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Former world champion Kevin Koe earns third straight win at Tim Hortons Brier event
CALGARY - Kevin Koe remains unbeaten at the Tim Hortons Brier. Koe's Wild Card 2 rink defeated Eddie MacKenzie of Prince Edward Island 12-5 on Sunday to improve to 3-0 at the Canadian men's curling ch...
Mar 07, 2021

At least 20 dead, 600 wounded in Equatorial Guinea blasts
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - A series of explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 600 others on Sunday, authorities said. President Teodoro...
Mar 07, 2021

Gourde helps Lightning rally for 6-3 victory over Blackhawks
CHICAGO - Yanni Gourde, Ondrej Palat and Victor Hedman each scored a power-play goal in the second period, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-3 on Sunday. Pat Maroon added h...
Mar 07, 2021

Former world champion Kevin Koe earns third straight win at Tim Hortons Brier event
CALGARY - Kevin Koe remains unbeaten at the Tim Hortons Brier. Koe's Wild Card 2 rink defeated Eddie MacKenzie of Prince Edward Island 12-5 on Sunday to improve to 3-0 at the Canadian men's curling ch...
Mar 07, 2021

Board to begin search for permanent Capitol Police chief
WASHINGTON - The board that oversees the U.S. Capitol Police is beginning a search for a permanent police chief, a person familiar with the matter said, as the fallout from the Jan. 6 riot at the Capi...
Mar 07, 2021

Conservatives to call aides to Sajjan, Trudeau to testify on Vance allegations
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives say they want to hear when two senior Liberal officials first learned about allegations of sexual misconduct by Gen. Jonathan Vance - and what they did about them. T...
Mar 07, 2021

Key players in trial of ex-officer charged in Floyd's death
MINNEAPOLIS - Jury selection begins Monday for a former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's death. Derek Chauvin's trial, which is expected to last weeks,...
Mar 07, 2021

Wayne Gretzky remembers his father, Walter, as man with 'a heart of gold' at funeral
BRANTFORD, Ont. - Walter Gretzky's family thought the end was coming quickly in the middle of February.The father of hockey's greatest player had suffered a serious hip injury, and after battling Park...
Mar 07, 2021

Rangers' first Scottish title in 10 years is a world- record 55th
GLASGOW, Scotland - Rangers won its first Scottish Premiership title in 10 years Sunday to complete its recovery from financial implosion and being forced to start again in the fourth division. A...
Mar 07, 2021

Queen stresses importance of friends, family during pandemic
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II highlighted the importance of staying in touch with friends and families during the coronavirus pandemic in a message broadcast on Sunday. Britain's monarch also touched on...
Mar 07, 2021