OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has Canada’s national boxing regulator in her corner as she spars with Skate Canada over the province’s policy on trans athletes. Meanwhile, the federal government has…
U.S. announces massive package of arms sales to Taiwan
The Trump administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion that includes medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones, a move that is sure to…
Reece Howden wins World Cup ski cross gold in Switzerland
Reece Howden (Clement Bucco-Lechat, Wikimedia Commons) Reece Howden of Chilliwack, British Columbia made World Cup men’s ski cross history on Tuesday. He won his 19th World Cup gold medal in ski cross,…
5 pending free agents who had career-best seasons
Timing, they say, is…well, you know. It can be the difference between a big first down catch and a pick-six the other way. Between a sack and a touchdown pass. Then there’s…
Running in Antarctica — backward? Why not, these racers say
37 minutes ago News Duration 1:49 Ice, ice, baby! A group of marathon runners awaiting a flight out of Antarctica staged a backward mile run on Dec. 15. While some competitors slipped…
B.C. medical spa owner released on bail pending appeal of his 11-year sexual assault sentence
The B.C. Court of Appeal has granted interim release to a medical aesthetics spa owner convicted of seven counts of sexual assault, pending the hearing of his appeal. Justice Susan Griffin heard the bail application from the…
Trump to witness dignified transfer for National Guard members killed in Syria
President Trump will undertake one of the most solemn duties facing the commander in chief on Wednesday when he will witness the dignified transfer for two Iowa National Guard members killed in…
Urness wins Women’s Big Air freestyle skiing gold in Colorado
Naomi Urness (Instagram) Naomi Urness of Mont-Tremblant, Quebec won the gold medal for Canada in a Women’s Big Air freestyle skiing event at the Steamboat Ski Resort in Steamboat Springs, Colorado on…
Lions sign National defensive back Josh Hagerty to two-year extension
VANCOUVER — The BC Lions announced on Tuesday that National defensive back Josh Hagerty has signed a two-year extension. He was eligible to become a free agent on February 10. Following his…
Susie Wiles, Trump’s chief of staff, critical of several White House officials in interviews
Susie Wiles, U.S. President Donald Trump’s understated but influential chief of staff, criticized Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and broadly defended the president’s aggressive second administration in…