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Blue Jays drop third in a row with 2-0 loss to Phillies in pre-season action
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Trea Turner and Alec Bohm drove in two early runs and the Philadelphia Phillies held on the rest of the way en route to a 2-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday in pre-season ...
Mar 24, 2024

Canada's Fernandez ousted in third round of Miami Open by American Pegula
MIAMI - Canada's Leylah Fernandez fell 7-5, 6-4 to Jessica Pegula of the United States in third-round action at the Miami Open on Sunday. The Laval, Que., native committed four double faults, won 58.6...
Mar 24, 2024

Russia concert hall attack suspects appear in a Moscow courtroom
MOSCOW (AP) - Suspects in the Russia concert hall attack, which left more than 130 dead, arrived at a Moscow district court on Sunday night. There was a heavy police presence around the court, which i...
Mar 24, 2024

Alex Ovechkin scores twice as the Capitals beat the Jets 3-0 to move back into playoff position
WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin scored twice to reach 26 goals this season, Charlie Lindgren stopped all 27 shots he faced and the Washington Capitals beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-0 on Sunday to move back...
Mar 24, 2024

South Korea's Gim beats Italy's Constantini at world women's curling championship
SYDNEY, N.S. - South Korea's Eunji Gim defeated Italy's Stefania Constantini 6-3 on Sunday to win bronze at the world women's curling championship. Gim made a double-takeout to score three points in t...
Mar 24, 2024

Alberta scientists band together to shift climate change focus to health impacts
EDMONTON - Bodies and minds are just as affected by climate change as sea ice and forests, says University of Alberta scientist Sherilee Harper. "Climate change impacts everything we care about," she ...
Mar 24, 2024

Brazil's federal police arrest men suspected of ordering 2018 killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazil's federal police arrested on Sunday the men suspected of ordering the killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco in 2018, a long-awaited step after years of so...
Mar 24, 2024

Two daughters, two parents, and echoes of a murder that rocked Indigenous activism
VANCOUVER - In Halifax, Denise Pictou Maloney says the trauma and grief from the 1975 murder of her mother, Indigenous activist Anna Mae Aqaush, has never dimmed. Pictou Maloney was nine when she last...
Mar 24, 2024

Worldwide support pours in for Kate, the Princess of Wales, after shocking cancer reveal
LONDON (AP) - Support poured in from around the world Saturday for Kate, the Princess of Wales, after she revealed in a candid video message that she is undergoing chemotherapy for cancer following ma...
Mar 24, 2024

Hoglander scores twice as Vancouver Canucks double up Calgary Flames 4-2
VANCOUVER - Nils Hoglander scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks doused the Calgary Flames 4-2 on Saturday. J.T. Miller recorded his team-leading 34th goal of the season, Elias Lindholm scored into a...
Mar 23, 2024