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Desbiens comes up big as Victoire edge Frost 2-1 in a shootout
MONTREAL - Marie-Philip Poulin scored the only goal of the shootout as the Montreal Victoire extended their lead atop the Professional Women's Hockey League with a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Frost on ...
Mar 04, 2025
China will increase its defense budget 7.2% this year
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - China said Wednesday it will increase its defense budget 7.2% this year. It was announced at the National People's Congress, the annual meeting of China's legislature. The increa...
Mar 04, 2025
Trump will stand before Congress and offer a divided US an accounting of his turbulent first weeks
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday is expected to take credit for "swift and unrelenting action" in reorienting the nation's economy, immigration and foreign policy as he updates Cong...
Mar 04, 2025
Canada's Gabriel Diallo loses final Indian Wells qualifying match
INDIAN WELLS - Montreal's Gabriel Diallo missed out on qualifying for the Indian Wells Masters-level tennis tournament with a 7-6 (5), 6-2 loss to Ethan Quinn of the United States on Tuesday. Diallo, ...
Mar 04, 2025
Figure skater Fournier Beaudry talks new partnership after Sorensen suspension
Laurence Fournier Beaudry didn't know what was next. The Canadian figure skater was at a career crossroads after Nikolaj Sorensen - her partner on and off the ice - was handed a six-year suspension fo...
Mar 04, 2025
'Give the guy a break': Ontario Premier Doug Ford defends Wayne Gretzky
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Canadians should give Wayne Gretzky a break. The hockey legend has come under fire for supporting U.S. President Donald Trump by attending his inauguration in ...
Mar 04, 2025
'Give the guy a break': Ontario Premier Doug Ford defends Wayne Gretzky
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Canadians should give Wayne Gretzky a break. The hockey legend has come under fire for supporting U.S. President Donald Trump by attending his inauguration in ...
Mar 04, 2025
Ottawa files notice to intervene in Supreme Court hearing on secularism bill
OTTAWA - The federal government has officially filed a notice to intervene in the Supreme Court of Canada's hearing on Quebec's secularism law. The top court announced in January it had granted leave ...
Mar 04, 2025
How Canada and provincial governments are fighting back against Trump's tariff war
OTTAWA - The federal government and Canada's provinces and territories answered U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Tuesday with immediate acts of economic retaliation and some supports for their...
Mar 04, 2025
'Resilient' Vancouver Whitecaps prepared for tough test against CF Monterrey
VANCOUVER - Jesper Sorensen likes what he's seen in his first few months as head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Yes, the team is winning. But the Danish coach appreciates the way his players are wo...
Mar 04, 2025
