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Germany, Austria get World Cup luge wins. The circuit comes to Utah this weekend
By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025
WINTERBERG, Germany (AP) — Austria’s Hannah Prock and Germany’s Merle Fraebel both won a pair of medals Sunday in World Cup luge races. Prock won the women’s singles race with Fraebel finishing second. Austria’s Dorothea Schwarz took third for the first World Cup singles medal of her career. In the team relay, Fraebel and Germany ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Writer and photographer Stephen Thorne remembered as dogged, keen-eyed storyteller
By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025
OTTAWA — Journalist Stephen Thorne, who movingly chronicled some of the most difficult episodes in recent Canadian history, died Friday after being ill with prostate cancer. Thorne spent much of his career at The Canadian Press and later worked as a freelance writer, photographer and communications consultant before joining Legion Magazine. He toiled for CP ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Transat pilots issue 72-hour strike notice, causing some flight suspensions by Monday
By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025
MONTREAL — The union representing 750 Air Transat pilots says they plan to go on strike Wednesday morning unless progress is made at the bargaining table. The Air Line Pilots Association says it has filed a 72-hour strike notice after failing to find common ground following nearly a year of negotiations with travel company Transat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McLaren driver Lando Norris clinches his first F1 title at season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — McLaren driver Lando Norris clinched his first Formula 1 title at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday. Red Bull driver and defending champion Max Verstappen won the race with Norris placing third behind his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri in second, which allowed Norris to finish two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McLaren driver Lando Norris wins his first Formula 1 title
By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — McLaren driver Lando Norris wins his first Formula 1 title. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A Russian opera again opens La Scala’s season as the theater defends art over politics
By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025
MILAN (AP) — Milan’s storied Teatro alla Scala celebrates its gala season premiere Sunday with a Russian opera for the second time since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. But this year, instead of drawing protests for showcasing the invader’s culture, a flash mob will demonstrate for peace. La Scala’s music director Riccardo Chailly will conduct ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McCullum says England’s Ashes problem is overtraining, plans a beach recovery
By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Brendon McCullum figured out England’s main problem after back-to-back eight-wicket losses to Australia in the Ashes: Overdoing it in training. So, needing to win the last three tests of the series to reclaim the old urn — the symbol of the intense rivalry between England and its former colony — the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump says he’s hosting the Kennedy Center Honors recognizing Stallone, Kiss, Gaynor and others
By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sylvester Stallone, Kiss and Gloria Gaynor are among the luminaries being celebrated Sunday at the annual Kennedy Center Honors, with Donald Trump hosting the show, the first time a president will command the stage instead of sitting in an Opera House box. Since returning to office in January, Trump has made the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!F1 title decider gets underway at Abu Dhabi GP with Norris battling Verstappen and Piastri
By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is underway, with Formula 1 title rivals Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri all fighting for the title on Sunday. Verstappen started from pole position for Red Bull with McLaren driver Norris on the front row beside him and his McLaren ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A Russian opera opens La Scala’s season as the theater defends art over politics
By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025
MILAN (AP) — Milan’s storied Teatro alla Scala celebrates its gala season premiere Sunday with a Russian opera for the second time since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. But this year, instead of drawing protests for showcasing the invader’s culture, a flash mob will demonstrate for peace. La Scala’s music director Riccardo Chailly will conduct ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alabama, Notre Dame, Miami on edge ahead of College Football Playoff bracket announcement
By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025
The games have all been played. Now, it’s time for a few more rounds of number crunching before the College Football Playoff bracket is revealed. Among the few certainties when the pairings come out Sunday: Indiana (13-0) will enter the playoff at No. 1 and two of the folloiwng five teams will be crying up ... Read More »
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