By Lisa Rathke The Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. — An 84-year-old pole vaulter isn’t putting her pole down anytime soon. Flo Filion Meiler left Thursday for the World Masters Athletics Championship Indoor in Poland, where she’ll compete in events including the long jump, 60-meter hurdles, 800-meter run, pentathlon and pole […]
fftimes
By Ross Marowits The Canadian Press TORONTO — Canada’s two largest airlines have at least one of the optional safety features on their Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft that were reportedly lacking on the jets that crashed in Ethiopia and Indonesia. Air Canada and WestJet Airlines both say they purchased […]
By Aleksandra Sagan The Canadian Press Patrons enter a cafe and pass by a hologram of coffee pouring from a carafe into a cup. They scroll through a three-dimensional menu and see exactly what each dish will look like to help them decide what to order. A small robot, arms […]
By Amy Forliti And Jeff Baenen The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Bundled up against the icy cold and drifting snow, Don Olson has tended the trail of a popular cross country ski race in Minnesota for years. Fixing problem spots on the Vasaloppet’s route often meant braving the freezing temperatures […]
By Dave Skretta The Associated Press Reigning national champion Villanova will be in action along with Michigan, the runner-up from a year ago, while Belmont and Murray State open the NCAA Tournament as trendy upset picks. There’s Kansas and Michigan State to provide some blue-blood flavour, and Murray State’s Ja […]
By Juliet Williams And Nick Perry The Associated Press CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday announced a ban of “military-style” semi-automatic firearms and high-capacity magazines like those used in the shootings at Christchurch mosques last week. Ardern said a sales ban was effective immediately […]
By Greg Beacham The Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels announced their $426.5 million, 12-year contract on Wednesday night, a record deal that ties baseball’s top player to the Orange County club for what likely will be the rest of his career. Trout gets […]
By Noah Trister The Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. — As a freshman last season at Michigan, Isaiah Livers shot 36 per cent from 3-point range. Decent, but not great. In the off-season, he went to work. “I was shooting at like 37 to 40 on the angle, and that’s […]
By Dan Healing The Canadian Press CALGARY — Chuckwagon drivers and sponsors are hoping for the best as clouds of political and energy industry uncertainty gather ahead of the Calgary Stampede canvas auction tonight. The success of the annual event is considered a bellwether for the Calgary-based oil and gas […]
