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Montreal Canadiens sign goaltender Montembeault to three-year extension
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens agreed to a three-year contract extension with goaltender Samuel Montembeault on Friday. The contract, which runs until the end of the 2026-27 season, has an annual a...
Dec 01, 2023

No fan of the spotlight, Sinclair tries to make the best of retirement attention
LANGFORD, B.C. - As the clock counts down on Christine Sinclair's international career, her teammates and coach say their intensely private captain is trying to make the best of being squarely in the ...
Dec 01, 2023

Mont-Tremblant World Cup 'a dream come true' for local favourite Valérie Grenier
MONT-TREMBLANT, Que. - Valrie Grenier was so young the first time she snowploughed down the trails at Mont-Tremblant, she can't even remember it. Grenier was only two years old when her parents put he...
Dec 01, 2023

Evidence admissible in drug case despite Charter concerns, Supreme Court rules
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a man's drug-related conviction, saying evidence in his case is admissible despite concerns about violation of his Charter rights. In February 2017 near...
Dec 01, 2023

Lawsuits against Trump over Jan. 6 riot can move forward, appeals court says
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawsuits against Donald Trump brought by Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the U.S. Capitol riot, can move forward, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday. A thr...
Dec 01, 2023

Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93
WASHINGTON (AP) - Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation's highest court, died Friday. She was 93. O...
Dec 01, 2023

Nick Taylor's putter drop immortalized in new RBC Canadian Open logo
Nick Taylor's epic putt to win the RBC Canadian Open this summer was already iconic. Now it's been incorporated into an icon. Golf Canada, title sponsor RBC, and tournament organizers announced Friday...
Dec 01, 2023

UN court bars Venezuela from altering Guyana’s control over disputed territory
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The United Nations' top court on Friday ordered Venezuela not to take any action that would alter Guyana's control over a disputed territory, but did not specifically ban...
Dec 01, 2023

Canadian skier Thompson in hospital with head injuries after fall during training
BEAVER CREEK VILLAGE, Colo. - Canadian skier Broderick Thompson is in hospital with head injuries after falling Wednesday during training ahead of this weekend's World Cup races in Beaver Creek, Col. ...
Dec 01, 2023

Rafael Nadal to return to playing at Brisbane International in January after being out for a year
MADRID (AP) - Rafael Nadal will return to playing at the Brisbane International in Australia in January, the 22-time Grand Slam champion said Friday. "After a year of not competing, it is time to come...
Dec 01, 2023

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