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Anne Frank’s friend Hannah Pick-Goslar dies at age 93
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Hannah Pick-Goslar, one of Jewish diarist Anne Frank’s best friends,…
Intruder attacks Pelosi’s husband, calling, ‘Where is Nancy’
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was attacked and severely…
Canada takes on new international challengers in Pan Continental Curling Championship
CALGARY – Canada’s Brad Gushue and Kerri Einarson face some non-traditional opponents in the inaugural…
Jean-Michel Menard leads Canada over Scotland for gold at world mixed curling
ABERDEEN, United Kingdom – Jean-Michel Menard led Canada to a third consecutive gold medal at…
Canada beats Finland 9-6 to reach semifinals at world mixed curling championship
ABERDEEN, United Kingdom – Canada’s Jean-Michel Menard scored three points in the extra end for…
Elite curlers adapt to new ‘no tick’ rule designed to inject more suspense into games
No tick is here to stay in curling. Canada has adopted the new rule the…
Canada beats Portugal and Hong Kong at world mixed curling championship
ABERDEEN, United Kingdom – Canada’s Jean-Michel Menard defeated Hong Kong’s Jason Chang 8-3 on Wednesday…
Longtime CP journalist Alan Black, known for being ‘fast off the draw,’ dies
Alan Black, a longtime journalist with The Canadian Press who worked 17 Olympics and was…
Canada exits FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India after 1-1 draw with Tanzania
NAVI MUMBAI, India – Canada exited the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup on Tuesday after…
Canada dumps India 9-2 at world mixed curling championship for third straight win
ABERDEEN, United Kingdom – Canada’s Jean-Michel Menard rolled to a 9-2 win over India’s P.N.…
Canada ends South Korea’s unbeaten run with 7-6 win at mixed curling worlds
ABERDEEN, United Kingdom – Canada’s Jean-Michel Menard led his rink to a 7-6 extra-end victory…
Canada falls to Finland, defeats Denmark in two-game day at mixed curling worlds
ABERDEEN, United Kingdom – Canada’s Jean-Michel Menard fell to undefeated Finland 5-3 before rebounding with…
Pacius goal gives Forge FC a 1-1 tie at Cavalry FC in first leg of CPL semifinal
CALGARY – Woobens Pacius’ 47th-minute goal gave Forge FC a 1-1 tie with Cavalry FC…
Canada downs New Zealand 10-3 in opening game of world mixed curling event
ABERDEEN, United Kingdom – Canada’s Jean-Michel Menard opened the world mixed curling championship with a…
Former Brier champ Menard wearing Canadian colours again at world mixed playdowns
Jean-Michel Menard settled for silver in his lone previous appearance at a world curling championship.…
Toronto FC’s disappointing MLS season ends in Philadelphia with a fifth straight loss
CHESTER, Pa. – Toronto FC’s season is over but the work continues in revamping a…
University, college curling lags in Canadian curling scene
CALGARY – In the aftermath of missing the playoffs in February’s Winter Olympics, Jennifer Jones…
Jennifer Jones, Reid Carruthers take PointsBet curling titles
FREDERICTON – Jennifer Jones and Reid Carruthers were the winners of the inaugural PointsBet Invitational…
Homan eliminated at PointsBet Invitational after losing draw to the button
FREDERICTON – Rachel Homan’s third-seeded team was eliminated from the PointsBet Invitational Friday after dropping…
Review: ‘Splatoon 3’ provides enjoyable, if familiar, paintball-inspired experience
Running through a pigment-splattered abandoned warehouse, you turn to see a stylishly dressed squid-like humanoid…
Top-ranked Gushue earns first-round victory at PointsBet Invitational
FREDERICTON – Top-seeded Brad Gushue earned an 8-4 win over Nicholas Deagle in first-round action…
Name Game: Team Fleury name iced at PointsBet Invitational in favour of Team Homan
The name game was played before Thursday’s opening draw at the PointsBet Invitational as the…
In The Rings: Muyres, Walker ready to focus exclusively on mixed doubles this quad
Canadian curler Kirk Muyres admits his focus was somewhat divided in the last quadrennial as…
Brendan Bottcher victorious in opener with new-look team at PointsBet Invitational
FREDERICTON – Brendan Bottcher earned an 11-3 win over Landan Rooney Wednesday in the first…