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Gord Downie, Stuart McLean: Canadian newsmakers who died in 2017
A list of some Canadian newsmakers who died in 2017: JANUARY 1 – Yvon Dupuis,…
Gallant, Peterman improve to 5-0 at Canadian mixed curling trials
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. – Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman remain unbeaten at the Canadian…
Q&A: As Olympics approach, things to know about Pyeongchang
PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of – The Olympics are coming to one of the most remote,…
Manitoban laces up hockey skates after freezing rain coats highway with ice
INGLIS, Man. – What does a Manitoba man do when nature coats a rural highway…
Team North America leads Team World 10.5 to 7.5 at Continental Cup
LONDON, Ont. – American skip John Shuster scored an 8-3 win in front of Canadian…
North America holds slight edge over World at Continental Cup curling tournament
LONDON, Ont. – Team North America split the three points available in the three team…
Going in Cold: Nunavut skip’s first game with new teammates will come at Scotties
The good news for Amie Shackleton is that she is set to realize her dream…
Alberta earns opening draw win over Ontario at Scotties Tournament of Hearts
PENTICTON, B.C. – Alberta’s Casey Scheidegger kept it simple to begin the Scotties Tournament of…
Team Canada’s Englot suffers first loss, falling to Alberta’s Scheidegger
PENTICTON, B.C. – It was another dominating performance for Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones at the Scotties…
N.L. beats Alberta to remain unbeaten at Scotties Tournament of Hearts
PENTICTON, B.C. – Stacie Curtis came out on top in a battle of unbeaten teams…
North Korean athletes arrive in South Korea for Olympics
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of – North Korean skiers and skaters arrived Thursday at a South…
Canadian Kevin Martin to be inducted into World Curling Hall of Fame
Canadian Kevin Martin, a three-time Olympian and four-time Brier champion, will be inducted into the…
Ontario downs Newfoundland in Tournament of Hearts tiebreaker game
PENTICTON, B.C. – Kerri Einarson’s sure shooting has her Wild Card rink leading the championship…
N. Korea skaters draw applause during Olympic practice
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of – A pair of smiling North Korean skaters carried out lifts,…
Manitoba’s Jones beats Wild Card Einarson to reach Scotties final
PENTICTON, B.C. – Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones is heading to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts final…
Canadian Olympic Roundup: Morris and Lawes open with doubles curling loss
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of – The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics don’t officially open until Friday but…
Olympic Roundup: Boutin threatened on social media after bronze-medal win
Canada was quiet on Day 5 of competition at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, with athletes…
Hanyu wins history-making gold, Ledecka stuns in super-G
PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of – Yuzuru Hanyu made Olympic figure skating history with a strong…
Olympic Roundup: Rise of Girard, Boutin puts short-track future in good hands
PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of – The torch has been passed. As Charles Hamelin and Marianne…
Saskatchewan’s first mental hospital closing its doors after 100 years
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. – At its peak, the massive red-brick complex with a scenic view…
Canada’s Kripps, Kopacz tie Germans for two-man bobsled gold medal
History repeated itself for Canada in the two-man bobsled event at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.…
Olympic Roundup: Leman wins skicross gold; women bobsledders take bronze
PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of – Coming up short at an Olympic Games, under the pressure…
A big night for NBC, led again by Lindsey Vonn
NEW YORK – Highlights from media coverage of the Pyeongchang Olympics: BIG NIGHT: NBC may…
Russian curler stripped of Olympic medal, country pays fee
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of – Within hours of curler Alexander Krushelnitsky being stripped of a…