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Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was set to be a superstar of long-distance running, was killed along with his coach in a car crash in Kenya late Sunday. CBC | World News
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Swimmer Taylor Ruck anchors Canada to world bronze in women’s 100-metre relay
Canada has its first swimming medal of the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, courtesy the women’s 4×100-metre freestyle relay team. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Marielle Thompson cruises to 3rd straight World Cup ski cross gold medal
Marielle Thompson swept away her competition this weekend at a World Cup ski cross event in Bakuriani, Georgia, claiming gold in the women’s big final on Sunday. The 2014 Olympic champion from Whistler, B.C., is now on a streak of three consecutive wins and has won gold in four of the last five World Cup events this season. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Pickrem, Ruck, Wilm headline Canadian swim team at World Aquatics Championships
Olympic medallist Sydney Pickrem – along with Taylor Ruck and rising star Ingrid Wilm – headline a Canadian team looking to make a splash when World Aquatics swimming runs Feb. 11-18. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Thénault, Nadeau earn World Cup aerials bronze medals in Lac-Beauport, Que.
Canadian aerials skiers reached the podium in both the men’s and women’s events at the World Cup stop in Lac-Beauport, Que., on Saturday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Marielle Thompson wins 2nd straight World Cup ski cross final
Canadian athletes crowded the podium at a World Cup ski cross event in Bakuriani, Georgia on Saturday. Marielle Thompson of Whistler, B.C., won her second World Cup gold medal in as many races while teammate Brittany Phelan, of Mont-Tremblant, Que., took silver. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Car tax charges branded ‘unfair’ as dozens of owners face ‘world of higher costs’
Car tax costs which only affect some road users have been blasted by experts as politicians urge the Government to take action. Daily Express :: Cars Feed
Read More »Canada’s William Dandjinou golden again at World Cup short track event in Germany
Canadian short track speed skater William Dandjinou continued his winning ways at a World Cup event in Dresden, Germany, on Saturday. The Montreal native finished the men’s 1,500-metre final in two minutes 11.460 seconds to win his second straight gold medal in the distance. CBC | Sports News
Read More »World temperatures go a full year above 1.5 C warming limit, EU scientists say
The world just experienced its hottest January on record, continuing a run of exceptional heat fuelled by climate change, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday. CBC | World News
Read More »Why police aren’t likely to give details any time soon in the world junior hockey sex assault case
Legal and communications experts say it’s understandable that the public has a strong appetite for details about police investigations, like the one involving five hockey players. But they say police in Canada err on the side of caution to protect the integrity of the court process. CBC | Sports News
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