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PWHL rivals Montreal and Toronto will meet at Bell Centre on April 20
MONTREAL - A Professional Women's Hockey League game between rivals Montreal and Toronto is being moved to the Bell Centre. The April 20 game was originally scheduled to be played April 21 at Verdun A...
Mar 12, 2024

A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board has crashed on takeoff, officials say
MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board crashed on Tuesday while taking off from an air base in western Russia, the Defense Ministry said. It said the Il-76 aircraft w...
Mar 12, 2024

Interim Canada coach Mauro Biello names roster for crucial Copa America playoff
Alphonso Davies, who needed dental work after taking a boot to the face on the weekend for Bayern Munich, is among the 23 players called up by interim coach Mauro Biello for Canada's crucial Copa Amer...
Mar 12, 2024

Darryl Strawberry resting comfortably after heart attack, according to New York Mets
LAKE ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) - Former New York Mets and Yankees star Darryl Strawberry is recovering from a heart attack and is at SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital. Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said Tuesday t...
Mar 12, 2024

Kerri Einarson's rink confirms curler Briane Harris suspended for doping violation
CALGARY - Canadian curler Briane Harris was ineligible to compete in the national women's championship because she tested positive for a banned substance. The 31-year-old from Winnipeg was declared in...
Mar 12, 2024

Senators' Norris out after season-ending shoulder surgery
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators took a hit Monday. Head coach Jacques Martin said that centre Josh Norris will be out for the season after having shoulder surgery last week. He suffered the injury in the...
Mar 12, 2024

Saskatchewan legislature members spar over impasse with teachers
Debate over a labour dispute between Saskatchewan teachers and the province heated up in the legislature Monday, with the Opposition demanding the government get a deal done.The education minister, ho...
Mar 12, 2024

‘We just need a break:’ Former Brier champ reflects on Sask. title drought
Jim Wilson and his teammates can still say they're the most recent Brier champions from Saskatchewan after Mike McEwen lost to Team Canada's Brad Gushue in the final of the 2024 Montana's Brier on Sun...
Mar 12, 2024

Special counsel Hur is set to testify before a House committee over handling of Biden documents case
WASHINGTON (AP) - The special counsel who impugned the president's age and competence in his report on how Joe Biden handled classified documents after his years as vice president is set to be questio...
Mar 12, 2024

Trudeau speaks with Haiti's outgoing PM about crisis, need for political agreement
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has spoken with Haiti's now-departing prime minister about the ongoing humanitarian, security and political crises in that country. A readout issued by the PMO l...
Mar 12, 2024