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Canada to face U.S. for gold at U18 women's world hockey championship
VANTAA - Canada will play for gold at the under-18 women's world hockey championship in Finland after beating Czechia 4-2 in semifinal action Saturday. Caileigh Tiller and Stryker Zablocki each had a ...
Jan 11, 2025

Cybersecurity breach of Nova Scotia school system could have financial impact
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Education Department says a recent cybersecurity breach involving a widely used student information system could have a financial impact on current and former teachers and staf...
Jan 11, 2025

Canadian tennis star Shapovalov sticking with aggressive style under new coach
MELBOURNE - Canadian tennis star Denis Shapovalov knows what pundits and fans think he needs to do to find success: put the ball in the court more often. But the current world No. 58 believes his aggr...
Jan 11, 2025

Liberal officials say it's 'essential' their next party leader is bilingual
OTTAWA - Current and former Liberal party officials, both French and English speakers, say the next Liberal leader replacing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should be bilingual. "In my opinion, it's ess...
Jan 11, 2025

Santa Anita postpones weekend racing as track is staging area for fire relief efforts
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A flareup of the wildfire on the west side of Los Angeles that prompted new evacuations has caused Santa Anita to cancel horse racing this weekend. The track in Arcadia, near the sm...
Jan 11, 2025

Santa Anita postpones weekend racing as track is staging area for fire relief efforts
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A flareup of the wildfire on the west side of Los Angeles that prompted new evacuations has caused Santa Anita to cancel horse racing this weekend. The track in Arcadia, near the sm...
Jan 11, 2025

Canada's Auger-Aliassime beats No. 2-seed Korda to win Adelaide International
ADELAIDE - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime has won the Adelaide International, beating American Sebastian Korda 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the final. The 24-year-old Montrealer used his big serve to capture the ...
Jan 11, 2025

Federica Brignone wins, Lindsey Vonn impresses and Malorie Blanc shocks in epic World Cup downhill
ST. ANTON, Austria (AP) - Federica Brignone had zero World Cup downhill wins in her stellar career. Lindsey Vonn had a record 43. Malorie Blanc had never even started a World Cup downhill. In an insta...
Jan 11, 2025

Israel's Netanyahu sends Mossad director to Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar
NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar in a sign of progress i...
Jan 11, 2025

Lorenzo Insigne and other Toronto FC players report for pre-season medicals
TORONTO - Toronto FC players reported for pre-season medicals Saturday ahead of training camp stints in Spain and Florida. The group included Italian star Lorenzo Insigne, who signalled his return wit...
Jan 11, 2025