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Report: Iran's Revolutionary Guard launches 2nd satellite
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's state-run IRNA news agency says the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has launched a second satellite into space. IRNA said the Guard launched the Noor 2 into a low...
Mar 08, 2022

Judge set to question juror who convicted Ghislaine Maxwell
NEW YORK (AP) - A U.S. judge was set Tuesday to question one of the jurors who convicted the British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of helping the millionaire Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls...
Mar 07, 2022

Canada's Mark Arendz captures para biathlon gold
BEIJING - Hartsville, P.E.I. native Mark Arendz won a gold medal in the men's middle distance standing para biathlon event at the 2022 Beijing Paralympics. Arendz finished the race with a final time o...
Mar 07, 2022

Matthews scores 40th goal as Toronto beats Blue Jackets 5-4
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Auston Matthews became the first player to score 40 goals this season, Petr Mrazek made 31 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs held off the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 on Monday nigh...
Mar 07, 2022

Tyler Toffoli strikes twice for Calgary Flames in 3-1 win over Edmonton Oilers
CALGARY - Tyler Toffoli scored twice for the Calgary Flames in a 3-1 win over the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Monday. Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and an assist for the Flames (34-14-7), which continued...
Mar 07, 2022

Russia dangles prospect of safe corridors; Ukraine skeptical
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) - Safe corridors intended to let Ukrainian civilians escape the Russian onslaught could open Tuesday, Kremlin officials said, though Ukrainian leaders greeted the plan with skeptici...
Mar 07, 2022

Zverev put on 1-year probation for outburst in Acapulco
Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Alexander Zverev was put on probation for one year by the ATP on Monday for violently hitting the chair umpire's stand repeatedly with his racket following a loss in doubl...
Mar 07, 2022

Alberta's NHL clubs supporting Ukraine with Capitals' Alex Ovechkin set to arrive
CALGARY - The Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames have demonstrated support for Ukraine and its struggle to repel Russia's invasion, but how far will Alberta's NHL clubs and their fans go when league s...
Mar 07, 2022

1 dead, 2 wounded in shooting outside Iowa high school
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - One person was killed and two others were critically wounded Monday after gunfire that appeared to come from a passing vehicle struck them outside an Iowa school, authorities s...
Mar 07, 2022

Alberta COVID hospitalizations drop significantly over past four days
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Monday, covering statistics from the past four days.1,615 new cases were confirmed across the province in that time period,...
Mar 07, 2022