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Kings' Kuemper, Devils' Bratt, Kraken's Montour named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Los Angeles goaltender Darcy Kuemper, New Jersey left-wing Jesper Bratt and Seattle defenceman Brandon Montour have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Kuemper was named first sta...
Mar 17, 2025

M23 rebels withdraw from planned talks with Congo government, citing international sanctions
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured key areas of Congo's mineral-rich east said Monday they were withdrawing peace talks this week with the Congolese government, saying that in...
Mar 17, 2025

Rainy, warm weather leads to flooding, school closures in parts of Quebec
MONTREAL - Record warm weather has sent several Quebec rivers spilling over their banks, leading to school and road closures and voluntary evacuation notices in some parts of the province. In Beaucevi...
Mar 17, 2025

Marathon Vancouver airport hotel strike ends after 1,411 days
RICHMOND, B.C. - The union representing workers at the Radisson Blu Vancouver Airport Hotel says staff have ratified a new collective agreement, ending a nearly four-year-long strike. Unite Here Local...
Mar 17, 2025

Berrios named Blue Jays' opening-day starter for second straight year
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays announced Monday that right-hander Jos Berrios will be their 2025 season-opening starting pitcher. Berrios will kick off the Blue Jays' season for the second year in a ...
Mar 17, 2025

Court finds stabbing at UWaterloo was not terrorism but was hate crime
An Ontario court has found that a stabbing at a University of Waterloo gender studies class was not terrorism but constituted a "particularly grave" hate crime. The judge sentencing Geovanny Villalba-...
Mar 17, 2025

Canada coach Jesse Marsch calls in Zorhan Bassong to replace injured Richie Laryea
Sporting Kansas City's Zorhan Bassong has replaced the injured fullback/wingback Richie Laryea on Canada's roster ahead of the CONCACAF Nations League Finals. The 31st-ranked Canadians face No. 19 Mex...
Mar 17, 2025

Rory McIlroy takes drama out of playoff to win The Players and build momentum to the Masters
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Turns out Rory McIlroy needed only three good swings to win The Players Championship on Monday in a playoff over J.J. Spaun. McIlroy blasted his opening tee shot and hit...
Mar 17, 2025

A judge ordered a Brown University professor not be deported. She was sent back to Lebanon anyway.
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge wants to know why a doctor from Lebanon with a U.S. visa was deported, after he ordered that she not be removed until he could hear her case. Dr. Rasha Alawieh, 34, had b...
Mar 17, 2025

Canada's Homan beats Denmark's Dupont at world women's curling championship
UIJEONGBU-SI - Canada's Rachel Homan defeated Denmark's Madeleine Dupont 9-3 in round-robin play at the LGT world women's curling championship on Monday. Homan and her Ottawa-based team of Tracy Fleur...
Mar 17, 2025