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Canadians miss the podium at ski cross world championships
IDRE, Sweden - Courtney Hoffos finished fifth at the women's ski cross world championship on Saturday while fellow Canadian Reece Howden took fifth place in the men's competition. Sweden's Sandra Naes...
Feb 13, 2021
Late eagle from the fairway stakes Spieth to lead at Pebble
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - Jordan Spieth holed out from 160 yards for eagle on the 16th hole at Pebble Beach, the start of a stunning turnaround that took him from two shots behind to a two-shot lead Satu...
Feb 13, 2021
Tkachuk scores winner as Ottawa Senators claim close 2-1 victory over Winnipeg Jets
WINNIPEG - Brady Tkachuk gave the Ottawa Senators a reason - finally - to celebrate against the Winnipeg Jets.Tkachuk scored with 8.2 seconds left in regulation time to give Ottawa a 2-1 win over the ...
Feb 13, 2021
Contagious variant of COVID-19 now identified in all 10 provinces as P.E.I. logs case
A contagious variant of COVID-19 has now made its way to all 10 provinces in Canada, officials announced Saturday as the nation's top doctor warned yet again of the dangers of lifting public health re...
Feb 13, 2021
Illness forces Canadian Gillian (The Savage) Robertson off UFC 258 undercard
LAS VEGAS - Illness forced Canadian flyweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson off the UFC 258 undercard Saturday night.The UFC did not specify the illness other than to say it was not COVID-19 related....
Feb 13, 2021
Canadian men's water polo team finalizes roster for Olympic qualifier
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - The Canadian men's water polo team finalized its roster Saturday for the upcoming Olympic qualification tournament at the Zwemcentrum Rotterdam. Head Coach Giuseppe Porzio wil...
Feb 13, 2021
Nunavut hunters end blockades, mine pushes ahead with injunction against them
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Baffinland Irons Mine Corp. has pushed ahead with an injunction against a group of Nunavut hunters who blocked the road and airstrip at its Mary River mine in protest of a plan to e...
Feb 13, 2021
Canadian speedskaters Blondin and Dubreuil reach podium at world championships
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Canada's Ivanie Blondin won silver and Laurent Dubreuil took bronze Saturday at the ISU world speedskating championships. Blondin, an Ottawa native, was second in the women's...
Feb 13, 2021
Commissioner calls for transparency on response to Indigenous women inquiry
MONTREAL - A commissioner who served on the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls implored the federal government for more transparency on its response to the final report's cal...
Feb 13, 2021
244 new COVID-19 cases, four deaths, 190 recoveries
There were 244 new COVID-19 cases reported on Saturday, bringing the active case count in the province to 1,950. Four more Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. Two deaths...
Feb 13, 2021