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Canadian men finish 13th in disappointing weekend at USA Sevens in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS - Captain Nate Hirayama scored 16 points as Canada defeated Wales 21-12 on Sunday to finish a disappointing 13th at the HSBC USA Sevens. The Canadian men had hoped for a good showing at Sam ...
Mar 03, 2019
Blake Griffin scores 27, Pistons top Raptors 112-107 in OT
DETROIT - Blake Griffin scored 14 of his 27 points in the first quarter and the Detroit Pistons finished with plays at both ends of the court to beat the Toronto Raptors 112-107 in overtime on Sunday ...
Mar 03, 2019
Fleury gets second straight shutout, Vegas beats Canucks 3-0
LAS VEGAS - Gerard Gallant believes his Vegas Golden Knights are playing their best hockey of the season. After back-to-back shutouts, 15-year veteran goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury certainly might be. ...
Mar 03, 2019
Balcers, Nilsson lead Senators past Panthers 3-2
SUNRISE, Fla. - The Ottawa Senators snapped their seven-game losing streak, and it came at the expense of the struggling Florida Panthers. Rudolfs Balcers scored a tiebreaking goal in the second perio...
Mar 03, 2019
Canada's Bloemen continues return with solid performance at all-round worlds
CALGARY - The road back to form for Olympic dual-medallist Ted-Jan Bloemen continued Sunday with a fifth-place finish at the world all-round speedskating championships. Bloemen was the top Canadian, c...
Mar 03, 2019
Defending Iditarod champ remains self-proclaimed 'goofball'
WILLOW, Alaska - Joar Leifseth Ulsom may not be flashy or brash, but he has sled cred. The quiet, unassuming 32-year-old defending champion of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race leads the field of 52 mu...
Mar 03, 2019
Man arrested in California blast that killed ex
LOS ANGELES - A California man was arrested Sunday in connection with an explosion that killed his ex-girlfriend at her day spa last year, the FBI said. Stephen Beal was arrested without incident in c...
Mar 03, 2019
Cadotte case could rekindle compassion killing debate ahead of sentencing
MONTREAL - The sentencing hearing for a man convicted of manslaughter in the death of his ailing wife could renew the debate over so-called compassion killings in Canada, and whether a killer motivate...
Mar 03, 2019
Mexico pushing labour reform, won't ratify new NAFTA with U.S. tariffs in place
OTTAWA - Mexico’s Congress will be asked to approve a major labour-reform bill this spring as a necessary step to ratifying the new North American free-trade pact later this autumn, say Mexican ...
Mar 03, 2019
Pot confiscation at Canadian border increased in weeks after legalization: stats
OTTAWA - The number of cannabis confiscations at the Canadian border increased more than 60 per cent year-over-year in the first six weeks after pot legalization, new statistics show. The Canada Borde...
Mar 03, 2019