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Lyon-Marseille game abandoned after water bottle hits Payet
LYON, France (AP) - A French league game between Lyon and Marseille was abandoned on Sunday after Marseille midfielder Dimitri Payet was hit on the head by a bottle of water thrown from the stands whi...
Nov 21, 2021
Ottawa Redblacks reflect on underwhelming season, look ahead to 2022
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks can't do anything about this season, but the players promise to learn from it for next year. There were few highlights in a 3-11-0 season. Closing out with Friday's 19-18...
Nov 21, 2021
US missionaries say 2 of 17 abductees freed in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Two of 17 abducted members of a missionary group have been freed in Haiti and are safe, "in good spirits and being cared for," their Ohio-based church organization announc...
Nov 21, 2021
Defending champion Homan in 0-2 hole at curling trials after loss to McCarville
SASKATOON - Early losses to the bottom two seeds at Canada's Olympic curling trials have put defending women's champion Rachel Homan in a tough spot at the SaskTel Centre. After falling to Jacqueline ...
Nov 21, 2021
Montreal dominates play, but needs late goal to beat TFC in Canadian cup final
MONTREAL - CF Montreal dominated play but had to wait until Romell Quioto's 72nd-minute goal to dispatch Toronto FC 1-0 Sunday and defend its Canadian Championship title. After bossing the game, Montr...
Nov 21, 2021
Canada's Xavier McKeever scores junior cross-country ski gold hat trick in Sweden
GLLIVARE, Sweden - Canadian cross-country skier Xavier McKeever won his third international junior men's gold medal in as many days Sunday in the Gaellivare Ski Festival. The 18-year-old from Canmore,...
Nov 21, 2021
Hamilton wins in Qatar, slices into Verstappen points lead, Canada's Stroll sixth
LOSAIL, Qatar (AP) - Lewis Hamilton inched closer to the Formula One championship lead with a dominating victory Sunday in the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix to earn back-to-back wins and chip away at Max...
Nov 21, 2021
Libyan interim PM submits bid for presidential elections
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Libya's interim prime minister filed a request Sunday to run for president despite being technically barred from the upcoming elections. Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah is mea...
Nov 21, 2021
A sign for '22: Zverev dominates to claim ATP Finals trophy
TURIN, Italy (AP) - If Alexander Zverev's performance this weekend is any indication, a lot can be expected from the third-ranked German in 2022. Zverev beat the top two players in consecutive matches...
Nov 21, 2021
Tory vaccination status in spotlight after MP tests positive on eve of new Parliament
OTTAWA - A new session of Parliament opens Monday with questions continuing to swirl over the vaccination status of Conservative MPs. Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole has said he and all his 118 MPs w...
Nov 21, 2021