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Merrifield-led Blue Jays take 5-2 win over Yankees
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Whit Merrifield hit a two-run homer and added an RBI single as the Toronto Blue Jays topped the New York Yankees 5-2 in spring training action Saturday. The Yankees took an early 2-0 l...
Mar 18, 2023
Earthquake in Ecuador kills at least 1, causes wide damage
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - A strong earthquake shook the region around Ecuador's second-largest city on Saturday, killing at least one person, damaging homes and buildings, and sending panicked residents i...
Mar 18, 2023
Leman's gold leads three-medal day for Canada at ski cross World Cup
CRAIGLEITH, Ont. - Brady Leman earned a gold medal in the men's World Cup ski cross to lead a three-medal day for Canada in the event on Saturday. The Calgary native outmatched France's Youri Duplessi...
Mar 18, 2023
Thousands celebrated St. Patrick's Day 2023 in southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Thousands of people celebrated St. Patrick's Day in southern Alberta on Friday, March 17, 2023.Several restaurants, pubs, recreation centres and seniors' centres in Lethbridge and sur...
Mar 18, 2023
Canada's Megan Oldham earns World Cup bronze in slopestyle
TIGNES, France - Canada's Megan Oldham earned World Cup bronze in the slopestyle event on Saturday. The Parry Sound, Ont., native finished with a score of 90 points. Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud (96...
Mar 18, 2023
Canada's Sophie Jaques earns Patty Kazmaier Award in NCAA Division 1 hockey
DULUTH, Minn. - Toronto's Sophie Jaques has won the Patty Kazmaier Award that goes to the top player in women's NCAA Division 1 hockey. Jaques is the first Ohio State player to earn the honour and jus...
Mar 18, 2023
Google says it will volunteer its top execs to testify at parliamentary committee
OTTAWA - Google said it will volunteer some of its top executives to testify at a parliamentary committee that is studying the actions of the Silicon Valley giant after it ran a five-week test that bl...
Mar 18, 2023
Canada's Kingsbury wins final dual moguls World Cup title for third Crystal Globe
ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Canada's Mikael Kingsbury won the final dual moguls World Cup event of the year en route to claiming his third Crystal Globe this season on Saturday. The Deux-Montagnes, Que., nat...
Mar 18, 2023
19-year-old charged with three counts of second-degree murder in Montreal stabbing
MONTREAL - The 19-year-old arrested Friday after three people were found stabbed to death in Montreal's Rosemont neighbourhood is facing three counts of second-degree murder. Arthur Galarneau appeared...
Mar 18, 2023
Government indicates no plans to change minimum wage in Alberta
EDMONTON, AB - Despite some negative findings in a government-commissioned report, the province said it has no plans to change the current minimum wage structure in Alberta.The Minimum Wage Expert Pan...
Mar 18, 2023