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Italy's Retornaz beats Canada's Gushue 7-6 at world men's curling championship
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland - Italy's Joel Retornaz drew the four-foot ring in an extra end for a 7-6 victory over Canada's Brad Gushue on Monday at the world men's curling championship. It was the firs...
Apr 01, 2024
Gosling cousins make women's world hockey championship debuts together
Julia and Nicole Gosling agree they like playing with each other a lot more than playing against each other. The cousins from London, Ont., have done both in their hockey careers. They've gone head to...
Apr 01, 2024
Tall Final Four task: Beating reigning champion UConn will not be an easy task in the desert
The 2024 version of March Madness has apexed with a trio of streak busters in the desert. N.C. State is in the Final Four for the first time since Jim Valvano ran around trying to find someone to hug ...
Apr 01, 2024
Former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister Benoît Pelletier dies at 64
Former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister Benot Pelletier has died in Mexico at age 64. In a statement announcing his death, his family described him as an attentive husband and devoted father who was de...
Apr 01, 2024
Welcome, newcomers: Soto, Burnes and Chapman have made strong impressions after switching teams
Corbin Burnes threw six one-hit innings in his Baltimore debut, and Matt Chapman homered twice in his second game with San Francisco. That all paled in comparison to what Juan Soto did in his first se...
Apr 01, 2024
CPP Investments and Bridgepoint sell Dorna Sports to Liberty Media
TORONTO - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and investment manager Bridgepoint have signed a deal to sell Dorna Sports to Liberty Media, the company behind Formula One auto racing. The transact...
Apr 01, 2024
In the news for today: Carbon price increase today and Biz boost from solar eclipse
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... What to know about today's carbon price increase The national price on pollutio...
Apr 01, 2024
Rescuers look for improved tides this week in effort to save orphaned B.C. whale
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - The tides are expected to be more promising this week in the northern Vancouver Island lagoon where an orphaned orca so far can't be convinced to leave. Work to coax the two-year-old ...
Apr 01, 2024
Carbon pricing 101: What today's increase could mean for you
OTTAWA - The national price on pollution will rise by $15 per tonne today. Here's some questions answered about what this could mean for you. Who pays the carbon price? Canada has two different carbon...
Apr 01, 2024
Palestinians say Israeli troops have withdrawn from Gaza's main hospital after 2-week raid
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinian residents say the Israeli military has withdrawn from Gaza's main hospital after a two-week raid, leaving behind a vast swath of destruction. Hundreds of p...
Apr 01, 2024
