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Canada defeats France 31-21 in opening game at HSBC Canada Sevens Rugby
VANCOUVER - The Canadian men got off to the start they wanted with a convincing 31-21 defeat of France on Saturday's opening day of the HSBC Canada Sevens Rugby tournament. Canada took advantage of an...
Mar 07, 2020
Bottcher beats Dunstone in 1-2 Page playoff at Brier; Jacobs takes fourth seed
KINGSTON, Ont. - Alberta's Brendan Bottcher defeated Saskatchewan's Matt Dunstone 9-4 in the 1-2 Page playoff game Saturday afternoon to earn a berth in the Tim Hortons Brier final. Bottcher...
Mar 07, 2020
Habs prospect Kotkaniemi suffers splenic injury, recovery period uncertain
LAVAL, Que. - Laval Rocket centre and Montreal Canadiens prospect Jesperi Kotkaniemi spent the night in hospital Friday after suffering a splenic injury during a game against the Cleveland Monsters. T...
Mar 07, 2020
Brock Badgers edge Calgary Dinos in U Sports women's quarterfinals
OTTAWA - The Brock Badgers held off a feisty Calgary team primed for an upset, edging the seventh-seeded Dinos 72-71 in the final moments of the second quarterfinal at the U Sports women's basketball ...
Mar 07, 2020
B.C. Finance Minister Carole James has Parkinson's, won't seek re-election
VICTORIA - B.C. Finance Minister Carole James says she has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and will not seek re-election next year, but she intends to stay on in cabinet "as long as I can do t...
Mar 07, 2020
Koe beats Bottcher in extra end as playoff picture tightens at Tim Hortons Brier
KINGSTON, Ont. - Canada lead Ben Hebert smacked his broom on the ice. Teammate Colton Flasch looked dejected. A look of resignation washed over the faces of B.J. Neufeld and skip Kevin Koe. The defend...
Mar 07, 2020
McCoy Tyner, iconic and influential jazz pianist, dies
NEW YORK - McCoy Tyner, the groundbreaking and influential jazz pianist and the last surviving member of the John Coltrane Quartet, has died. He was 81. Tyner's family confirmed the death in a stateme...
Mar 07, 2020
Military needs to be 30-per-cent women for real change: vice-admiral
OTTAWA - Nearly a third of members of the Canadian Forces should be women to bring about a real culture change in the military, says the admiral in charge of the Forces' human resources, while acknowl...
Mar 07, 2020
Veteran standardbred owner Grant purchases slot in inaugural Mohawk Million
TORONTO - When Woodbine Entertainment Group CEO Jim Lawson unveiled plans in September for the inaugural US$1-million Mohawk Million, there was never a question in Brad Grant's mind whether to ge...
Mar 07, 2020
Protesters pack up camp at B.C. legislature after five arrests Wednesday night
VICTORIA - Dozens of Indigenous youth and their supporters packed blankets and tarps Thursday, ending a 17-day protest at British Columbia's legislature that saw a fire burning constantly&nb...
Mar 07, 2020