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Canadian short-track speedskating team finishes season with six more medals
BEIJING - Steven Dubois and William Dandjinou finished 1-2 in the men's 1,000-metre race and led relay teams to world titles as Canada finished its season with six medals overall Sunday at the world s...
Mar 16, 2025

Carney wants call with Trump, PM 'respects' president's economic goals: ambassador
OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to the U.S. says Prime Minister Mark Carney is looking to set up a conversation with President Donald Trump "as soon as possible." In an interview with Fox News on Sunday ...
Mar 16, 2025

Canada's Homan beats Sweden's Hasselborg at women's world curling championship
UIJEONGBU-SI - Canada's Rachel Homan made a draw for a single in the 10th end for a 9-7 win over Sweden's Anna Hasselborg on Sunday at the LGT world women's curling championship. Homan, from Ottawa, i...
Mar 16, 2025

Art of medicine: Quebec doctors in training visit museum to better diagnose patients
MONTREAL - Classes on disease and anatomy are par for the course in traditional medical training, but a new program at a Quebec university is making visits to the art museum a mandatory part of the cu...
Mar 16, 2025

So Donald Trump wants more border security? Here's how the RCMP is ramping up efforts
WINDSOR, Ont. - Ian Smith used to spend most of his days behind a desk in the RCMP's Windsor, Ont., detachment, working on investigations and performing administrative duties. As a member of the force...
Mar 16, 2025

51 dead and dozens more injured in nightclub fire in North Macedonia
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) - A massive fire that broke out early Sunday in a nightclub in North Macedonia's eastern town of Kocani has killed 51 people and injured about 100 more, interior minister ...
Mar 16, 2025

Rebels in Yemen say death toll from US strikes has climbed to 31, including women and children
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The Houthi rebel-run Health Ministry says the death toll from U.S. strikes on Yemen has climbed to 31, including women and children. Anees al-Asbahi, a spokesperson for th...
Mar 16, 2025

Elias Pettersson producing as Vancouver Canucks push for playoffs
VANCOUVER - Elias Pettersson is feeling good - and that's good news for the Vancouver Canucks. The Swedish centre scored his 15th goal of the season and contributed an assist Saturday, helping the Can...
Mar 15, 2025

NHL roundup: Ovechkin moves closer to Gretzky's record as Capitals beat Sharks 5-1
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Alex Ovechkin scored his 887th career goal Saturday to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record and the Washington Capitals beat the San Jose Sharks 5-1. Ovechk...
Mar 15, 2025

Elias Pettersson scores, Vancouver Canucks dismantle Chicago Blackhawks 6-2
VANCOUVER - Elias Pettersson scored and notched an assist as the Vancouver Canucks thumped the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2 on Saturday. Conor Garland and Pius Suter also contributed a goal and a helper api...
Mar 15, 2025

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