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IOC confirms Russian athletes can compete at Paris Olympics with approved neutral status
GENEVA (AP) - Some Russian athletes will be allowed to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the IOC said Friday, in a decision that removed the option of a blanket ban due to the invasion of Ukraine. T...
Dec 08, 2023
Canada dusts off sanctions law on corrupt officials, joins allies to target 7 abroad
OTTAWA - Canada is using a rarely invoked sanctions law that targets corrupt office holders to join peer countries in taking aim against officials in Russia, Iran and Myanmar. The sanctions target off...
Dec 08, 2023
Hamilton criticizes FIA over probe of Toto and Susie Wolff and says something 'has to change'
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) - Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton criticized Formula One's governing body on Friday for the "unacceptable" way it investigated Toto and Susie Wolff on allegations of con...
Dec 08, 2023
MLS commissioner says 2023 was undeniably the Year of Messi but season also had other high points
The 2023 Major League Soccer season was undeniably the year of Lionel Messi. The World Cup champion and eight-time Ballon d'Or winner arrived at Inter Miami this summer and changed the league. Sales o...
Dec 08, 2023
Between burger bites, Christmas card-writing and constant voting, MPs lose a work day
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament have now lost an entire day of work in the House of Commons as they continue with a voting marathon forced by the Conservatives, after sneaking in bites of burgers and C...
Dec 08, 2023
Canadian freestyle star Mikael Kingsbury wins first moguls title of season
IDRE FJLL, Sweden - Canadian freestyle skiing star Mikael Kingsbury picked up his first win of the World Cup season with a gold in men's moguls competition Friday. Kingsbury, who was third in the seas...
Dec 08, 2023
Weather system may bring snow to parts of Metro Vancouver, gusts to north B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued a series of warnings and advisories as a frontal system that could bring Metro Vancouver its first snowfall this winter nears the British Columbia coast. It s...
Dec 08, 2023
'Many Albertans' oppose leaving federal pension program while others need more information, officials say
EDMONTON, AB - Many Albertans were against leaving the federal pension program while others were in favour of a proposed Alberta Pension Plan during the province's first round of public engagement, of...
Dec 08, 2023
Canada's Edey excited for rare chance to play in Toronto for Purdue in HOF Series
Zach Edey is excited for the rare opportunity to play at home in front of family who haven't seen him play live before. The Toronto native leads the No. 4-ranked Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball t...
Dec 08, 2023
Kaori Sakamoto dazzles in Grand Prix Final to take lead into women's free skate in Beijing
Two-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto was nearly flawless during her short program at the Grand Prix Final on Friday, taking a comfortable lead over Belgium's Loena Hendrickx and Nina Pinzarrone into...
Dec 08, 2023