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Bloemen earns individual World Cup speedskating title, Blondin claims silver
MINSK, Belarus - Calgary’s Ted-Jan Bloemen and Ottawa’s Ivanie Blondin earned gold and silver individual speedskating medals Saturday at the 2018 ISU World Cup final. Bloemen, of Calgary, ...
Mar 17, 2018
Jets' defenceman Kulikov to have back surgery, to miss at least eight weeks
WINNIPEG - One minute Dmitry Kulikov was feeling fine, the next moment he wasn’t. And now the Winnipeg Jets defenceman will undergo back surgery and miss at least eight weeks. Jets coach Paul Ma...
Mar 17, 2018
Jeisson Vargas scores lone goal as Impact earns 1-0 win over Toronto FC
MONTREAL - The timing was perfect for Remi Garde’s first victory as coach of the Montreal Impact. A 1-0 win in their home opener on Saturday over rival Toronto FC, the defending Major League Soc...
Mar 17, 2018
Conservative defence critic questions plan to send Canadian peacekeepers to Mali
The Conservative defence critic is questioning the Trudeau government’s decision to send peacekeeping troops to the troubled West African nation of Mali. A senior government source, speaking on ...
Mar 17, 2018
Toronto Maple Leafs sign forward Marchment to two-year entry-level contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Mason Marchment to a two-year entry-level contract Saturday. Marchment, 23, has nine goals and 12 assists in 37 games with the AHL’s Toronto Marl...
Mar 17, 2018
Putin claims crushing victory in Russian presidential vote
MOSCOW - Vladimir Putin rolled to a crushing re-election victory Sunday for six more years as Russia’s president, and he told cheering supporters in a triumphant but brief speech that “we ...
Mar 17, 2018
Immigrant detainee who alleged sex abuse released
AUSTIN, Texas - A Salvadoran woman who said a guard groped her inside an immigration detention facility has been released, advocates said. Laura Monterrosa-Flores was released late Friday from the T. ...
Mar 17, 2018
Polish archbishop criticizes priest wishing Francis death
WARSAW, Poland - Poland’s leading archbishop deplored on Sunday comments by a senior conservative priest who had wished Pope Francis a quick death if he does not open to “wisdom.” Kr...
Mar 17, 2018
Vatican bows to pressure, releases retired pope's letter
VATICAN CITY - Stung by accusations of spreading “fake news,” the Vatican on Saturday released the complete letter by Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI about Pope Francis after coming under blist...
Mar 17, 2018
Barbra Streisand says no #MeToo moment marred her life
LOS ANGELES - Barbra Streisand said she’s never suffered sexual harassment but has felt abused by the media. During a tribute to Streisand’s decades of TV music specials and other programs...
Mar 17, 2018