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Carlton boys fall in bronze medal game, Girls win consolation finals
Although the Carlton boys team didn't finish on the podium, they still have a lot to be proud of. The Crusaders squared off with the Regina Riffel Royals on Saturday, where they ran out of steam towar...
Mar 25, 2023
Canada's Eliot Grondin strikes World Cup gold in snowboard cross
BEAUPR, Que. - Canada's Eliot Grondin struck World Cup gold on home snow in the men's snowboard cross event on Saturday. The Sainte-Marie, Que., native beat out Austria's Jacob Dusek (56.04) at the li...
Mar 25, 2023
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advances to third round of Miami Open
MIAMI - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime pulled out a tough 7-6 (5), 7-6 (8) win over Brazil's Thiago Monteiro on Saturday to advance to the third round of the Miami Open. The Montreal native fired 12 a...
Mar 25, 2023
McConnell leaves rehab facility after therapy for concussion
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Saturday he has been released from the rehabilitation facility where he had physical therapy for a concussion caused by a fall earlier t...
Mar 25, 2023
Huge, deconsecrated Roman Catholic church in N.S. Acadian community now up for sale
ST. - A huge, deconsecrated Roman Catholic church that has been a landmark to the Acadian community in southwestern Nova Scotia is up for sale. St. Bernard Church officially closed last summer as the ...
Mar 25, 2023
Putin says Russia will station tactical nukes in Belarus
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans on Saturday to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus, a warning to the West as it steps up military support for Ukraine. Putin said h...
Mar 25, 2023
Israeli defense minister calls for halt to judicial overhaul
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's defense minister became the first ally in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition to break ranks on Saturday as he called for an immediate halt to the far-right governm...
Mar 25, 2023
Punishment of First World War soldiers for sexual orientation detailed in new study
OTTAWA - Frederick Lea Hardy died fighting for Canada at Vimy Ridge in the First World War. Shortly before being killed in action, the teenager spent time in prison doing hard labour as a military pun...
Mar 25, 2023
Canada's Einarson falls 8-5 to Norway in women's curling world championship semis
SANDVIKEN, Sweden - Canada's Kerri Einarson fell 8-5 to Norway's Marianne Roervik in the world women's curling championship semifinals on Saturday. Einarson entered the contest having defeated Japan's...
Mar 25, 2023
Canadian women thump South Africa 66-7 in their first outing since Rugby World Cup
MADRID - Fancy Bermudez, a sevens player in her 15s international debut, and Sabrina Poulin each scored two tries as Canada thumped South Africa 66-7 Saturday in its first match since finishing fourth...
Mar 25, 2023
