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Teenager Madeline Schizas claims her first Canadian figure skating title
OTTAWA - Madeline Schizas won the women's singles title at the Canadian figure skating championships, all but clinching her trip to the Beijing Olympics. Skating to Puccini's "Madama Butterfly," the 1...
Jan 08, 2022
James and Radford withdraw from pairs competition at skating trials
OTTAWA - Vanessa James and Eric Radford withdrew from the pairs competition at the Canadian figure skating championships before Saturday's free program. James and Radford were fourth in Friday's short...
Jan 08, 2022
Edmonton Oilers add five more players to NHL's COVID-19 protocol list
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers placed five more players into the NHL's COVID-19 protocol on Saturday. Forwards Kailer Yamamoto and Brendan Perlini, goaltender Ilya Konovalov and defencemen Evan Boucha...
Jan 08, 2022
Families honour loved ones lost on second anniversary of downing of plane in Iran
TORONTO - Families are commemorating the loss of loved ones who died after Iranian forces downed a passenger jet two years ago today. A Ukrainian International Airlines flight was shot down by Iranian...
Jan 08, 2022
GOP Sen. John Thune of South Dakota says he'll seek 4th term
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - U.S. Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, the second-ranking Republican leader in the Senate, announced Saturday he is seeking reelection to a fourth term in 2022. Thune, who turn...
Jan 08, 2022
3 more skaters out of nationals due to positive tests
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Three more skaters have withdrawn from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships due to positive COVID-19 tests, bringing the total dropouts for the week to seven. Men's competitor...
Jan 08, 2022
Doubles win puts Canada into ATP Cup final against Spain
SYDNEY (AP) - Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov qualified Canada for its first ATP Cup final on Saturday when they defeated Daniil Medvedev and Roman Safiullin 4-6, 7-5, 10-7 in doubles to co...
Jan 08, 2022
Canada's Kripps wins two-man bronze, Friedrich wins gold for 100th World Cup medal
WINTERBERG, Germany (AP) - Germany's Francesco Friedrich won Saturday's two-man bobsled race at Winterberg while Canada's Justin Kripps was almost a second behind in third place. Friedrich earned the ...
Jan 08, 2022
Skier Hector dominates GS, overtakes Shiffrin in standings; Canada's Grenier fourth
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) - Swedish skier Sara Hector waited seven years for another win since her maiden World Cup giant slalom triumph in December 2014. Now, she has won two more races within 10 ...
Jan 08, 2022
Mounties eye corruption cases involving Canadian firms and new ways of resolving them
OTTAWA - RCMP anti-corruption investigators say they are probing possible shady practices by several Canadian companies operating in parts of Africa, Eastern Europe and South America. Firms involved i...
Jan 08, 2022