Cameron Penney Lorelai Lake, left, and her dad, Kevin, raced down the hill at the overpass here on Boxing Day. Plenty of kids and their families were on hand to enjoy the wintry weather as well as test out some new sleds from Santa.
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Joey Payeur Anniss Seid, right, had to stretch to his limits to dig this drop shot by Steve Boileau during the ‘A’ Open final at the Sunset Country Squash Club’s 29th-annual Boxing Day tournament here Saturday. Seid made the shot but Boileau wound up beating the defending champ 3-2 (12-10, […]
The Canadian PressJohn Chidley-Hill HELSINKI—Mitch Marner took off his sandal, held it up like a microphone, and joined the reporters interviewing teammate Dylan Strome. Strome laughed and swatted away his friend’s shoe before continuing to answer questions about Canada’s forward lines after a 6-1 victory over Denmark yesterday in the […]
The Canadian PressGemma Karstens-Smith VANCOUVER—Amid bear hugs, smiles, and tears, the family of a Syrian boy whose lifeless body washed up on a Turkish beach earlier this year repeated one message when they landed at the Vancouver airport yesterday: thank you. Mohammed Kurdi, his wife, and their five children arrived […]
The Associated Press TAMPA, Fla.—The Montreal Canadiens stopped a long skid just in time to move back into first place. Max Pacioretty won it in the third round of a shootout, and Mike Condon made 36 saves, as the Canadiens edged the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 last night to end […]
The Associated Press CHICAGO—Tony Snell has no idea when he might play these days, so he prepares as if he’s still a part of the Chicago Bulls’ rotation. Snell and Pau Gasol each had 22 points, and Derrick Rose added 20, as the Bulls pulled away late for a 104-97 […]
Cameron Penney Callum Galusha, left, along with his sister, Socorro, enjoyed the annual community Christmas dinner at Knox United Church here Friday afternoon. About 180 people turned out to enjoy a festive meal of turkey and all the fixings.
Staff With the black-and-gold dam springing leaks, Cooper Witherspoon stepped in to be the “little Dutch boy.” Witherspoon stifled an opposition rally by scoring what ended up being the decisive goal in a 6-4 win for the Muskie boys’ hockey team over the Chippewa Falls (Wis.) Cardinals yesterday in their […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA—The escalating debate over doctor-assisted death could be the perfect chance for Canada to fix its broken system of palliative care—a “dark secret” that health advocates say has been quietly deteriorating in the shadows for decades. Terminally-ill patients and their family members are forced to take […]
The Associated Press DALLAS Authorities said a Texas teenager serving probation for killing four people in a drunken-driving wreck after invoking an “affluenza” defence was in custody in Mexico, weeks after he and his mother disappeared. The public affairs department of the prosecutors’ office in Mexico’s Jalisco state confirmed that […]
The Associated Press WEST MILFORD, N.J. New Jersey wildlife officials said there’s been a sighting of a bear that walks upright on its two hind legs, and has become a social media darling. Fans of the bipedal bear nicknamed Pedals had grown concerned when the animal had not been seen […]
The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Wildlife experts and law enforcement officials on Monday worked to keep a determined elephant seal off a Northern California highway that it has repeatedly tried to cross, snarling traffic in the area. California Highway Patrol spokesman Officer Andrew Barclay said callers first reported the 500-pound […]
