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Northern Ontario's Krista McCarville beats Manitoba's Jennifer Jones 11-8 in Hearts
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Northern Ontario's Krista McCarville defeated Manitoba's Jennifer Jones 11-8 at the Canadian women's curling championship Saturday. McCarville was a finalist in last year's Scotties T...
Feb 18, 2023
CSIS failed to fully consider human toll when disrupting threats, watchdog says
OTTAWA - A new report from the federal spy watchdog says the Canadian Security Intelligence Service failed to adequately consider the potentially serious adverse effects on people and their families w...
Feb 18, 2023
Leafs 'energized' by O'Reilly deal as Dubas takes big swing ahead of trade deadline
TORONTO - Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas is in near-constant communication with his head coach. When the messages started to dry up Friday afternoon and into the early evening, Sheldon Keefe h...
Feb 18, 2023
Carter Center: Former President Jimmy Carter in hospice care
ATLANTA (AP) - The Carter Center said Saturday that former President Jimmy Carter has entered home hospice care. The charity created by the 98-year-old former president said on Twitter that after a se...
Feb 18, 2023
Top US, China diplomats meet amid tensions over balloon
MUNICH (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Saturday with China's top diplomat in the first high-level contact between the two countries since the U.S. shot down an alleged Chinese spy ba...
Feb 18, 2023
Struggling Vancouver Canucks hit by more injuries with Ekman-Larsson, Lazar out
VANCOUVER - Another spate of injuries is plaguing the Vancouver Canucks. Head coach Rick Tocchet said Saturday defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson will be out for "some weeks" after suffering an ankle spr...
Feb 18, 2023
Media mogul, former National Arts Centre president Peter Herrndorf dies, Family says
TORONTO - Peter Herrndorf, a lawyer, Canadian media mogul and the former president and chief executive officer of the National Arts Centre, has died. He was 82. Matthew Herrndorf confirmed the news, s...
Feb 18, 2023
What you should know about Free Fishing Weekend
Fishing fanatics, rejoice.Saskatchewan's Free Fishing Weekend is here, and it happens to line up with Family Day Long Weekend.Free fishing week will last run until Monday, allowing anyone in the provi...
Feb 18, 2023
Blue Jays starter Berrios working on mechanical adjustments after inconsistent season
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Coming off a season where inconsistency was the norm, Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Jose Berrios has been working on a number of mechanical changes in recent weeks to get back on trac...
Feb 18, 2023
Haya Jumaa switches gears to coaching at Canada Games while pregnant
Haya Jumaa has always wanted to try her hand at coaching, she just needed a break in her busy karate competition schedule to find the time. Her opportunity has finally arrived as she's coaching Team O...
Feb 18, 2023
