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UConn wins second straight NCAA title by beating Purdue 75-60
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - UConn delivered the latest of its suffocating basketball beatdowns Monday night, smothering Purdue for a 75-60 victory to become the first team since 2007 to capture back-to-bac...
Apr 08, 2024

McCabe scores OT winner, Matthews nets 65th goal, Leafs down Penguins
TORONTO - Jake McCabe scored at 1:30 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Monday. Auston Matthews added his NHL-leading 65th goal of the season to go along wi...
Apr 08, 2024

Trapped B.C. orca calf's skin whitening, no sign of emaciation: Fisheries Department
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - The skin of a young killer whale trapped in a Vancouver Island lagoon is turning white due to the low salinity of the water, but the Fisheries Department says the calf is active and i...
Apr 08, 2024

Simms scores OT winner for U.S. in 1-0 decision over Canada in women's world hockey
UTICA, N.Y. - The United States defeated Canada 1-0 overtime at the women's world hockey championship Monday to stay unbeaten and claim the top seed in their group. Kirsten Simms scored the OT winner ...
Apr 08, 2024

Rogers Centre renos impress Blue Jays fans but how new field plays still a question
TORONTO - The new-look Rogers Centre made an excellent first impression on fans before the Toronto Blue Jays' home opener. Friends Matthew Martin, Jack Fisher and Ben Watson, all from Kitchener, Ont.,...
Apr 08, 2024

NBFD warns people to stay clear of rivers and lakes during break up
It's breakup season - of ice that is.The North Battleford Fire Department has issued a warning to residents of the Battlefords to stay away from the rivers and lakes. According to a news release issue...
Apr 08, 2024

Canada's swim trials shift to Toronto from Montreal because of fire, pool closure
TORONTO - Canada's Olympic and Paralympic swim trials have been moved from Montreal to Toronto. The trials to determine Canada's swim teams for the Paris Summer Games were originally scheduled to be h...
Apr 08, 2024

Four arrested, including three youths, over 2021 death of man in Penticton, B.C.
PENTICTON, B.C. - Four people have been arrested over the death of a 22-year-old man in Penticton, B.C., more than two years after he was found gravely hurt in a field. B.C. RCMP spokesman Cpl. James ...
Apr 08, 2024

'Good to see': Sask residents experience partial solar eclipse
Despite some cloud cover, many Saskatchewan residents were able to experience a partial solar eclipse on Monday.In some parts of Canada, particularly in southwestern Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Cana...
Apr 08, 2024

Marshal service will focus on complex investigations, help municipal police
Saskatchewan's new police force - expected to be operational in 2026 - will be a full police force but is being created to assist municipal police with difficult, time-consuming investigations. Rob Ca...
Apr 08, 2024