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With U.S. threats of making Canada the 51st state, hundreds rally on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Hundreds of people gathered on Parliament Hill for the "Elbows up, Canada" rally as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens economywide tariffs and making the country into the 51st state. The "...
Mar 9, 2025
Jacobs beats Gushue to advance to Brier final against Dunstone
KELOWNA, B.C. - There will be a new champion at the Montana's Brier this year. Alberta's Brad Jacobs defeated Canada's Brad Gushue 7-5 in semifinal play today at Prospera Place. Gushue had a chance to...
Mar 9, 2025
Sceptres lose momentum with tough defeat to Frost before 10-day break
TORONTO - The Toronto Sceptres found a way to dampen their mood going into a 10-day break. Three days after a morale-boosting win at home against the Professional Women's Hockey League-leading Montrea...
Mar 9, 2025
Blue Jays score six runs in eighth to beat Rays 13-9 in spring training
PORT CHARLOTTE - The Toronto Blue Jays scored six runs in the eighth inning to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 13-9 in spring training action Sunday. Left fielder Will Robertson and pinch-hitter Jay Harry hit...
Mar 9, 2025
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 40 as Thunder top Nuggets 127-103 in matchup of West leaders
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Canadian star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Denver Nuggets 127-103 on Sunday in a matchup between the top two teams in the We...
Mar 9, 2025
Relegation Return? Competition format a talking point at Montana's Brier
KELOWNA, B.C. - Numerous blowout games. A 6-2 team missing the playoff cut. No tiebreakers. The 18-team format at the Montana's Brier has had its share of critics even though six strong teams made it ...
Mar 9, 2025
Kendall Coyne Schofield scores OT winner, Frost edge Sceptres 2-1 in PWHL
TORONTO - Minnesota Frost captain Kendall Coyne Schofield chipped in the overtime winner to defeat the Toronto Sceptres 2-1 in a defensive tussle on Sunday. Before Toronto goalie Kristen Campbell coul...
Mar 9, 2025
Del Duca's fourth-place finish for USA Bobsled at world championships fuels his appetite for more
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) - Frank Del Duca has some of U.S. bobsled great Steven Holcomb's tools in his possession. Actual tools, as in ones that Holcomb used to tune up his sleds when he was the world's...
Mar 9, 2025
Romanian election body rejects candidacy of far-right populist Calin Georgescu in presidential rerun
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Romania's electoral body on Sunday rejected Calin Georgescu's candidacy in the presidential election rerun, after the far-right populist won the first round of last year's ra...
Mar 9, 2025
Friedrich wins 9th 2-man world bobsled title, leading another German sweep. Del Duca 4th for US
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) - The greatest ever just keeps getting better. Francesco Friedrich is a world champion again, winning the two-man race at Mount Van Hoevenberg on Sunday in a down-to-the-wire fi...
Mar 9, 2025
