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Gushue on world curling championship: 'I'm going into this like it could be the last'
Brad Gushue is approaching this year's men's world curling championships like it could be his last. The veteran skip from St. John's, N.L., won the world title in 2017 and lost in the final three time...
Mar 29, 2024

A capsule look at the teams competing at the world men's curling championship
A team-by-team look at the field for the world men's curling championship, March 30 to April 7 at the KSS Sports Complex in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. CANADA Skip - Brad Gushue, Third - Mark Nichols, ...
Mar 29, 2024

CF Montreal's MLS road trip continues Saturday against D.C. United
WASHINGTON - CF Montreal is back from a week off and on the road again as their Major League Soccer season-opening trip continues Saturday against D.C. United. Montreal is coming off its first loss of...
Mar 29, 2024

Fluid in eye cells can 'boil' if you watch the eclipse without protection: expert
Millions of people in parts of Eastern and Atlantic Canada will be able to see the rare solar eclipse happening on April 8. But they should only look up if they have proper eye protection, experts say...
Mar 29, 2024

Half of Canadians support TikTok ban, with U.S. concerns 'trickling' north: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll indicates 51 per cent of Canadians support banning the social media app TikTok, after a U.S. bill aiming to do just that passed in the House of Representatives. Canada has ordered ...
Mar 29, 2024

New study says fireworks have small effect on air quality, but doctors not impressed
MONTREAL - Almost a year after smog from wildfires led officials in Montreal to cancel two major fireworks shows, groups representing pyrotechnics companies have released a study that concludes the di...
Mar 29, 2024

NHL roundup: Malkin reaches 20 goals for 15th time, Penguins edge Columbus 3-2
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Evgeni Malkin scored twice to reach the 20-goal milestone for the 15th time and Pittsburgh extended their mastery over Columbus with a 3-2 win on Thursday night. The Russian became t...
Mar 28, 2024

Dallas Stars clinch playoff spot with 3-1 win over Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - Roope Hintz scored and contributed a pair of assists, and the Dallas Stars clinched a playoff spot with a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. Jamie Benn added a goal and a help...
Mar 28, 2024

McDavid, Draisaitl help Oilers rule over Kings 4-1
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid scored a goal and added two assists as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on Thursday as the two teams jostle for home ice advantage in what has often app...
Mar 28, 2024

Survivor of Humboldt Broncos bus crash makes 2024 Paralympics as rower
A survivor of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash has qualified for the 2024 Paralympics in Paris. Rowing Canada says on social media that Jacob Wassermann has earned Canada a country quota spot in an even...
Mar 28, 2024