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Toronto Raptors sign centre Orlando Robinson to 10-day contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors signed centre Orlando Robinson to a 10-day contract Saturday. The six-foot-10, 235-pound Robinson averaged 2.1 points, 1.6 rebounds and 6.3 minutes in nine games with the...
Jan 18, 2025
Canada's Hallie Clarke completes senior-junior skeleton world championship sweep
SAINT MORITZ - Another year, another world skeleton championship for Canada's Hallie Clarke. Last February, Clarke, of Brighton, Ont., became the youngest competitor to win the senior championship, do...
Jan 18, 2025
Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas to begin Sunday
The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect in less than 24 hours, said Qatar's foreign ministry on Saturday.In a post on X, Qatar's foreign minister Majid al-Ansari, said the ceasefire...
Jan 18, 2025
Madeline Schizas leads after short program at Canadian figure skating championships
LAVAL, Que. - Two-time winner Madeline Schizas leads after the women's short program at the Canadian figure skating championships. The 21-year-old from Oakville, Ont., scored 70 points with a stellar ...
Jan 18, 2025
Canadian Spalding capture men's event at snowboard slopestyle World Cup event
LAAX - Canadian Cameron Spalding captured the men's crown at a snowboard slopestyle World Cup event Saturday. Spalding, of Havelock, Ont., posted a winning score of 86.63 points. He finished just ahea...
Jan 18, 2025
Canadian Alex Loutitt wins gold at a World Cup ski-jumping event competition
ZA - Canadian Alex Loutitt won gold at a World Cup ski-jumping event Saturday. The 21-year-old from Calgary scored 266.4 points to earn her first gold medal of the season. What's more, she did it with...
Jan 18, 2025
Extreme wind chills bring cold warnings to much of Saskatchewan
After a brief reprieve from cold weather earlier in the week, it has returned with a vengeance, with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) saying people in Saskatchewan can expect a multi-day e...
Jan 18, 2025
Chrystia Freeland says Pierre Poilievre will 'sell' Canada out to Donald Trump
OTTAWA - Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland is billing herself as the best person to lead Canada's fight against Donald Trump. In her first campaign ad since joining the Liberal leadership race...
Jan 18, 2025
Extreme cold warnings in effect across Prairies, parts of Ontario and Quebec
Environment Canada issued extreme cold warnings for much of the Prairies and parts of Ontario and Quebec on Saturday morning as arctic air poured south. The national weather agency said the cold snap ...
Jan 18, 2025
Ski star Odermatt beats fast-emerging Von Allmen in Switzerland's classic World Cup downhill
WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) - It surely ranked among the best and most joyous five minutes in alpine skiing history for the Swiss men's team and fans at the race they prize above all. Marco Odermatt, the...
Jan 18, 2025