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Joshua scores twice as Canucks claw out 3-2 win over slumping Ducks
VANCOUVER - Dakota Joshua scored twice and his Vancouver Canucks held on for a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. Brock Boeser added a first-period power-play goal for the Canucks (46-20-8)...
Mar 31, 2024
Canadian Zach Edey goes big and sends Purdue to first Final Four since 1980 with a 72-66 win over Tennessee
DETROIT (AP) - Purdue big man Zach Edey went for a career-high 40 points along with 16 rebounds and one big block Sunday to muscle the Boilermakers into the program's first Final Four since 1980 with ...
Mar 31, 2024
Turner homers and drives in 4 runs as Blue Jays gained split of 4-game series by beating Rays 9-2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Justin Turner homered and drove in four runs as the Toronto Blue Jays gained a spit of a four-game series by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 on Sunday, After winning the ope...
Mar 31, 2024
Small forest fire put out in Oka provincial park as Quebec fire season starts early
MONTREAL - A small forest fire has been extinguished in a provincial park west of Montreal, signalling an early start to the 2024 wildfire season. A spokesman for Quebec's forest fire prevention socie...
Mar 31, 2024
Canada's Dabrowski, New Zealand's Routliffe fall in Miami Open women's doubles final
MIAMI - Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe were on the wrong end of a comeback, falling 4-6, 7-6 (5), 11-9 to Americans Sofia Kenin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the Miami Ope...
Mar 31, 2024
Ontario man now holds world record as oldest kidney transplant recipient
Walter Tauro says he didn't even know what Guinness World Records were before he was recognized by the popular British corporation as the world's oldest kidney transplant recipient earlier this month....
Mar 31, 2024
Turkey's opposition appears set to retain key cities, preliminary local election results show
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's main opposition party appeared set to retain its control over key cities in Sunday's local elections, preliminary results showed, in a major upset to President Recep Tay...
Mar 31, 2024
Vermont police warn drivers returning from Montreal to check for hidden GPS devices
MONTREAL - Police in Burlington, Vt. say its residents are finding hidden AirTags and other GPS tracking devices on vehicles returning from Montreal. The Burlington Police Department said last week th...
Mar 31, 2024
Jays' Cabrera handed three-game suspension, fine for role in bench-clearing incident
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Gnesis Cabrera has received a three-game suspension and a fine for his role in a bench-clearing incident in a 5-1 loss to Tampa Bay on Saturday. The amount of the fine of was...
Mar 31, 2024
Canada's Gushue tops defending champ Mouat of Scotland 8-4 at men's curling worlds
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland - Canada's Brad Gushue improved to 3-0 following an 8-4 win over defending champion Bruce Mouat of Scotland at the world men's curling championship on Sunday. Gushue, from St...
Mar 31, 2024