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San Francisco apologizes to Black residents for decades of racist policies
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Supervisors in San Francisco formally apologized Tuesday to African Americans and their descendants for the city's role in perpetuating racism and discrimination. "On behalf of th...
Feb 27, 2024

Canada's Pamela Ware looks for redemption at diving World Cup in Montreal
MONTREAL - Top Canadian diver Pamela Ware is looking for redemption this weekend after a world championship to forget earlier this month. Following a stellar 2023 season that included five World Cup m...
Feb 27, 2024

20 years since NHL's record-setting brawl, fighting is down across the league but not going anywhere
Minnesota's Marcus Foligno took a hit, delivered one of his own to Chicago's Jarred Tinordi, and the two big guys dropped the gloves. Outdoors in front of 82,000 people in the Meadowlands, it took eve...
Feb 27, 2024

New penalties for stunt driving and excessive speeding
Drivers who like to pretend they're part of the 'Fast and the Furious' franchise will feel the pain beginning May 1. Under new regulations, any driver caught stunt driving, driving at high speeds or r...
Feb 27, 2024

Canada men's rugby coach Kingsley Jones looks forward to busy 2024 fixture list
The Canadian men's rugby team could play as many as nine test matches this year, starting in July with games against sixth-ranked Scotland and No. 20 Romania in Ottawa. The 21st-ranked Canadian men wi...
Feb 27, 2024

Acute cocaine overdose killed mass stabbing perpetrator, coroner testifies
The coroner who examined the body of Myles Sanderson said he died of acute cocaine overdose, with levels of the drug in very high amounts. The inquest, held before a jury, is a fact-finding exercise t...
Feb 27, 2024

Quebec doesn't seem serious about discussing asylum seeker costs: Ottawa
OTTAWA - Federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he doesn't think Quebec wants to have serious discussions about the costs and social consequences of the influx of asylum seekers. Miller told re...
Feb 27, 2024

Sean Payton hints at moving on from Russell Wilson, says Broncos have to hit on 'the next one' at QB
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Sean Payton isn't providing anything definitive on Russell Wilson's time in Denver but he did hint at the Broncos moving on from him when he suggested the team cannot afford to...
Feb 27, 2024

Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah struggles in first pre-season start
LAKELAND, Fla. - Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah allowed four earned runs over 1 2/3 innings in his first start of the pre-season Tuesday afternoon against the Detroit Tigers. Manoah, who w...
Feb 27, 2024

His son died in a 2021 B.C. crane tragedy. He wants to know why they still happen
VANCOUVER - When Chris Vilness heard about the crane accident that killed a construction worker in Vancouver last week, he was angry, and he didn't have to imagine what the woman's family was going th...
Feb 27, 2024