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Britton's three-run homer seals Blue Jays' 8-3 win over Phillies
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Zach Britton's three-run home run in the ninth inning sealed the Toronto Blue Jays' 8-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in spring training action on Sunday. Britton's homer was a...
Mar 12, 2023

Canada's Dabrowski advances to second round of women's doubles at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil's Luisa Stefani cruised through first-round play, defeating Asia Muhammad and Anna Danilina 6-1, 6-3 at the Indian Wells Masters on Sunday...
Mar 12, 2023

Fly half Sam Malcom does it all in Toronto Arrows' win over the Chicago Hounds
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. - The Toronto Arrows can thank Sam Malcolm for their first victory of the Major League Rugby season. The 27-year-old fly half from New Zealand accounted for all of Toronto's points in...
Mar 12, 2023

Canucks, Di Giuseppe agree on two-year, two-way contract extension
VANCOUVER - Phillip Di Giuseppe has agreed to a two-year, two-way contract extension with the Vancouver Canucks, the team announced Sunday. The 29-year-old winger has split time between both the Canuc...
Mar 12, 2023

Manitoba's Dunstone beats Wild Card 1's Bottcher in Brier semifinal
LONDON, Ont. - Manitoba's Matt Dunstone is moving on to the Tim Hortons Brier final. He beat Wild Card 1's Brendan Bottcher 7-5 in semifinal play Sunday afternoon at Budweiser Gardens. Bottcher was li...
Mar 12, 2023

Poilievre calls for spending cap, tax cuts in coming federal budget
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the coming federal budget should lower taxes, cap spending and make it easier to build new houses. Poilievre spelled out his party's budget prioritie...
Mar 12, 2023

Earthquakes Canada reports minor quakes near Daajing Giids and Port Alice, B.C.
DAAJING GIIDS, B.C. - Earthquakes Canada says two separate, minor quakes rattled areas off the coast of British Columbia over the weekend. It says a 3.8 magnitude quake struck on Saturday just before ...
Mar 12, 2023

Maple Leafs forward Tavares fined by NHL for slashing incident
Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares has been fined US$5,000, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced Sunday. Tavares was issued the fine for slashing Edmonton Oilers defenceman Vincent De...
Mar 12, 2023

Canada wins three medals on final day of short track speedskating world championships
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Canada earned three bronze medals on the final day of the short track speedskating world championships on Sunday. Steven Dubois claimed his second medal of the competition ...
Mar 12, 2023

Zimmer, Dezainde each score two in Cougars win over Royals
VICTORIA - Just one day after they scored eight goals, the Prince George Cougars added six more on the Victoria Royals, defeating the club by a score of 6-3 on Saturday (Mar.11) at the Save-On-Foods M...
Mar 12, 2023