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Namibia defeats Canada to complete T20 cricket sweep of Canadian men
WINDHOEK - Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton scored 65 runs and Nikolaas Davin added 52 as Namibia defeated Canada by eight wickets in a T20 cricket game Sunday. Their 104-run second-wicket partnership was a Nam...
Mar 23, 2025
Raiders win East Division title in epic final clash with Saskatoon
This team started the season with a record of 2-7-2 through the first 11 games of the season, but now after 68 games the Prince Albert Raiders are East Division champions. It all came down to the fina...
Mar 23, 2025
Canada's Homan beats Switzerland's Tirinzoni to defend women's world curling title
UIJEONGBU-SI - It was a successful title defence for Canada's Rachel Homan. Homan captured a second straight world women's curling championship Sunday with a 7-3 victory over Switzerland's Silvana Tir...
Mar 23, 2025
Canada's Jonathan Di Bella wins One Championship kickboxing interim world title
SAITAMA - Canadian kickboxer Jonathan Di Bella used his speed and a punishing calf kick to win the One Championship interim strawweight title Sunday with a unanimous decision over Thailand's Sam-A Gai...
Mar 23, 2025
Pair of P.A. speed skaters to represent city, province at Nationals
Two local speed skaters are straightening out the final kinks as they get set to head to Kamloops at the end of the month for the Canada Youth Short Track Championships. The event will be held Mar. 29...
Mar 23, 2025
Anti-overdose naloxone kits at transit stops could help save lives, study suggests
VANCOUVER - Researcher Benjamin Leung carries a naloxone kit in his backpack in case of encountering an opioid overdose - but he admits that's about as practical as carrying a fire extinguisher in cas...
Mar 23, 2025
Pope appears on hospital balcony to bless crowd in 1st public appearance in battle with pneumonia
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis has appeared on a hospital balcony to bless the crowd in his first public outing in five weeks and ahead of his release after surviving a life-threatening bout of pneumonia. T...
Mar 23, 2025
Turkish court orders Istanbul mayor jailed pending trial on corruption charges
ISTANBUL (AP) - A court formally arrested the mayor of Istanbul and key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan early on Sunday and ordered him jailed pending the outcome of a trial on corruption char...
Mar 23, 2025
NHL roundup: Brodzinski scores twice as Rangers down Canucks 5-3
NEW YORK (AP) - Jonny Brodzinski scored his second goal of the game late in the third period and Igor Shesterkin made 36 saves as the New York Rangers downed the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on Saturday to s...
Mar 23, 2025
Whitecaps suffer first loss of the season, aim to bounce back quickly
VANCOUVER - Jesper Sorensen knew a perfect season was unlikely. That's why the Vancouver Whitecaps head coach was already looking to move on after his team dropped a 3-1 decision to the Chicago Fire S...
Mar 23, 2025
