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Opening week of Northern Super League gets positive reviews but more hard work awaits
TORONTO - Week 1 of the Northern Super League is done, to positive reviews. Now the hard work really begins. High-profile opening games at Vancouver's B.C. Place Stadium and Toronto's BMO Field drew a...
Apr 20, 2025
Israeli probe into the killings of Palestinian medics finds 'professional failures'
JERUSALEM (AP) - An Israeli probe into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics last month in Gaza by Israeli forces said Sunday it has found "professional failures" and a deputy commander will be fired....
Apr 20, 2025
New Brunswick group hopes to foster pride in basketball's Canadian roots
ST. STEPHEN - The rise in patriotism prompted by a hostile U.S. president is renewing focus on everything Canada has given the world, and a small New Brunswick mill town wants people to know the sport...
Apr 20, 2025
Canadiens' Ivan Demidov focused on winning ahead of matchup with Alex Ovechkin
BROSSARD - Ivan Demidov is excited to face off against Alex Ovechkin - but more importantly, he wants to win. The 19-year-old Russian is focused on helping the Montreal Canadiens upset the top-seeded ...
Apr 20, 2025
New Brunswick group hopes to foster pride in basketball's Canadian roots
ST. STEPHEN - The rise in patriotism prompted by a hostile U.S. president is renewing focus on everything Canada has given the world, and a small New Brunswick mill town wants people to know the sport...
Apr 20, 2025
JD Vance meets Pope Francis on Easter Sunday after flap over migration
VATICAN CITY (AP) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance met briefly with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday as the pontiff recovers from pneumonia. Vance's motorcade entered Vatican City through a side gate and p...
Apr 20, 2025
Canada's Watts cleared to play in women's world hockey championship final
ESK BUDJOVICE - Canadian women's hockey team forward Daryl Watts has been cleared to play the world championship final. Watts was give a five-minute major and a game misconduct for an illegal check to...
Apr 20, 2025
Day 3 of advance polls finds Liberals in Ottawa, NDP, Conservatives in BC
OTTAWA - Canadians continue to head to the polls in advance voting today as federal leaders find themselves out West and in the capital. Both NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Conservative Leader Pierre Po...
Apr 20, 2025
Nathan MacKinnon scores 2, assists on another as Avalanche open NHL playoffs with 5-1 win over Stars
DALLAS (AP) - Nathan MacKinnon took a stick to the face, had a part in both of Colorado's strange goals in the second period and capped his night with an empty-netter for his 50th career playoff goal....
Apr 19, 2025
NHL roundup: Visiting Avalanche beat Stars 5-1 in Game 1 of playoffs
DALLAS (AP) - Nathan MacKinnon had a part in both of Colorado's strange goals in the second period before adding an empty-netter late as the Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 5-1 in the opener of their ...
Apr 19, 2025