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Canada captures 56-0 exhibition senior men's football win over Italy
CAGLIARI - Max Nixon scored touchdowns on an interception return and blocked punt recovery as Canada defeated Italy 56-0 in an exhibition senior men's football contest Saturday. The game was the first...
Apr 19, 2025
Homicide team called to investigate 'suspicious' death, fire in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY - Police in Metro Vancouver say they're treating the death of a person inside a burned home as suspicious and homicide investigators have taken the case. Langley RCMP say in a statement they r...
Apr 19, 2025
No sweat: Humanoid robots run a Chinese half-marathon alongside flesh-and-blood competitors
BEIJING (AP) - In one small step for robot-kind - thousands of them, really - humanoid robots ran alongside actual humans in a half-marathon in the Chinese capital on Saturday. The bipedal robots of v...
Apr 19, 2025
Martin St. Louis — the 'eternal optimist' behind Canadiens' surprise playoff berth
BROSSARD - Martin St. Louis carried an underlying belief in himself throughout his playing career, beating the odds to reach the Hall of Fame. Now head coach of the Montreal Canadiens, that confidence...
Apr 19, 2025
Australia celebrates end to 'Vegemite-gate' after product back on shelves in Toronto
Canada and Australia have shaken hands to end a potential diplomatic dust-up over a yeast-based spread that many Aussies like on toast and crackers. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese thanked ...
Apr 19, 2025
Records for Poulin, Desbiens as Canada downs Finland 8-1 in world hockey semifinal
ESK BUDJOVICE - Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin and goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens rewrote some women's world hockey championship history in Saturday's 8-1 semifinal win over Finland. Poulin's fir...
Apr 19, 2025
Oilers sign defenceman Ty Emberson to two-year contract extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Ty Emberson to a two-year contract extension, the NHL club announced Saturday. The contract carries an average annual value of US$1.3 million. Emb...
Apr 19, 2025
Quebec says no special recruitment measures to attract U.S. doctors, scientists
MONTREAL - Quebec doesn't plan to create any special measures to attract U.S.-based doctors and scientists seeking to flee that country over mass layoffs and cuts to health programs. While several pro...
Apr 19, 2025
Poulin passes Wickenheiser's Canadian points record in women's world hockey
ESK BUDJOVICE - Marie-Philip Poulin has set a Canadian record for career points in women's world hockey championships. Poulin's goal in the first period of a semifinal against Finland gave her 39 goal...
Apr 19, 2025
Key moments in Battle of Ontario with Leafs, Sens set to renew playoff hostilities
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators will renew playoff hostilities Sunday - the first time the provincial rivals have faced off in a post-season Battle of Ontario in more than two decades. Tor...
Apr 19, 2025
