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Schwarz takes men's giant slalom, favoured Odermatt 6th on classic Italian course
Marco Schwarz was first in Sunday’s giant slalom on the classic Gran Risa course in Alta Badia, Italy, where Marco Odermatt, the dominant skier of his generation, had won five of the past six World Cup races. Source link
New Filipino basketball league a slam dunk in Prince George, B.C.
Basketball is the most popular sport in the Philippines. Now, a new league provides a place for Filipino athletes living in northern B.C. to get together for sports and culture. Source link
Sofia Goggia gets overdue World Cup win in super-G as Lindsey Vonn finishes 3rd
Lindsey Vonn heads to Aspen for the holidays happy with another good result Sunday, standing on the podium for a fourth time in five World Cup races to complete an impressive first act of her Olympic season at age 41. Source link
Reece Howden remains atop ski cross medal podium, completing sweep in Italy
Reese Howden of Cultus Lake, B.C., beat Florian Wilmsmann of Germany and Frenchman Evan Klufts to the finish line on Sunday in Innichen, Italy for a third straight World Cup victory and record-extending 21st of his career. Source link
Thousands gather at Bondi Beach to mourn victims of antisemitic attack
Thousands of mourners gathered under tight police security at Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach on Sunday evening to mark a week since two gunmen targeting a Jewish festival killed 15 people. Since then, Australian governments have been galvanized into action on countering antisemitism and tightening already strict national gun controls. Source link
Air Canada court battle and the sky high price of RAM: CBC's Marketplace cheat sheet
CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week. Source link
Manitoba man stitches up funds for food bank with bags made from throwaways
A Steinbach man is turning trash into treasure by using discarded furniture swatches to create high-quality bags. The bags are sold for $5 in Steinbach and Thunder Bay, with 100 per cent of proceeds going to his local food bank. Source link
1 year ago, Alberta’s premier sought to lock down a ‘leaky’ border. Here’s what’s happened since
Last December, Alberta rolled out its $29-million provincial border strategy in response to tariff threats from Donald Trump. But nearly one year later, Premier Danielle Smith says her government has learned the Coutts border crossing isn’t a hub of illicit activity — and that could lead to a focus on other areas. Source link
Rage-baiting the slop: Why are the words of the year so weird?
Given how weird they’ve gotten, why are language experts picking internet-based fads as the words of the year? What arcane process leads to words of the year that vacillate from the brain-numbing to the politically charged? And, given how mad it makes everyone, why are they even bothering to do it? Source link
'Too much regulation, not enough action': Carney rebuffs Trudeau's climate policies
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada has too much regulation and not enough investments in clean energy and technology — and he’s making his most direct repudiation yet of his predecessor’s environmental policies. Source link