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Canadian speedskater Pascal Dion wins short-track bronze at World Cup
BEIJING - Canadian speedskater Pascal Dion won a bronze medal in the men's 1,000 metres at a World Cup Short Track competition on Sunday. The Montreal native edged Japan's Kazuki Yoshinaga in a photo ...
Oct 24, 2021

Storm fall 7-1 to Pontiacs
The Grande Prairie Storm's winless streak was extended to five games Saturday night, as they fell 7-1 to the Bonnyville Pontiacs in the second game of a back-to-back.Michael Fairfax opened the scoring...
Oct 24, 2021

Canadian speedskater Pascal Dion wins short-track bronze at World Cup
BEIJING - Canadian speedskater Pascal Dion won a bronze medal in the men's 1,000 metres at a World Cup Short Track competition on Sunday. The Montreal native edged Japan's Kazuki Yoshinaga in a photo ...
Oct 24, 2021

Masters champion Matsuyama wins by 5 shots in Japan
CHIBA, Japan (AP) - Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama had three birdies in five holes on the back nine and eagled the 18th for good measure for a five-stroke victory at the PGA Tour's Zozo Championshi...
Oct 24, 2021

Jin Young Ko wins LPGA South Korea, set to move to No 1
BUSAN, South Korea (AP) - Jin Young Ko birdied her first playoff hole with fellow South Korean player Hee Jeong Lim to win the BMW Ladies Championship on Sunday. The LPGA Tour said Ko is projected to ...
Oct 24, 2021

Canada wins pair of round-robin games at world wheelchair curling championship
BEIJING - Canada bounced back from an opening loss by winning a pair of round-robin games Sunday at the world wheelchair curling championship. Mark Ideson's team defeated Switzerland 6-3 in the aftern...
Oct 24, 2021

Internal government analysis shows depth of reliance on now-defunct recovery benefit
OTTAWA - An internal government analysis on the Canada Recovery Benefit says the majority of recipients who received the federal help were continuous or repeat beneficiaries of the now-ended aid progr...
Oct 24, 2021

Kane likely out as Blackhawks try for 1st win of season
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane likely will miss Sunday night's game against Detroit because of the NHL's COVID-19 protocol. The Blackhawks announced Sunday morning that forward Ry...
Oct 24, 2021

Skip Jill Brothers returns to hometown for Olympic curling trials qualifier
One of the formative victories of Jill Brothers' curling career came at the Liverpool Curling Club almost 15 years ago. She's hoping a return to hometown ice at the upcoming qualifier for the Olympic ...
Oct 24, 2021

Swiss skier Odermatt wins GS opener; American Radamus 6th
SLDEN, Austria (AP) - Swiss skier Marco Odermatt edged surprise first-run leader Roland Leitinger of Austria by .07 of a second Sunday to win the season-opening men's World Cup giant slalom. American ...
Oct 24, 2021