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Trump signs a bill funding the government for 6 months, avoiding a shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation funding the government through the end of September, ending the threat of a partial government shutdown and capping off a strug...
Mar 15, 2025
Canada wins four medals on opening day of short-track speedskating worlds
BEIJING - Canadian speedskaters won three gold medals and one silver on Saturday at the ISU world short-track championship. Steven Dubois took top spot in the men's 500 metres and William Dandjinou fi...
Mar 15, 2025
Namibia stages dramatic comeback to edge Canada in World Cup League 2 cricket play
WINDHOEK - Namibia rallied for a dramatic comeback to defeat Canada by 12 runs in ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 play Saturday. The one-day international featured several shifts in momentum as C...
Mar 15, 2025
Lewis Hamilton 8th in qualifying in Ferrari debut as Norris takes pole for F1 race in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - McLaren locked up the front row in Melbourne for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix, having dominated its rivals, including Red Bull, Mercedes, and Ferrari - whose drivers, Cha...
Mar 15, 2025
Carney orders review of F-35 fighter jet purchase from U.S.’s Lockheed Martin
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked for a review of Canada's plan to purchase a fleet of F-35 fighter jets. The deal with Lockheed Martin and the U.S. government is for 88 planes at a cost o...
Mar 15, 2025
Swiss ski star Odermatt secures overall and GS World Cup titles in race won by teammate Meillard
HAFJELL, Norway (AP) - Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt didn't win the race, but he did earn two crystal globes and set a national record in Alpine skiing on Saturday. Odermatt finished second behind tea...
Mar 15, 2025
Canada's Homan beats Lithuania, falls to Scotland on opening day at women's worlds
UIJEONGBU-SI - The Canadian team skipped by Rachel Homan split its first two games Saturday at the LGT world women's curling championship. Homan, from Ottawa, opened round-robin play with a 13-2 rout ...
Mar 15, 2025
Francesco Friedrich of Germany wins 16th world bobsled championship, taking 4-man in Lake Placid
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) - Francesco Friedrich won every championship he could in bobsledding this season. The German great is now a world champion for the 16th time, capping off his seventh four-man wo...
Mar 15, 2025
Hudson’s Bay plans ‘immediate’ liquidation of entire business
Despite holding out hope it can avoid a full shutdown, Hudson's Bay says it is planning an "immediate" liquidation that would begin next week and wrap up in June.In a late Friday announcement, Canada'...
Mar 15, 2025
Monster storm across the US sparks threat of tornadoes in US South; At least 5 dead
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - At least five people have been killed in a monster storm sweeping across much of the U.S. At least two people were killed in Missouri after a tornado struck the Bakersfield area. ...
Mar 15, 2025