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Last-place Senators knock off Maple Leafs for second time in two weeks
OTTAWA - The Toronto Maple Leafs can't seem to solve the last-place Ottawa Senators. The Leafs lost 4-2 to Ottawa on Saturday night, Toronto's second loss in the nation's capital in two weeks. The Can...
Mar 30, 2019
Montreal Canadiens remain in playoff hunt with win over Winnipeg Jets
WINNIPEG - The Montreal Canadiens remained in the thick of a fight for a playoff spot after a 3-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday. Joel Armia, Jeff Petry and Jordan Weal scored fo...
Mar 30, 2019
Suspect arrested in S Carolina university student's death
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Police in South Carolina say they've arrested a suspect in connection with the death of a college student. Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook said at a news conference that 24-year-o...
Mar 30, 2019
Blue Jackets jump into playoff spot with win over Canadiens
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Trailing Montreal by two points in the standings, the Columbus Blue Jackets desperately needed a win over the Canadiens to keep their playoff hopes alive. A disappointing start turned...
Mar 30, 2019
Denis Shapovalov joins fellow Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in Miami semis
MIAMI - Denis Shapovalov has continued a marvellous March for Canadian teen tennis players. The 19-year-old native of Richmond Hill, Ont., joined fellow Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, 18, in the men'...
Mar 30, 2019
Regina Police release RCMP review of Nadine Machiskinic death investigation
REGINA - An RCMP report says the investigation by the Regina Police Service into the death of an Indigenous woman who fell 10 storeys down a laundry chute did not meet professional standards...
Mar 30, 2019
Canada's Koe beats South Korea's Kim 6-5 in opener at men's curling worlds
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Canada's Kevin Koe made an open hit for the single point and a 6-5 extra-end victory over South Korea's SooHyuk Kim in Saturday's opening draw at the world men's curling ...
Mar 30, 2019
Kenney and United Conservatives promise $714-million budget surplus by 2023
CALGARY - The United Conservatives are promising to get Alberta's books out of the red and into a $714-million surplus by 2023 - a year earlier than the NDP. The party also says if it wins the spring ...
Mar 30, 2019
Smoak's two-run blast lifts Blue Jays over Tigers; Cabrera suffers contusion
TORONTO - Justin Smoak had a two-run homer in the fourth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays held on for a 3-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. Billy McKinney had an RBI single earlier in th...
Mar 30, 2019
Group behind the proposed Schooners CFL franchise closer to land deal
HALIFAX - A plan to establish a CFL franchise in Atlantic Canada took a big step forward Saturday when Schooners Sports and Entertainment announced it had struck a tentat...
Mar 30, 2019