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Kohlenberg "living the big dream" with Team Nunavut at the Tim Hortons Brier
KINGSTON, Ont. - New to the territory, longtime curler Dale Kohlenberg walked into the Iqaluit Curling Club last fall and said he'd like to join a league and play on a competitive curling te...
Mar 03, 2020

Draisaitl has 4 goals, 5 points as Oilers beat Predators 8-3
NASHVILLE - Teams don't score five goals in one period very often. Leon Draisaitl found a way to make the night even more memorable. The NHL's scoring leader had the first four-goal game of his career...
Mar 03, 2020

Perspective helps Canadian Mackenzie Hughes excel at Honda Classic
Canadian Mackenzie Hughes never lost faith in his game, even as he struggled through five consecutive missed cuts to start 2020. But Hughes' professional troubles paled in comparison to the suffering ...
Mar 03, 2020

Veteran Diana Matheson survives painful toe injury, returns to Canada fold
Diana Matheson won the last of her 203 caps for Canada in a 1-0 win over Scotland at the Algarve Cup in March 2019. A year later, the 35-year-old veteran is finally ready to step back on the field as ...
Mar 03, 2020

Veteran defensive back Johnson signs one-day contract with Blue Bombers
WINNIPEG - Veteran defensive Jovon Johnson signed a one-day contract with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Tuesday to retire as a member of the CFL club. Johnson, 36, spent six of his 12 CFL seasons with ...
Mar 03, 2020

Motion to condemn conversion therapy leads to emotional council debate
Red Deer city council found itself divided Monday night over whether to formally condemn the controversial practice of conversion therapy.The issue came to council through a notice of motion tabled tw...
Mar 03, 2020

North Korea fires presumed short-range missiles into the sea
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea fired two presumed short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern sea on Monday, South Korean officials said, resuming weapons demonstrations after a months-lo...
Mar 03, 2020

‘The Invisible Man’ tops box office with $29 million
LOS ANGELES - The Elisabeth Moss-led thriller "The Invisible Man" rode a wave of good reviews to a very visible spot atop the box office this weekend. Universal Pictures on Sunday estimated that the f...
Mar 03, 2020

Trump campaign looks to the skies to reach voters via blimp
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's campaign is planning to fly a blimp over swing states to get its message out - and to collect reams of data. The blimp with Trump logos is set to fly between May ...
Mar 03, 2020

Q&A: What's next for the Tokyo Olympics as virus spreads?
TOKYO - The spreading virus from China has been reported in more than 60 countries and puts the Tokyo Olympics at risk. The Olympics are to open on July 24 - less than five months away. The Paralympic...
Mar 03, 2020