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ROME (AP) - Pope Francis is responding "well" to therapy for double pneumonia and has shown a "gradual, slight improvement" in recent days, the Vatican said Saturday. But as a precaution his doctors h...

CAPE TOWN - Canada defeated Japan 28-15 to finish third Saturday in the second round of World Rugby's HSBC Sevens Challenger Series. The Canadian men finished runner-up in the first round of the secon...

GUDAURI - Canada's Eliot Grondin earned World Cup bronze in the men's snowboard cross on Saturday in Georgia. The Sainte-Marie, Que., native finished behind Austria's Jakob Dusek and Australia's Adam ...

Gianni Cimini is the rare coach for whom results are secondary. In charge of Toronto FC's second team, Cimini's role is to nurture and challenge talent. "For us, as a second team, it's been really cle...

DUBLIN (AP) - France replaced Ireland's hand on the Six Nations rugby trophy after a momentous 42-27 win at Aviva Stadium on Saturday. France decisively took over the lead of the championship with a b...

WENATCHEE, Wash. - Make it six wins in a row for the Prince George Cougars, who got a little bit of help in their quest to catch the Victoria Royals for the BC Division lead.The Cougars held off a lat...

BEIRUT (AP) - The death toll from two days of clashes between security forces and loyalists of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 600, a war...

TORONTO - Leonard Asper channels former New York Jets head coach Herm Edwards when listing his goals as the new owner of the Brampton Honey Badgers. "You play to win the game," said Asper in a phone i...

VANCOUVER - Elias Pettersson raised his gloved hands in the air in triumph Friday night. The Vancouver Canucks centre had just ripped a blistering one timer past Minnesota Wild netminder Filip Gustavs...

OTTAWA - The Liberals will choose a new leader Sunday, marking the end of Justin Trudeau's decade as prime minister. He will step down officially in the days to come. On Tuesday, Trudeau said he will ...