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Jays starter Roark shelled as New York Yankees dump Toronto 8-3 in pre-season play
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Blue Jays starter Tanner Roark allowed seven earned runs over 2 1/3 innings as Toronto dropped an 8-3 decision to the New York Yankees in pre-season baseball action Sunday afternoon. R...
Mar 21, 2021
Canada's Karker wins World Cup halfpipe gold, MacKay takes silver in men's event
ASPEN, Colo. - Canada's Rachael Karker won gold at a women's freeski halfpipe World Cup on Sunday afternoon while Brendan MacKay took silver in the men's competition.Karker, from Erin, Ont., finished ...
Mar 21, 2021
Survey suggests one in two people of colour have experienced online racism in Canada
VANCOUVER - Noor Fadel says most people assume that the night she was attacked by a racist man on a SkyTrain in Vancouver in 2017 was the worst night of her life. In fact, the nights that followed wer...
Mar 21, 2021
5,999 new COVID-19 doses, 178 new cases, one death
Another 5,999 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 139,827.The 5,999 doses of COVID-19 vaccine reported toda...
Mar 21, 2021
First word on Canadian players involved in opening World Cup qualifying matches
TORONTO - While Canada Soccer does not plan to release its roster for its first two World Cup qualifying games until Tuesday, word is already coming out on some players set for international duty.CF M...
Mar 21, 2021
Fewer COVID cases in people 80 and up, Tam says as vaccine programs expand
Canada's chief public health officer says the expansion of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout has resulted in a drop in the number of infections in people over the age of 80. Dr. Theresa Tam says on Twitter...
Mar 21, 2021
Canada's Reece Howden wins ski cross crystal globe in rookie season
VEYSONNAZ, Switzerland - Canada's Reece Howden capped his first season on the World Cup circuit in style Sunday by winning the ski cross Crystal Globe as overall points leader.Howden, from Cultus Lake...
Mar 21, 2021
Nun-and-done: Loyola Chicago stuns top-seeded Illinois 71-58
INDIANAPOLIS - Loyola Chicago carried out 101-year-old superfan Sister Jean's plans to a T on Sunday, moving to the Sweet 16 with a 71-58 win over Illinois, the first No. 1 seed bounced from this year...
Mar 21, 2021
Canada sets sights on Haiti at CONCACAF men's Olympic soccer qualifier in Mexico
Born in 1999, winger Tajon Buchanan arrived 15 years after the Canadian men last qualified for the Olympic soccer tournament. Seoul, Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney, Athens, Beijing, London and Rio de Jane...
Mar 21, 2021
P.A.'s Howe signs with Pats
Tanner Howe is the newest player from Prince Albert to sign in the Western Hockey League. The Regina Pats, who drafted Howe in the fourth round of the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft, signed Howe to a WHL Stand...
Mar 21, 2021
