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Golfing season off to a busy start at Eagle Point
Eagle Point Resort owner Lolita Poirier is expecting a busier-than-usual summer at her nine-hole golf course. "I think we are pretty on par for how many memberships have been sold," she remarked. "I a...
May 09, 2025
FIFA confirms Women's World Cup will increase to 48 teams in 2031 when US is expected to host
ZURICH (AP) - The Women's World Cup will increase to 48 teams in 2031 when the United States is expected to host the tournament, FIFA confirmed Friday. FIFA has wanted to expand the women's tournament...
May 09, 2025
Sidney Crosby named Canada's captain at world hockey championship
STOCKHOLM - Sidney Crosby is once again taking up the mantle of Captain Canada. The Pittsburgh Penguins superstar from Cole Harbour, N.S., has been named captain of Canada's team at the world hockey c...
May 09, 2025
Pakistan postpones its T20 cricket tournament because of concerns over conflict with India
ISLAMABAD (AP) - The Pakistan Cricket Board postponed its Pakistan Super League on Friday following rising military tensions between India and Pakistan. "Cricket, while being a unifying force and a so...
May 09, 2025
Pakistan postpones its T20 cricket tournament because of concerns over conflict with India
ISLAMABAD (AP) - The Pakistan Cricket Board postponed its Pakistan Super League on Friday following rising military tensions between India and Pakistan. "Cricket, while being a unifying force and a so...
May 09, 2025
Judge releases on bail the Turkish Tufts University student who was detained by ICE
A federal judge in Vermont on Friday released on bail a Turkish Tufts University student detained in a Louisiana immigration center more than six weeks after she was arrested while walking along a str...
May 09, 2025
Canadian researchers reach 'major milestone' in search for ALS treatment
TORONTO - Standing in an MRI control room packed with fellow ALS researchers, Dr. Lorne Zinman excitedly points to the brain scan on his phone. There's a white spot on the image, right where Bill Tray...
May 09, 2025
Lithuania's Vilius Gaubus ousts Canadian Denis Shapovalov from Italian Open
ROME - Lithuania's Vilius Gaubus upset 27th-seeded Canadian Denis Shapovalov in straight sets Friday at the Italian Open tennis tournament. Gaubus won the second-round singles match 6-3, 6-4. Shapoval...
May 09, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney to unveil his new cabinet on Tuesday morning
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to unveil his new cabinet at a swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall at 10:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday. After winning the Liberal leadership in March, Carney swiftly...
May 09, 2025
Toronto FC defender Nicksoen Gomis undergoes surgery to repair Achilles tendon
TORONTO - There was more bad news on the injury front for Toronto FC on Friday with word that defender Nicksoen Gomis had undergone surgery to repair his Achilles tendon. Toronto said Gomis, who went ...
May 09, 2025