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Slain officers' families will get $100,000 from Heroes' Fund, Alberta premier says
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the families of two Edmonton police officers who were fatally shot this week are each to receive $100,000 from the province's Heroes' Fund. Smith made th...
Mar 18, 2023
Pionk's OT goal leads Jets over Predators 3-2
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Neal Pionk scored 55 seconds into overtime to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday. Nikolaj Ehlers and Adam Lowry also scored and Co...
Mar 18, 2023
Merrifield-led Blue Jays take 5-2 win over Yankees
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Whit Merrifield hit a two-run homer and added an RBI single as the Toronto Blue Jays topped the New York Yankees 5-2 in spring training action Saturday. The Yankees took an early 2-0 l...
Mar 18, 2023
Earthquake in Ecuador kills at least 1, causes wide damage
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - A strong earthquake shook the region around Ecuador's second-largest city on Saturday, killing at least one person, damaging homes and buildings, and sending panicked residents i...
Mar 18, 2023
Leman's gold leads three-medal day for Canada at ski cross World Cup
CRAIGLEITH, Ont. - Brady Leman earned a gold medal in the men's World Cup ski cross to lead a three-medal day for Canada in the event on Saturday. The Calgary native outmatched France's Youri Duplessi...
Mar 18, 2023
Canada's Megan Oldham earns World Cup bronze in slopestyle
TIGNES, France - Canada's Megan Oldham earned World Cup bronze in the slopestyle event on Saturday. The Parry Sound, Ont., native finished with a score of 90 points. Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud (96...
Mar 18, 2023
Canada's Sophie Jaques earns Patty Kazmaier Award in NCAA Division 1 hockey
DULUTH, Minn. - Toronto's Sophie Jaques has won the Patty Kazmaier Award that goes to the top player in women's NCAA Division 1 hockey. Jaques is the first Ohio State player to earn the honour and jus...
Mar 18, 2023
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon champions Indigenous diplomacy, seeks new ties abroad
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is using her role to help build ties between Indigenous people across the globe - an effort experts say is leveraging a colonial institution to advance reconciliation abr...
Mar 18, 2023
Google says it will volunteer its top execs to testify at parliamentary committee
OTTAWA - Google said it will volunteer some of its top executives to testify at a parliamentary committee that is studying the actions of the Silicon Valley giant after it ran a five-week test that bl...
Mar 18, 2023
Canada's Kingsbury wins final dual moguls World Cup title for third Crystal Globe
ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Canada's Mikael Kingsbury won the final dual moguls World Cup event of the year en route to claiming his third Crystal Globe this season on Saturday. The Deux-Montagnes, Que., nat...
Mar 18, 2023