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THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Manitoba’s Kaitlyn Lawes recovered from a tough loss at the Canadian women’s curling championship with a 12-3 win over provincial rival Kate Cameron. Lawes had given up steals in seven ends, which was a Scotties Tournament of Hearts record, in an 8-2 loss to Quebec to start the tournament. Quebec’s Laurie […]

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Kerry Galusha’s last Canadian women’s curling championship is about the next generation in Northwest Territories. Her 18 appearances at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts is tied for second all-time with Jennifer Jones behind leader Colleen Jones (21). Galusha, 47, thought she would retire last year. The chance to play a Tournament […]

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Tariffs Businesses and investors will be watching for the latest developments in Canada’s trade dispute with the U.S. and the possibility of crippling tariffs being imposed starting next month. Efforts by Canadian politicians to lobby U.S. President Donald Trump […]

OTTAWA — An internal government report warned a year ago that allowing “the trend of negative rhetoric” about the security of the Canada-U.S. border could lead to a thickening of the 49th parallel, adversely affecting trade and travel. The report, written by a diplomat at Canada’s embassy in Washington, said that failing to refute U.S. […]

TORONTO — Bonnie Crombie recently celebrated a milestone birthday — the kind that usually prompts a big party, or at the very least a special gathering with family and close friends — but instead she sat in an office doing debate prep. Ahead of the big day, the Ontario Liberal Party leader sat down for […]

SARNIA, Ont. — Marco Mignosa scored twice, Brady Martin had two assists and the visiting Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds defeated the Sarnia Sting 3-1 in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday at Progressive Auto Sales Arena. Brady R. Smith also scored for the Greyhounds (21-31-1-1), who scored three times in the middle frame to take […]

Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles reiterated her pledge on Saturday to make northern Ontario highways safer, promising to widen some highways and end private highway maintenance contracts. Her announcement in Thunder Bay came after all four of the province’s main party leaders clashed in their first debate on Friday in North Bay, Ont., held specifically […]

Canada has named an experienced lineup for the Vancouver stop of the HSBC SVNS circuit, with nine members of the squad that won silver at last summer’s Paris Olympics. The 10th edition of HSBC SVNS Vancouver runs Feb. 21-23 at B.C. Place Stadium. Canada won bronze at last year’s event, defeating Australia 19-14 in the […]

TORONTO (AP) — Renata Fast scored late in overtime to give the Toronto Sceptres a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Frost on Tuesday night in reigning MVP Natalie Spooner’s return from knee surgery. Fast beat Minnesota goaltender Maddie Rooney on a breakaway with 3.7 seconds left in 3-on-3 OT, ending a game in which Spooner […]

Twenty-five years ago Vince Carter dominated the NBA’s Slam Dunk competition, inspiring a new generation of Canadian basketball players. Hamilton’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander may be doing the same thing Sunday as the only Canadian playing in the NBA’s All-Star Game. Mark Tatum, the deputy commissioner of the NBA, recently compared the impact Carter and the Toronto […]