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After decades in the gnar, B.C. mountain biking royalty go beyond the extreme
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - Betty Birrell expertly guides her mountain bike over an elevated wooden ramp, catching some air, then lands smoothly on a trail she's ridden countless times before. At 76, the ...
Dec 24, 2024
Parties agree on the need to act on online harms, but time is running out for new law
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Arif Virani is unapologetic about the money it would take to set up new regulators to tackle online harms under his proposed legislation. Canadians want children to be safe o...
Dec 24, 2024
Trudeau could stay or go. Either way, Canadians should brace for a spring election
OTTAWA - Canada appears to be barrelling toward a spring election now that the NDP is vowing to vote down the government early next year - whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stays on or not. Politi...
Dec 24, 2024
Quebec doing better job at retaining immigrants, Atlantic Canada still struggling
MONTREAL - Immigrants are increasingly choosing to stay in Quebec, according to a new report from Statistics Canada, but the same isn't true in the Atlantic region, which continues to lose newcomers t...
Dec 24, 2024
Canucks hoping to heal, relax and refocus during brief break
VANCOUVER - The bright glow of a two-goal performance by Elias Pettersson was dimmed a little when the Vancouver Canuck centre left Monday's 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks early in the third period....
Dec 24, 2024
Pettersson scores a pair as Canucks sink Sharks 4-3
VANCOUVER - Elias Pettersson scored goals 44 seconds apart in the second period - the second on a power play - to snap a seven-game NHL scoring drought as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the San Jose S...
Dec 23, 2024
Packers clinch playoff berth with 34-0 win over Saints
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Josh Jacobs gained 107 yards from scrimmage and scored a touchdown for a sixth straight game as the Green Bay Packers clinched a playoff berth while producing the first shutout ...
Dec 23, 2024
NHL roundup: Hughes helps the Devils rout Rangers 5-0
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Jack Hughes had his second two-goal game of the season against the New York Rangers and Jacob Markstrom had his second straight 12-save shutout to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 5...
Dec 23, 2024
Towns, Anunoby each score 31 points as Knicks whip reeling Raptors 139-125
NEW YORK (AP) - Karl-Anthony Towns had 31 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, OG Anunoby also scored 31 points and shot 13-for-15 from the field, and the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors 13...
Dec 23, 2024
Marchenko’s late goal lifts Blue Jackets past Canadiens 5-4
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Kirill Marchenko scored with 2:12 left in regulation, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Monday night for their second straight home win, rallying a...
Dec 23, 2024