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'Something's got to give:' Canadian Olympic, sports groups call out funding shortfall
The Canadian men's basketball team qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games led by a clutch of homegrown NBA stars. But that success could be short-lived, with the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Committe...
Mar 5, 2024
Fast, Larocque enjoying consistency as lead blue liners for PWHL Toronto
TORONTO - Renata Fast and Jocelyne Larocque are no strangers to being partners on the blue line. The two have been paired together on the Canadian national team. And as the Professional Women's Hockey...
Mar 5, 2024
Seahawks' makeover begins as Jamal Adams, Quandre Diggs and Will Dissly are released
RENTON, Wash. (AP) - The Seattle Seahawks' remodel under new coach Mike Macdonald started Tuesday as the team released safeties Jamal Adams and Quandre Diggs, and tight end Will Dissly in moves that w...
Mar 5, 2024
Peguero's two-run homer in eighth inning lifts Pirates over Blue Jays
BRADENTON, Fla. - Liover Peguero hit a game-winning two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Tuesday in spring training baseball action. Toron...
Mar 5, 2024
Nashville cleared the runway for an emergency. Pilot said 'I'm too far away'
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The pilot of a single-engine plane that crashed near downtown Nashville told air traffic controllers he could see the runway they were clearing for an emergency landing. But he...
Mar 5, 2024
Haitian prime minister lands in Haiti as he tries to return home to quell gang violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's embattled prime minister landed in Puerto Rico on Tuesday as he tried to return to Haiti to quell a surge in violent gang attacks, officials said. Officials told T...
Mar 5, 2024
Canadian Cooper Gallant is off to solid start to 2024 Elite Series season
It's been a solid start to the Elite Series season for Canadian pro bass fisher Cooper Gallant. The 26-year-old Bowmanville, Ont., native has posted consecutive top-10 finishes in the first two events...
Mar 5, 2024
Rewritten indictment against Sen. Bob Menendez alleges new obstruction of justice crimes
NEW YORK (AP) - New obstruction of justice crimes were added Tuesday to charges against Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife that allege they accepted gold bars, cash and a luxury car in return for favors t...
Mar 5, 2024
Dangerous offender status for man behind attack at Sask. Penitentiary
A man with a history of violent assaults and stabbings in northern Saskatchewan received an indeterminate prison sentence after the courts declared him a dangerous offender, seeking to protect the pub...
Mar 5, 2024
Ottawa, Nunavut sign $36M deal to improve health-care services in territory
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut and the federal government are spending nearly $36 million to improve access to health care in the territory. The agreement, announced in Iqaluit, is to increase the number ...
Mar 5, 2024