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Canada marks fifth anniversary of end of Afghanistan mission
OTTAWA - When the Sept. 11 terror attacks hit the World Trade Centre towers in 2001, Anita Cenerini says her son, Thomas Welsh, knew right away he would likely be shipped off to war. He had joined the...
Mar 31, 2019
Federer wins 101st title, beating Isner in Miami Open final
MIAMI - Orange streamers rained down while Roger Federer held another championship trophy aloft, his familiar grin as wide as ever. For the ageless Federer, winning never gets old. Now 37, Federer bec...
Mar 31, 2019
Jacob Markstrom evolving into elite NHL goalie for Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - Jacob Markstrom’s quiet evolution into an elite NHL goaltender for the Vancouver Canucks hasn’t surprised his teammate Alex Biega. The defenceman had already witnessed the six-...
Mar 31, 2019
Lille overcomes 2-goal deficit, Caen upsets Monaco, PSG wins
PARIS - Nantes and Lille failed to get a single shot on target during the first half of their French league game on Sunday, and then produced five goals in 15 minutes. The goal bonanza at Nantes’...
Mar 31, 2019
Wolfpack assistant coach Simon Finnigan quits to become Newcastle head coach
TORONTO - Assistant coach Simon Finnigan has left the Toronto Wolfpack to become head coach of the Newcastle Thunder. The former Irish international was part of the transatlantic rugby league team fro...
Mar 31, 2019
Live-action 'Dumbo' struggles to soar at box office
LOS ANGELES - Disney’s “Dumbo” isn’t exactly taking flight at the North American box office the way its other live-action remakes of animated classics have. The Walt Disney Co....
Mar 31, 2019
One of Russia's richest women dies in plane crash in Germany
FRANKFURT - One of Russia’s richest women, S7 Group co-owner Natalia Fileva, has died in a small plane crash in Germany, the Russian airline operator said Sunday. Fileva, 55, was aboard a single...
Mar 31, 2019
Herb Ritts photographs to be exhibited at upstate NY museum
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - The work of the famed celebrity and fashion photographer Herb Ritts is going on display at an upstate New York museum. “Herb Ritts: The Rock Portraits” highlights the s...
Mar 31, 2019
Quebec Premier Francois Legault defends secularism bill as "moderate"
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is taking a moderate approach to secularism that does not violate freedom of religion, Premier Francois Legault said Sunday as he defended his government’s contr...
Mar 31, 2019
Ferrari gifts Hamilton another win after Bahrain GP blunder
SAKHIR, Bahrain - Lewis Hamilton’s surprise win for Mercedes at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday was the latest present from rival Ferrari, served on a silver plate and wrapped with a red ribbon...
Mar 31, 2019