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‘I’m sick of losing’: Ed Gainey looks to improve playoff fortunes
Ed Gainey is no stranger to the pain of a heartbreaking loss in the CFL playoffs - and he's sick of it."Every year we do really well in the regular season - we finish first or second in the West - and...
Nov 28, 2021
Mother Nature unkind to Lake Louise's men's World Cup with super-G cancellation
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - A three-race World Cup weekend turned into a one-race weekend in Lake Louise, Alta., with the cancellation of Sunday's men's super-G. Heavy, wet snow continued to blanket the ski ...
Nov 28, 2021
Canadians de Bruin, Kripps pick up bobsled bronze at World Cup stop in Austria
IGLS, Austria - Christine de Bruin and Justin Kripps led Canada to a pair of bronze medals Sunday at a World Cup bobsled stop. Pilot De Bruin of Stony Plain, Alta., teamed with brakewoman Kristen Bujn...
Nov 28, 2021
India pushes renewed trade talks with Canada in aftermath of two Michaels China woes
OTTAWA - Canada and India are quietly setting the stage to reboot formal free trade talks as the Trudeau government seeks economic alternatives to China following the dispute over the Meng Wanzhou-two...
Nov 28, 2021
‘This whole team has a chip on their shoulder’: Riders look for home playoff win over Stamps in CFL West semifinal
Sunday presents a chance at redemption for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.The team saw their 2019 season come to an end after quarterback Cody Fajardo's pass hit the crossbar of the north end zone goalp...
Nov 28, 2021
India pushes renewed trade talks with Canada in aftermath of two Michaels China woes
OTTAWA - Canada and India are quietly setting the stage to reboot formal free trade talks as the Trudeau government seeks economic alternatives to China following the dispute over the Meng Wanzhou-two...
Nov 28, 2021
Australia confirms 2 omicron cases as travel curbs tighten
HONG KONG (AP) - Australian officials confirmed Sunday that two overseas travelers arriving in Sydney had tested positive for the omicron variant of the coronavirus, as nations around the world tighte...
Nov 28, 2021
First Nations, regional district in B.C. working together to restore diverted river
A British Columbia regional district and three neighbouring First Nations have agreed to work together to restore a river that has been diverted for the last 70 years in order to generate hydroelectri...
Nov 28, 2021
Josephine Baker, 1st Black woman honored in French Pantheon
PARIS (AP) - France is inducting Josephine Baker - Missouri-born cabaret dancer, French World War II spy and civil rights activist - into its Pantheon, the first Black woman honored in the final resti...
Nov 28, 2021
Kyle Connor scores twice, Winnipeg Jets snap five-game winless skid
CALGARY - Kyle Connor scored twice including the game-winner at 15:09 of the third period on Saturday as the Jets snapped a five-game winless skid with a 4-2 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames. ...
Nov 28, 2021