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Canada's Einarson falls to Switzerland's Tirinzoni at women's curling worlds
CALGARY - Canada's Kerri Einarson fell below the .500 mark at the LGT World Women's Curling Championship on Saturday afternoon after dropping an 8-5 decision to Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni. Einars...
May 01, 2021
CF Montreal remains undefeated, battling Columbus Crew to 0-0 draw
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Coach Wilfried Nancy knows his CF Montreal team could have walked off the field with a win on Saturday. Facing the reigning Major League Soccer champions Columbus Crew, Montrea...
May 01, 2021
Former international Brittany Timko Baxter joins Canada Soccer board of directors
TORONTO - Canada Soccer Hall of Famer Brittany Timko Baxter has joined Canada Soccer's board of directors.Timko Baxter is the first former women's national team player to serve on the Canada Soccer bo...
May 01, 2021
Crew ties Montreal 0-0
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Eloy Room made three saves for the Columbus Crew in a scoreless draw with Montreal on Saturday. Bradley Wright-Phillips put one in the net for the Crew (0-0-2) in the 85th minu...
May 01, 2021
Canada's Cyle Larin scores four goals as Besiktas thumps Hatayspor 7-0
ISTANBUL - Canadian forward Cyle Larin scored four goals in Besiktas' 7-0 demolition of Hatayspor in Turkish SuperLig play Saturday. The 26-year-old from Brampton, Ont., upped his season total to 19 w...
May 01, 2021
Olympia Dukakis, Oscar-winning 'Moonstruck' star, dies at 89
MAPLEWOOD, N.J. - Olympia Dukakis, the veteran stage and screen actress whose flair for maternal roles helped her win an Oscar as Cher's mother in the romantic comedy "Moonstruck," has died. She was 8...
May 01, 2021
Carolina Panthers take Canadian RB Chuba Hubbard in fourth round of 2021 NFL draft
Chuba Hubbard's patience was finally rewarded Saturday. The Oklahoma State running back from Sherwood Park, Alta., was taken by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round, No. 126 overall, of the NFL d...
May 01, 2021
Hot spot town expecting J&J COVID-19 vaccine says officials seeking other sources
The mayor of a COVID-19 hot spot in Alberta says she's disappointed that Johnson & Johnson vaccines earmarked for her community are delayed, but values the work Health Canada is doing to ensure ev...
May 01, 2021
Fire causes damage to brand new bird blind at Nature Centre
Staff at Red Deer's Kerry Wood Nature Centre are thanking their lucky stars after a fire at the sanctuary overnight.A week ago, Executive Director Todd Nivens and crew welcomed the first visitors to a...
May 01, 2021
Hot spot town expecting J&J COVID-19 vaccine says officials seeking other sources
The mayor of a COVID-19 hot spot in Alberta says she's disappointed that Johnson & Johnson vaccines earmarked for her community are delayed, but values the work Health Canada is doing to ensure ev...
May 01, 2021