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Olympic champion Alysa Liu withdraws from world figure skating championships
Olympic figure skating champion Alysa Liu has withdrawn from the world championships later this month, an unsurprising move after she won the first Winter Games gold medal by an American woman in the sport in more than two decades. Source link
Oksana Masters in 'shock' after winning 20th Paralympic medal at Milano-Cortina Games
After overcoming a series of adversities that hindered her preparations in the leadup to the Milano Cortina 2026, Oksana Masters came through with victory in the women’s sprint sitting discipline in Para biathlon. She finished ahead of fellow American Kendall Gretsch. Source link
Sisters from Salmon Arm bring silliness and toughness to skiing world stage
Salmon Arm’s Madeleine Wilkie is wrapping up competition at the world juniours in Norway, just in time for her big sister Natalie to start competing at the Paralympic Games in Italy. Source link
Why Iranian attack drones are a major problem in this war
Iran is reported to have thousands of cheap attack drones, but shooting each one out of the sky costs the U.S. and its allies millions. For The National, CBC’s Eli Glasner breaks down the math and the problem it reveals about modern air defence strategies. Source link
Olympic champion Pinheiro Braathen wins World Cup giant slalom
Olympic champion Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won the first World Cup giant slalom since the Winter Games on Saturday in Slovenia to put pressure on Marco Odermatt for the season-long title. Source link
Vonn loses lead in World Cup downhill standings as Pirovano wins by 0.01 again
Lindsey Vonn finally lost her lead in the World Cup downhill standings Saturday when Laura Pirovano won at Val di Fassa, Italy, by the smallest margin of 0.01 seconds on back-to-back days. Source link
Para alpine skier Eriksson, guide Smith earn silver for Canada's 1st medal of Milano-Cortina Paralympics
Para alpine skier Kalle Eriksson and guide Sierra Smith took silver in the men’s visually impaired downhill competition for Canada’s first medal of the Milano-Cortina Paralympics on Saturday in Val di Fiemme, Italy. Source link
Meet the microdramas drawing in viewers — and creating entertainment jobs in Canada
Packed with revenge tropes and high-drama plots, microdramas are served up in one- to two-minute chunks in a vertical aspect ratio, straight to your smartphone. Producers say it’s the “future” of the entertainment industry, but fans and unions still have issues with the quality, and how performers will be protected. Source link
With Trump visit coming up, China hedges its bets on helping Iran
China’s latest blueprint for driving growth in its economy was largely written before the U.S. and Israel instigated the most far-reaching war in the Middle East in decades. But when the Chinese premier stood up in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Thursday to deliver the opening address, some last-minute updates appeared evident. Source […]
Canada's auto market is officially open to Chinese EVs, but you won't see cheaper models right away
The Canadian auto market officially opened to Chinese-made electric vehicles on March 1. But that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to drive a BYD or a Chery EV on Canadian streets anytime soon. Source link