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Quebec's Eliot Grondin takes home gold at snowboard cross World Cup
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy - Eliot Grondin took home the gold medal in snowboard cross at the FIS World Cup on Saturday. The Quebec native won all four of his races to take home his fifth gold of the se...
Mar 09, 2024
McEwen edges Dunstone to advance to Brier semifinal
Saskatchewan's Mike McEwen is walking on the edge at the 2024 Montana's Brier this weekend, but he's staying upright, hanging on Saturday with a 6-5 win against Matt Dunstone's Manitoba rink.The loss ...
Mar 09, 2024
Saskatchewan's Mike McEwen reaches semifinal of Canadian men's curling championship
REGINA - Saskatchewan's Mike McEwen advanced to the semifinal of the Canadian men's curling championship with a 6-5 win over Manitoba's Matt Dunstone. McEwen stole a single point in the fifth and sixt...
Mar 09, 2024
Insigne's long-range rocket lifts Toronto FC past Charlotte FC in home opener
TORONTO - Lorenzo Insigne's spectacular long-range strike in the 80th minute gave Toronto FC a 1-0 win over Charlotte FC in its home opener Saturday. It was a trademark Insigne goal. The Italian star ...
Mar 09, 2024
Hall of Fame CFL head coach Dave Ritchie dead at age 85
Dave Ritchie, the Hall of Fame former CFL head coach, has died. He was 85. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers confirmed Ritchie's death Saturday. The cause was not immediately divulged. Ritchie amassed a 52-41...
Mar 09, 2024
North Stars look for quick rebound in rematch with Broncos
Coming off a 6-4 loss to the division rival Humboldt Broncos Friday night at the ACC, the Battlefords North Stars return to action Saturday evening in Humboldt for the rematch, as the scene shifts loc...
Mar 09, 2024
Sabres overcome 2-goal deficit and disallowed OT goal in 3-2 shootout win over Oilers
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Alex Tuch scored the decisive shootout goal and the Buffalo Sabres overcame a two-goal deficit and a disallowed overtime goal in a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. Ja...
Mar 09, 2024
Gunmen kidnap 15 children in yet another school abduction in northern Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Armed men broke into a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria early Saturday and seized 15 children as they slept, police told The Associated Press, about 48 hours after nearly ...
Mar 09, 2024
anadians claim silver medal after losing to Brazil in Elite 16 beach volleyball
DOHA, Qatar - Canada's Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson are taking home the silver medal at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. The pair fell today's final of their first Elite 16 tournam...
Mar 09, 2024
Alcohol excise tax capped at 2 per cent for two more years, Freeland announces
TORONTO - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government will cap the annual alcohol excise tax increase on beer, spirits and wine at two per cent for an additional two years. The alco...
Mar 09, 2024