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Canada's Mikael Kingsbury kicks off World Cup season with 91st gold medal
RUKA - Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury started the World Cup season in dominant fashion, racing to yet another moguls gold in Ruka, Finland, on Saturday. The 32-year-old Olympic and world ch...
Nov 30, 2024
Premier League trophy in Toronto as Man City visits Liverpool in high-stakes showdown
TORONTO - Manchester City's Premier League title hopes could hang in the balance Sunday when the slumping club visits league-leading Liverpool. The trophy they are both battling for is 5,450 kilometre...
Nov 30, 2024
Canadian women lose twice but advance to quarterfinals at Emirates Dubai Sevens
DUBAI - Canada's women defeated Brazil but lost to Japan and New Zealand on Day 1 of the Emirates Dubai Sevens, the opening event of World Rugby's 2025 HSBC SVNS series. Canada (1-2-0) finished third ...
Nov 30, 2024
Israeli strike in Gaza allegedly kills workers with World Central Kitchen charity
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli airstrike on a car in the Gaza Strip on Saturday killed five people, a senior Palestinian health official said. Three of them were said to be employees of t...
Nov 30, 2024
From inside a Cameroon jail, gay youth say police exploit homophobia to seek bribes
DOUALA - Pierre wakes up every morning atop a makeshift wooden table, in an open-air courtyard at the New Bell central prison in Douala, the most populous city in Cameroon. He cleans toilets, shoes an...
Nov 30, 2024
Iceland votes for a new parliament amid disagreements on immigration, energy policy and the economy
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) - Icelanders will elect a new parliament Saturday after disagreements over immigration, energy policy and the economy forced Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson to pull the plug...
Nov 30, 2024
Panthers beat Hurricanes 6-3, snapping their nine-game home win streak
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A.J. Greer and Anton Lundell scored 4:10 apart in the third period helping the Florida Panthers recover after squandering a two-goal lead to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 on Fr...
Nov 29, 2024
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scores in OT to lift Oilers to 4-3 win over Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored 1:18 into overtime and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Utah Hockey Club 4-3 on Friday night. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl each tallied a goal and an ...
Nov 29, 2024
Howden and Barbashev score twice as the Golden Knights beat NHL-leading Jets 4-3
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Brett Howden's second goal of the game late in third period proved to be the winner as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets 4-3 on Friday night. Howden's go...
Nov 29, 2024
Winnipeg's McEwen top seed heading into Kioti National quarterfinals
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Mike McEwen remains perfect at the Kioti National after taking an 8-1 victory over Winnipeg's Reid Carruthers on Friday. McEwen, who's also from Winnipeg, scored three in the first ...
Nov 29, 2024
