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Canadian under-20 women's rugby team loses to Ireland as two-game series finishes 1-1
DUBLIN - Adia Pye and Rachel Cullum scored tries in a losing cause Saturday as the Canadian women's under-20 rugby team was beaten 32-14 by their Ireland counterparts. The teams split the two-game ser...
May 17, 2025

Severe Midwest weather leaves 9 dead in Kentucky, 7 killed in Missouri
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Storm systems sweeping across the Midwest have left at least 16 dead, including nine people killed after a tornado sparked what authorities called a mass casualty event in southeaster...
May 17, 2025

Israel launches a new military operation in Gaza to pressure Hamas to release hostages
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel said Saturday it has launched a new military operation in the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas to release the remaining hostages. Israel's defense minister said Operation Gideon Ch...
May 17, 2025

CBC has escaped defunding, for now. So what happens next?
OTTAWA - At the beginning of the year, CBC was facing the very real prospect of being defunded by a Conservative government. But after the political winds shifted in favour of Mark Carney's Liberals, ...
May 17, 2025

A Russian drone strike in northeastern Ukraine kills 9 people, officials say
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - A Russian drone struck a passenger bus in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region on Saturday, killing nine people and injuring four others, Ukrainian officials said. The attack came j...
May 17, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Carney lands in Rome ahead of Pope's inaugural mass
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has landed in Rome ahead of Pope Leo XIV's inaugural mass on Sunday. The event, which serves as a swearing-in of sorts for a new Pope, is drawing many international...
May 17, 2025

Late try gives New Zealand a 27-27 tie with Canada in Pacific Four Series rugby
CHRISTCHURCH - Sylvia Brunt scored with the clock in the red as reigning World Cup champion New Zealand rallied for a 27-27 tie with Canada in Pacific Four Series women's rugby play Saturday. Black Fe...
May 16, 2025

Matthews, Marner push Maple Leafs to victory and force Game 7
SUNRISE - Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner flung pucks back and forth as warm-ups concluded. The Maple Leafs star forwards were in their own world as fans banged on the glass in hopes of grabbing a so...
May 16, 2025

Struggling slugger Anthony Santander stays on Blue Jays' bench in close 5-4 loss
TORONTO - Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider resisted the temptation to employ Anthony Santander as a ninth-inning pinch-hitter on Friday. Schneider gave his struggling slugger a day off partly ...
May 16, 2025

Auston Matthews breaks through, Maple Leafs beat Panthers 2-0 to force Game 7
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Auston Matthews got his first goal of the series to break a scoreless tie in the third period, Joseph Woll stopped 21 shots and the Toronto Maple Leafs kept their season alive by ...
May 16, 2025