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S. Korean garlic video ad roasted over purported obscenity
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A rural South Korean town is getting roasted over its…
Toronto FC digs early hole in Chicago as Colombian teen Jhon Duran leads Fire to win
CHICAGO – The job of rebuilding Toronto FC continues for coach Bob Bradley. And on…
Curling Canada drops Continental Cup tournament from 2022-23 schedule
TORONTO – The Continental Cup curling tournament has been cancelled for a third straight season…
Lights out on Nittosha matchbooks prompts nostalgia in Japan
HIMEJI, Japan (AP) — Matches are more than just matches at century-old Nittosha. The tiny…
Canadian curlers John Morris, Shannon Birchard partner in mixed doubles
John Morris and Shannon Birchard have joined forces in mixed doubles curling. Morris, who won…
Question marks remain on Canadian curling scene ahead of new season and quadrennial
A new big-money invitational event was trumpeted this week as a kickoff to the 2022-23…
Curling Canada to kick off quadrennial with new PointsBet Invitational
Curling Canada is pushing all-in on a new competition next season that will kick off…
Indigenous-led bid for 2030 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Whistler moving ahead
An Indigenous-led partnership is moving forward with plans to host the 2030 Winter Olympics in…
Costa Rica going to World Cup, beats New Zealand in playoff
AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Costa Rica completed a 32-nation World Cup lineup in Qatar…
Longtime Curling Canada coach Paul Webster to coach Team Bottcher for full quad
In his long career as a curling coach, Paul Webster has always been excited to…
Contract dispute could hurt Canada’s World Cup push, game’s growth: experts
VANCOUVER – Experts say the well of goodwill created by the on-field success of Canada’s…
Curling Canada high-performance director Peckham to begin transition to retirement
Curling Canada will begin a review and search for new high-performance leadership this summer as…
Damian Lewis, Ian Rankin honored by queen on her jubilee
LONDON (AP) — Actor Damian Lewis and crime writer Ian Rankin are among hundreds of…
Burns rallies to win Colonial, Alker bags 1st senior major
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Sam Burns made a 38-foot birdie putt on the first…
Pozuelo scores twice to help Toronto FC down Chicago, snap six-game winless streak
TORONTO – Pain-free for the first time this season, Spanish playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo reminded Toronto…
Norwegian curling great Thomas Ulsrud, winner of 2010 Olympic silver, dies at 50
Norwegian curler Thomas Ulsrud, a three-time Olympian who won silver at the 2010 Vancouver Games,…
Federal, provincial governments pledge $15M each for 2025 Invictus Games in B.C.
VANCOUVER – The federal and British Columbia governments are each committing $15 million in support…
Canada’s Purcell falls to Germany’s Kapp in world junior curling semifinal
JÖNKÖPING, Sweden – Canada’s Owen Purcell dropped an 8-5 decision to Germany’s Benjamin Kapp in…
Canada advances to men’s semifinals at 2022 world junior curling championships
JÖNKÖPING, Sweden – Canada advanced to the men’s semifinals at the world junior curling championships…
Purcell’s team wins twice as Canada closes in on junior curling playoff spot
JÖNKÖPING, Sweden – Canada’s Owen Purcell won both his games Thursday to put his Halifax…
Canadian men steal one from Scotland at world junior curling championships
JÖNKÖPING, Sweden – Canada’s men’s team picked up a big win over previously undefeated Scotland,…
“We want to make curling cool” — Rolling the dice on the Roaring Game
The normally staid world of curling — a sport where the in-arena experience is perhaps…
Canadian junior curling teams outside playoffs midway through world championships
JÖNKÖPING, Sweden – Canada’s men’s team split its games Tuesday at the world junior curling…
Abortion resistance braces for demands of a post-Roe future
The day’s first caller begged for help to cross state lines and end her pregnancy.…