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Two straight shutouts propel P.A.'s Vance higher in Canada West record books
It was a perfect weekend for University of Saskatchewan Huskies women's hockey goaltender Jessica Vance.The fourth-year netminder blanked the University of Calgary Dinos in two straight games, both 1-...
Jan 19, 2020 Jessica Vance blankets Calgary in two straight games this weekend, moving her higher in the Canada West record books. (Twitter/UofS Women's Hockey)
Officials, activists: 2 Iraqi protesters killed in Baghdad
BAGHDAD - Two protesters were killed and over a dozen wounded in central Baghdad on Friday in renewed violence between anti-government demonstrators and Iraqi security forces, activists and officials ...
Jan 19, 2020
Messing credits teammates Nguyen, Gilles for their support after brother's death
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - The rink had always felt like home for Keegan Messing. But in the days and weeks after his brother's death, the Canadian figure skater struggled to find solace on the ice...
Jan 19, 2020
Sonny Bill Williams a spectator as Wolfpack win pre-season game Sunday
CASTLEFORD, England - Star signing Sonny Bill Williams was a spectator Sunday as the Toronto Wolfpack scored 10 second-half points to defeat Castleford Tigers 16-10 in their one official pre-season ga...
Jan 19, 2020
Skate Canada to wait on final decision for world championship team
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier headline the Canadian team that will compete at this year's world figure skating championships, but Skate Canada is waiting unti...
Jan 19, 2020
Former 1,500-metre specialist Elmore Tokyo-bound after breaking marathon mark
HOUSTON - Malindi Elmore crushed the Canadian women's marathon record on Sunday, all but booking her spot on the team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 39-year-old from Kelowna, B.C., ran two hour...
Jan 19, 2020
Canada's Jeff Smith wins way back to PDC pro darts tour via qualifying school
WIGAN, England - Canadian Jeff Smith has won his way back to the pro darts tour. The 44-year-old from Saint John, N.B., joined Karel Sedlacek and Aaron Beeney in securing tour cards on Day T...
Jan 19, 2020
Ottawa plans to hire trainers in preparation for UN Security Council seat
OTTAWA - Canada is still vying to win a seat on the United Nations Security Council but it's already warming up the chair with a plan to hire trainers for Canadian officials. The federa...
Jan 19, 2020
Quebec MP Gerard Deltell says non to Tory leadership
OTTAWA - Quebec MP Gerard Deltell says he's decided not to enter the Conservative leadership race. Deltell made the announcement on social media after a meeting with his riding association. He says th...
Jan 19, 2020
Jury of 7 men, 5 women selected for Weinstein rape trial
NEW YORK - A jury of seven men and five women was selected Friday for Harvey Weinstein's rape trial after an arduous, two-week process in which scores of people were dismissed because they had already...
Jan 19, 2020
