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Ski jumper Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes takes to the air again for Canada

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Ski jumper Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes takes to the air again for Canada

Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025

CALGARY - Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes has returned to ski jumping after a hiatus of two and a half years.

Boyd-Clowes laid down Canada's final jump of the mixed team event at the 2022 Winter Games for bronze and the country's first ever Olympic medal in the sport.

The four-time Olympian is back in the air again. Boyd-Clowes competed in a pair of September competitions and provisionally qualified for the 2026 Winter Games in Milan and Cortina, Italy.

"It's new and fresh and exciting. I took a long break and wasn't sure whether I would jump again and now I'm doing it," Boyd-Clowes said.

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Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025

Canada's Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes soars through the air during the Men's Ski Jumping Individual HS 138 event at the Nordic World Championships in Planica, Slovenia, Friday, March 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Rogers wins gold, sets Canadian record in hammer throw at world championships

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Rogers wins gold, sets Canadian record in hammer throw at world championships

The Canadian Press 5 minute read Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

TOKYO - Camryn Rogers set the tone early in the women's hammer throw at the world athletics championships Monday with an impressive opening toss of 78.09 metres.

Good enough for a world title. Not good enough for Rogers.

The 26-year-old from Richmond, B.C., put the competition out of reach with her second throw of 80.51 metres to claim her second straight world championship gold medal in dominant fashion.

Rogers's winning throw broke her own Canadian record and is the second longest ever behind the world record of 82.98 set by Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk in 2016. Rogers's previous personal best was 78.88 metres.

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Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

Canada's Camryn Rogers reacts after an attempt in the women's hammer throw final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Local engineer was a real game changer

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Local engineer was a real game changer

John Longhurst 5 minute read Saturday, Sep. 13, 2025

Forty-seven years ago, George Klassen had an idea that improved the lives of millions of people in Bangladesh. It was for a hand-powered rower pump, a classic piece of simple, inexpensive and appropriate technology that poor farmers could use to irrigate their crops.

Today, an estimated 500,000 rower pumps are still in operation, benefitting more than 2.5 million people in that southeast Asian country — a legacy to Klassen’s vision, curiosity and ingenuity.

Klassen, who died on April 15 in Steinbach, spent his early years in Blumenort (near Gretna) before moving with his parents and 10 siblings to a farm near Steinbach. After graduating from the University of Manitoba with a B.Sc., he taught science and math in Nigeria with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) for three years.

There, he became convinced the best way he could serve people in the global south was by assisting them with practical skills and knowledge. With that in mind, when Klassen returned to Canada he decided to go back to the University of Manitoba to study engineering.

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Saturday, Sep. 13, 2025

Two Quebecers identified among 16 dead in Lisbon streetcar crash

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Two Quebecers identified among 16 dead in Lisbon streetcar crash

Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

Two Quebec archeologists were among 16 people killed in Wednesday's streetcar crash in Lisbon, the Quebec government has confirmed.

André Bergeron and Blandine Daux were a couple and had worked as part of a specialized team of archeologists in Quebec's Culture Department, restoring historical artifacts. Bergeron retired from the Centre de conservation du Québec in 2022.

"Quebec has lost two passionate people who dedicated their lives to preserving our archeological heritage," Premier François Legault said on his X account. "My thoughts are with their loved ones."

Portugal observed a national day of mourning Thursday, a day after the capital’s worst disaster in recent history. The streetcar, a popular tourist attraction, carries passengers up and down one of the city's steep hills, past picturesque views.

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Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

Cranes are positioned to remove the wreckage of a tourist streetcar that derailed and crashed in Lisbon, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ana Brigida)

Norwegian police say pro-Russian hackers were likely behind suspected sabotage at a dam

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Norwegian police say pro-Russian hackers were likely behind suspected sabotage at a dam

Emma Burrows, The Associated Press 2 minute read Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

Russian hackers are likely behind suspected sabotage at a dam in Norway in April that affected water flows, police officials told Norwegian media on Wednesday.

The director of the Norwegian Police Security Service, Beate Gangås, said cyberattacks are increasingly being carried out against Western nations to stoke fear and unrest.

The Associated Press has plotted more than 70 incidents on a map tracking a campaign of disruption across Europe blamed on Russia, which Western officials have described as “reckless.” Since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Western officials have accused Russia and its proxies of staging dozens of attacks and other incidents, ranging from vandalism to arson and attempted assassination.

Intelligence officials told the AP that the campaign is becoming more violent.

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Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

FILE - Head of the Police Security Service Beate Gangas during a press conference on threat and risk assessments in Norway, in Oslo, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. (Fredrik Varfjell/NTB Scanpix via AP, file)

China’s humanoid robots generate more soccer excitement than their human counterparts

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China’s humanoid robots generate more soccer excitement than their human counterparts

The Associated Press 3 minute read Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

BEIJING (AP) — While China's men's soccer team hasn't generated much excitement in recent years, humanoid robot teams have won over fans in Beijing based more on the AI technology involved than any athletic prowess shown.

Four teams of humanoid robots faced off in fully autonomous 3-on-3 soccer matches powered entirely by artificial intelligence on Saturday night in China's capital in what was touted as a first in China and a preview for the upcoming World Humanoid Robot Games, set to take place in Beijing.

According to the organizers, a key aspect of the match was that all the participating robots operated fully autonomously using AI-driven strategies without any human intervention or supervision.

Equipped with advanced visual sensors, the robots were able to identify the ball and navigate the field with agility

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Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

Teams compete using the T1 robots from Booster Robotics during the inaugural RoBoLeague robot soccer competition held in Beijing, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Swiss president pledges aid for Alpine villagers left homeless after glacier collapse

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Swiss president pledges aid for Alpine villagers left homeless after glacier collapse

Associated Press, The Associated Press 2 minute read Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland's president on Friday said evacuees from an Alpine village whose homes and businesses were destroyed by a landslide caused by a glacier collapse were “not alone," and the government was calculating ways to help.

