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Champion Sean Strickland, challenger Dricus Du Plessis make weight ahead of UFC 297
TORONTO - UFC middleweight champion Sean (Tarzan) Strickland and South African challenger Dricus (Stillknocks) Du Plessis both made weight Friday in advance of their UFC 297 showdown Saturday. Fighter...
Jan 19, 2024
French skier Sarrazin crowns breakthrough downhill season with Kitzbuehel win. Canada's Alexander finishes fifth
KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) - French skier Cyprien Sarrazin crowned his breakthrough season in speed races Friday by winning the first of this weekend's two World Cup downhills on the storied Streif in K...
Jan 19, 2024
Plenty of potential Canadian content seven weeks out from NHL trade deadline
TORONTO - The NHL has passed the halfway point of its schedule. All-star festivities are set for early next month in Toronto. Teams are making moves in the standings. The big date circled by the leagu...
Jan 19, 2024
Canadian ski jumper Alexandria Loutitt wins World Cup bronze in Japan
ZA, Japan - Canada's Alexandria Loutitt soared to World Cup bronze in women's ski jumping on Friday. The 20-year-old from Calgary posted a two-jump total of 216.7 points in the normal hill competition...
Jan 19, 2024
Canadian ref relishes mixed martial arts journey that has taken him around the world
TORONTO - With nine homegrown fighters on the 12-fight card, Canada is well represented at UFC 297. It's the same for the referees. Four of the six working Saturday night are Canadian in Jerin Valel, ...
Jan 19, 2024
The man in the middle: A look at MMA referee Jerin Valel's fight night routine
TORONTO - Winnipeg's Jerin Valel is one of four Canadian referees working Saturday night at UFC 297 in Toronto. A look at his routine: Referees like Valel are hired and supervised by the local commiss...
Jan 19, 2024
In the news today: Freezing rain expected in southern B.C. after snowy start to week
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Snow-battered B.C. expected to see freezing rain Heavy snow earlier in the week...
Jan 19, 2024
Why lawyers say alleged police wrongdoing in the Glen Assoun case can't be forgotten
HALIFAX - For Sean MacDonald, the push to restart a criminal investigation into police destruction of evidence in the Glen Assoun wrongful conviction case matters both for personal reasons and for the...
Jan 19, 2024
Allow CSIS to share intelligence on security threats, business council asks Ottawa
OTTAWA - A group representing key Canadian businesses wants legislative changes that would allow Canada's spy agency to share threat intelligence with companies to help them take timely protective mea...
Jan 19, 2024
Trudeau says he's doing something in Nunavut he rarely does — reflect on his dad
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's doing something in Nunavut he rarely does in public, which is to reflect on his father. Trudeau is in Iqaluit to mark the signing of an agree...
Jan 19, 2024