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ROMANS-SUR-ISÈRE, France — Eliot Grondin won the season-opening men's World Cup snowboard cross on Sunday. The 22-year-old from Sainte-Marie, Que.

LILLEHAMMER, Norway — Canada's Alexandria Loutitt earned World Cup silver in women's ski jumping action on Sunday. The Calgary native totalled 267.5 points to finish just behind France's Josephine Pagnier, who had 272.

TORONTO — Ten-year-old Ofri Brodutch had barely been released from weeks of captivity by Hamas in the Gaza Strip before she began talking about her next trip to Canada.

VICTORIA — Environment Canada says a heavy rain storm it's calling an atmospheric river is forecast to hit southern British Columbia Monday.

STAVANGER, Norway — Canada's trio of Carolina Hiller, Maddison Pearman and Ivanie Blondin claimed World Cup bronze in the women's team sprint in long track speedskating action on Sunday.

LAVAL, Que. — Quebec provincial police are investigating after a man who was acquitted last year of murdering an organized crime member was shot dead north of Montreal late Saturday.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — An inmate has died at Her Majesty’s Penitentiary in Newfoundland, one of the oldest operating provincial jails in the country.

DUBAI CITY, United Arab Emirates — Canada finished fourth on the women's side of the Emirates Dubai 7s on Sunday after falling 26-5 to France in the Cup third-place playoff.

VANCOUVER — Erin McLeod joins Christine Sinclair and Sophie Schmidt in the spotlight Tuesday at B.C. Place Stadium. But unlike the other two, the 40-year-old goalkeeper from St. Albert, Alta., won't be suiting up for the friendly against Australia.

CALGARY — Two goals in the opening 10 minutes gave Vancouver a lead it wouldn't relinquish on Saturday night.