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Defending champion NYCFC beats CF Montreal 4-1 for 1st win
NEW YORK (AP) - Santiago Rodriguez delivered a pivotal goal in a 4-1 win for New York City FC over CF Montreal on Saturday. Rodriguez's goal put NYCFC (1-1-1) ahead for good at 2-0 in the 20th minute....
Mar 12, 2022

Hurricane-force gusts expected to hit N.L., as windy storm sweeps East Coast
HALIFAX - Powerful and potentially damaging winds and heavy precipitation are forecast to hit the East Coast over the weekend, with hurricane-force gusts expected in Newfoundland and Labrador. Environ...
Mar 12, 2022

Much of Canada moves their clocks forward for daylight time on Sunday
VANCOUVER - Most Canadians will move their clocks forward by an hour before going to bed Saturday night for daylight time. Yukon and most of Saskatchewan observe permanent daylight time and the premie...
Mar 12, 2022

African Catholics in NYC find community at French Mass
NEW YORK (AP) - When Landry Felix Uwamungu Ganza moved to New York from Rwanda last August, the Columbia University freshman searched for sanctuary, a sacred place to carry out his Sunday morning ritu...
Mar 12, 2022

Canada's Brian McKeever wins historic 16th Paralympic gold medal
BEIJING - Brian McKeever of Canmore, Alta., along with guide Graham Nishikawa, has won gold in the men's para cross-country middle distance vision impaired race at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. The vic...
Mar 12, 2022

Russia strikes near Ukraine's capital; mosque reported hit
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian forces pounding the port city of Mariupol shelled a mosque sheltering more than 80 people, including children, the Ukrainian government said Saturday as fighting also rage...
Mar 12, 2022

Gary Trent Jr. scores 42 points, Raptors hold off Suns
PHOENIX - The Toronto Raptors missed Fred VanVleet for five games with a knee injury. Now that the All-Star is back, Gary Trent Jr. and the rest of the Raptors feel anything is possible. Trent scored ...
Mar 12, 2022

Ohio officer cleared in shooting of teenager Ma'Khia Bryant
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Columbus police officer who shot and killed 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant last year has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing, Ohio prosecutors announced Friday. Bryant was ki...
Mar 12, 2022

Russia strikes near Ukraine's capital; mosque reported hit
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian forces pounding the port city of Mariupol shelled a mosque sheltering more than 80 people, including children, the Ukrainian government said Saturday as fighting also rage...
Mar 12, 2022

Plan for associate physicians in British Columbia is stalled by pandemic
VANCOUVER - B.C.'s remedy for bringing more foreign-trained doctors into the medical profession has been delayed, sidelining potential candidates and prolonging pressure on the province's health syste...
Mar 12, 2022