Karin Keller-Sutter spoke after a helicopter flight to see for herself the damage to the village of Blatten that was largely destroyed on Wednesday as an estimated 10 millions of tons of mud, ice and rock thundered down from the Birch glacier overhead.

“The force with which the mountain here wiped out an entire village is indescribable,” Keller-Sutter said. “I’d like to tell you all that you’re not alone. The whole of Switzerland is with you, and not just (people) in Switzerland.”

Officials limited access to the area and warned that waters from the Lonza River, which has been dammed up by deposits stacked tens of meters high over a 2-kilometer (1.2-mile) swath of valley, had pooled into a lake. The future course of those waters could not yet be predicted precisely.

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Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

Swiss federal president Karin Keller-Sutter observes from a helicopter the damage caused by the catastrophic landslide destroying the village of Blatten, Switzerland, Friday, May 30, 2025. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

FAA demands an accident investigation into SpaceX’s latest out-of-control Starship flight

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FAA demands an accident investigation into SpaceX’s latest out-of-control Starship flight

Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press 2 minute read Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration is demanding an accident investigation into this week’s out-of-control Starship flight by SpaceX.

Tuesday's test flight from Texas lasted longer than the previous two failed demos of the world's biggest and most powerful rocket, which ended in flames over the Atlantic. The latest spacecraft made it halfway around the world to the Indian Ocean, but not before going into a spin and breaking apart.

The FAA said Friday that no injuries or public damage were reported.

The first-stage booster — recycled from an earlier flight — also burst apart while descending over the Gulf of Mexico. But that was the result of deliberately extreme testing approved by the FAA in advance.

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Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

SpaceX's mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Tony Hawk, Mark McMorris help open skateboard park expansion in Smithers, B.C.

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Tony Hawk, Mark McMorris help open skateboard park expansion in Smithers, B.C.

Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

Tony Hawk and Mark McMorris wanted their presence at the Smithers Skate Park expansion unveiling to amplify skateboarding's importance in the remote, northern B.C. community.

Skateboarding icon Hawk and Canadian snowboarding star McMorris travelled to the town of 5,000 people for Thursday's opening. They lauded the community's pluck in raising $1.8 million to increase the size of the street park and build a bowl for skateboarders next to the Yellowhead Highway that runs from Winnipeg to the West Coast.

"I don't go to many grand openings, to be honest, but this seemed like a really unique situation," Hawk said. "I don't want to say it's the most remote area, but in remote areas, skateboarding is still a valid option for kids to choose, and they want to do it. We need to provide facilities for them."

McMorris, a three-time Olympic slopestyle bronze medallist whose 24 X Games medals is the most among snowboarders, has a special place in his heart for skateboarding.

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Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk high-fives young fans during the grand opening of the expanded Smithers Skate Park in Smithers, B.C., in this Thursday, May 29, 2025 handout photo. Hawk and Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris visited the northern B.C. town of 5,000 to celebrate the community’s $1.8-million effort to grow the park. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Erica Chan *MANDATORY CREDIT*

Josef Newgarden fastest in final Indy 500 practice. Takuma Sato and other contenders have problems

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Josef Newgarden fastest in final Indy 500 practice. Takuma Sato and other contenders have problems

Dave Skretta, The Associated Press 4 minute read Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Josef Newgarden spent the final 2-hour practice for the Indianapolis 500 on Friday carving through a track full of cars.

He'll have to do the same thing when it counts on Sunday.

The two-time defending Indy 500 winner, who will start in the last row as punishment for an illegally modified part found during qualifying, had the fastest lap of the 2-hour final practice on Carb Day at 225.687 mph. Teammate Will Power, who will also start at the back, was fifth while fellow Team Penske driver Scott McLaughlin was just 27th on the chart.

“We have the tools and the people to battle to the front,” Newgarden said, “which is what we plan to do.”

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Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

Josef Newgarden drives into the first turn during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Alexander Zverev says lightning struck his flight to Paris for the French Open

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Alexander Zverev says lightning struck his flight to Paris for the French Open

The Associated Press 2 minute read Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

PARIS (AP) — German tennis player Alexander Zverev said Friday his plane was hit lightning on the way to Paris for the French Open and had to turn around, delaying his arrival for the clay-court Grand Slam tournament.

He wound up getting in at about 3 a.m.

“We were supposed to fly yesterday evening at 6:45 p.m., and we took off from Hamburg,” said Zverev, last year's runner-up at Roland-Garros and seeded No. 3 this year. “We got struck by lightning. We had to do an emergency landing back in Hamburg.”

By the time he got on a different flight, his journey resumed at 1 a.m.

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Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

Germany's Alexander Zverev reacts during his match against France's Alexandre Muller in their round of 16 tennis match of the Hamburg tournament against, in Hamburg, Germany, Wednesday May 21, 2025. (Frank Molter/dpa via AP)

Locals find loophole in laws of physics

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Locals find loophole in laws of physics

By Nick Martin 3 minute read Wednesday, Sep. 21, 2011

A University of Winnipeg scientist leads an international team of researchers who may have found a loophole in the laws of physics.

Magnetricity could have practical applications down the road to store data in computers or conduct electricity, said U of W chemistry Prof. Chris Wiebe.

"All of magnetic (knowledge) is based on 'You can't have a single pole,' " explained Wiebe, a graduate of the U of W and Transcona Collegiate. There is always a north pole and a south pole, and a single pole cannot occur naturally.

So say the laws of physics, but...

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Wednesday, Sep. 21, 2011

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