SESTRIERE, Italy (AP) - Wendy Holdener had a lengthy wait for her first slalom victory. The Swiss skier made it two out of two on Sunday. And this time she didn't have to share top spot. Holdener impr...
Dec 11, 2022
Braathen wins 1st World Cup slalom of the season
VAL d'ISRE, France (AP) - A flawless second run helped Lucas Braathen win the first World Cup slalom of the season on Sunday for the third victory of his career. The Norwegian skier let out a yell and...
Dec 11, 2022
Not yet over the moon: Here's what's on the horizon for Canadian space exploration
OTTAWA - When Nathalie Nguyen-Quoc Ouellette was young, she didn't see many stars in the bright skies over Montreal. But she would pore over the colourful, otherworldly images taken by the Hubble Spac...
Dec 11, 2022
''Opportunities to invest': Experts say space business needs boost in Canada
It's hard to make things work in space, and even harder to make money there. With a long history in the space industry and a pocketful of healthy companies, Canadians are good at both. But industry ex...
Dec 11, 2022
Scottish officials: Lockerbie bomb suspect is in US custody
LONDON (AP) - Authorities in Scotland said Sunday that the Libyan man suspected of making the bomb that destroyed a passenger plane over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 is in U.S. custody. Scotland's Cro...
Dec 11, 2022
Climate change affecting Christmas trees in B.C. and beyond: expert
VANCOUVER - The effects of climate change are taking a toll on Christmas tree farms in British Columbia and beyond, with one forestry expert saying the sector that's already shrinking and shifting wil...
Dec 11, 2022