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Mikaela Shiffrin races to rare win in World Cup downhill edging out Sofia Goggia at St. Moritz
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) - When Mikaela Shiffrin is even winning downhill races, her rivals have less hope of denying her a record-tying sixth overall World Cup title. Shiffrin mastered the sharpe...
Dec 9, 2023
Veterans Affairs won't pay for truck cover for retired navy reservist's wheelchair
OTTAWA - Winter hasn't arrived yet in the Niagara region, but the rain and cold the last few weeks have kept Stephen La Salle from leaving home as often as he'd like. Every time the retired naval lieu...
Dec 9, 2023
Taiwan-Canada ties surge as supporters tout trade, politics and shared values
VANCOUVER - Somewhere at the confluence of politics, commerce and shared values driving a recent wave of Canadian fascination with Taiwan, there were the island's "freedom pineapples." In 2021, import...
Dec 9, 2023
Bouchard's three-point performance keeps Oilers streaking with 4-3 victory over Wild
EDMONTON - Evan Bouchard had two goals and an assist and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had four assists as the Edmonton Oilers outlasted the Minnesota Wild for a 4-3 victory on Friday. Connor McDavid and Leon D...
Dec 8, 2023
Texas Supreme Court pauses lower court's order allowing pregnant woman to have an abortion
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Supreme Court on Friday night put on hold a judge's ruling that approved an abortion for a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis, throwing into limbo an unpre...
Dec 8, 2023
Gordon Hayward scores 24 points as hot-shooting Hornets hold off Scottie Barnes, Raptors 119-116
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Gordon Hayward scored 24 points, Miles Bridges added 22 and the hot-shooting Charlotte Hornets survived Scottie Barnes' triple-double to beat the Toronto Raptors 119-116 on Frid...
Dec 8, 2023
Rumours, plane tracking fuel day of speculation over Shohei Ohtani signing
Two-time American League MVP Shohei Ohtani still has not signed with a team despite a day filled with online speculation including reports of a deal and Toronto Blue Jays fans tracking a plane they be...
Dec 8, 2023
Future consultations on Alberta leaving CPP on hold
EDMONTON - An Alberta government panel gathering feedback on whether the province should quit the Canada Pension Plan is putting future public consultations on hold. Engagement panel chair Jim Dinning...
Dec 8, 2023
Discharge request for Matthew de Grood denied
EDMONTON - An Alberta mental health review board has rejected a discharge request from a man who killed five people at a Calgary house party almost a decade ago. Matthew de Grood was found not crimina...
Dec 8, 2023
New recommendations for prescribed fires after review of blaze near Banff
BANFF, Alta. - An independent review into a prescribed fire that led to evacuations in a popular tourist town in Banff National Park has made a series of recommendations to try to prevent it from happ...
Dec 8, 2023