Canadian figure skater Laurence Fournier Beaudry is starting a new chapter on the ice alongside 30-year-old Olympic and world ice dance champion Guillaume Cizeron. After more than a decade of competing, the 32-year-old isn’t quite ready to hang up her skates. So, she’s teamed up with Cizeron for another go on the ice. The pair trains…
A business owner in Lethbridge is calling on the southern Alberta community to show their support for a young girl awaiting open heart surgery. When Wax Me Ltd. owner Linda Nowak was purchasing pet food at Feed Sam, a locally owned pet food store on the city’s north side, she noticed the store was selling…
Alex Deslauriers and Melanie Bitner’s home was one of 56 properties destroyed by the Downton Lake wildfire two years ago. A fire tornado — a combination of extreme fire intensity, lower humidity and a low dew point — swept through the community of Gun Lake, about 61 kilometres north of Pemberton, B.C., in August 2023,…
Canada’s Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant remained undefeated with an 8-6 win over Sweden at the world mixed doubles curling championship on Sunday in Fredericton. Canada (3-0) fell into an early 3-0 deficit after the first end but quickly trimmed it by scoring two in the second. The Swedish team of Anna Hasselborg and Oskar…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brayden Schenn, Tyler Tucker and Justin Faulk each scored second period goals to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 on Sunday to tie their playoff series at 2-all after dropping the first two games in Winnipeg. Robert Thomas and Jake Neighbours also scored, and Jordan Binnington…
As reports emerge of a tightening race in Pierre Poilievre’s Ottawa-area riding, Liberal and Conservative supporters are confident of their respective candidate’s chances of winning. Supporters of the Liberals’ Bruce Fanjoy believe they have a chance of unseating the Conservative leader in Carleton, which Poilievre has held since 2004. Meanwhile, Poilievre’s supporters say they’re confident he’ll keep the seat. Still,…
The Canadian team of Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant opened the world mixed doubles curling championship with two wins on Saturday at Willie O’Ree Place in Fredericton, N.B. The Canadians beat Germany 10-5 in the early draw, then edged Denmark 6-4 in the late draw. Against Germany, Canada scored three in the third end to…
A 21-year-old male is dead after a fight broke out in front of Commonwealth Bar & Stage early Saturday morning. In a release, the Calgary Police Service says they got the call at around 1:55 a.m., and Calgary police homicide unit Staff Sgt. Sean Gregson says the initial investigation is ongoing. “It was at the…
Manitoba Progressive Conservatives have narrowly selected Fort Whyte MLA Obby Khan to serve as the party’s new leader. After a six-month leadership contest, Khan defeated Wally Daudrich, who owns a hotel and ecotourism business in Churchill, in a vote conducted through mail-in ballots. Khan won 2,198 points in the weighted ballot to Daudrich’s 2,163, the Official Opposition party announced Saturday…
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. Here are some things for Canadian fans to keep an eye on: Track and field: The Diamond League season begins The first of 15 meets in the global series takes…
