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Slowed to a crawl: Canada's latest snowboard medal comes down to post-crash scramble
BEIJING - Meryeta O'Dine didn't expect her second Olympic medal would come down to a crawling contest. O'Dine was third in the mixed team snowboard cross big final at the Beijing Olympics Saturday whe...
Feb 12, 2022
Russian skater's doping case to be heard Sunday at Olympics
BEIJING (AP) - Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will find out Monday if she can skate in the Winter Olympics women's competition, which starts a day later. The Court of Arbitration for Sport annou...
Feb 12, 2022
Russian skater's doping case to be heard Sunday at Olympics
BEIJING (AP) - Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will find out Monday if she can skate in the Winter Olympics women's competition, which starts a day later. The Court of Arbitration for Sport annou...
Feb 12, 2022
Flower supply chain issues prompt some B.C. buyers to look local
VANCOUVER - It was stubbornness that led a family farm on Vancouver Island to keep growing roses when competitors left the industry or shifted production to marijuana years ago. Now, Kristen Bulk says...
Feb 12, 2022
Rebels remain second in division after shutout loss to Oil Kings
In a highly anticipated game, the Red Deer Rebels battled for first place in the Central Division against the Edmonton Oil Kings, but ultimately lost 4-0 at the Peavey Mart Centrium Friday evening.Com...
Feb 11, 2022
US to evacuate Ukraine embassy amid Russian invasion fears
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is set to evacuate its embassy in Kyiv as Western intelligence officials warn that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is increasingly imminent. U.S. officials say the St...
Feb 11, 2022
Another Canadian track record for Gabriela DeBues-Stafford
BOSTON - Gabriela DeBues-Stafford continued her assault of the Canadian track and field record book on Friday. Less than a week after she shattered the national record in the indoor 3,000 metres, the ...
Feb 11, 2022
Canada's Grondin and O'Dine win bronze medal in mixed snowboard cross
ZHANGJIAKOU, China - Canada's Eliot Grondin and Meryeta O'Dine have won the bronze medal in mixed team snowboard cross at the Beijing Olympics. The United States took gold and one of Italy's two teams...
Feb 11, 2022
Star striker Jozy Altidore bids farewell to Toronto FC in social media post
TORONTO - After seven seasons, star striker Jozy Altidore has bid farewell to Toronto via a social media post. While Toronto FC has not said much about Altidore's absence from training camp, his depar...
Feb 11, 2022
Lost in the B.C. woods for 74 days, Bear Henry thankful to forestry workers rescue
VICTORIA - Bear Henry says they survived more than 70 days lost in a remote Vancouver Island forest on a few days worth of beans, rice, some cat food and melted snow. Henry is about 30 kilograms light...
Feb 11, 2022