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Team Koe to represent Alberta in the 2023 Brier
The 2023 Boston Pizza Cup Final saw the Koe rink down Bottcher in ten ends. This was the second win of the day for the Koe squad, beating the Sluchinksi rink in nine ends, 6-2, in the earlier draw to ...
Feb 12, 2023
Israeli jets hit militant site in Gaza after rocket attack
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Residents of the Gaza Strip said Israeli aircraft launched a series of airstrikes at militant sites in the coastal Palestinian territory early Monday. The airstrikes appea...
Feb 12, 2023
Koe, Dunstone, Jones win provincial men's curling finals en route to Brier
Alberta's Kevin Koe, Manitoba's Matt Dunstone and New Brunswick's Scott Jones won their respective provincial men's curling finals Sunday to book berths in the Canadian championship. Koe edged Brendan...
Feb 12, 2023
Who could replace John Tory as mayor of Toronto? A look at five potential candidates
TORONTO - Now that Toronto Mayor John Tory has announced plans to step down from the role after admitting to having an affair with a former member of his staff, all eyes have turned to the now looming...
Feb 12, 2023
Scheffler repeats at Phoenix Open to regain No. 1 ranking, Canada's Taylor cashes in
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Scottie Scheffler successfully defended his WM Phoenix Open title Sunday at TPC Scottsdale to regain the No. 1 spot in the world. Scheffler closed with a 6-under 65 to beat Nick Ta...
Feb 12, 2023
A look at the incidents in which flying objects were shot down over North America
The U.S. military has shot four flying objects out of the sky in the month of February. Most of the objects have yet to be identified, and the repeated incursions into both American and Canadian airsp...
Feb 12, 2023
Owl rescued from Prince Edward Island field to be taken to Nova Scotia for treatment
As darkness descended and temperatures plunged in a Prince Edward Island field, Dennis MacKenzie tried to coax a scared, injured barred owl down from a spruce tree. He had no plans to visit the field ...
Feb 12, 2023
Turkish-Canadian Society calls for faster deployment of rescue teams after disasters
VANCOUVER - Sina Kutluay, a member of the Turkish-Canadian Society, says his group is calling for a change in the way Canada deploys rescue crews to international disasters after only one team deploye...
Feb 12, 2023
Ottawa speedskater Ivanie Blondin takes silver in World Cup mass start
TOMASZW MAZOWIECKI, Poland - Ottawa's Ivanie Blondin took silver in the women's mass start event Sunday at the second-last World Cup speedskating stop of the season. The 32-year-old picked up her four...
Feb 12, 2023
'Unidentified object' downed over Lake Huron, 3rd this week
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. officials said an "unidentified object" has been shot down Sunday for the third time in as many days, this time over Lake Huron, after earlier downings in Alaska and Canada. Rep...
Feb 12, 2023