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Alonso and Soto power Mets past Blue Jays 5-0 in Citi Field opener
NEW YORK (AP) - Pete Alonso hit an early two-run homer, Juan Soto added an RBI double in his home debut at Citi Field and the New York Mets beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0 on Friday. Tylor Megill (2-0)...
Apr 04, 2025

Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick to miss end of Toronto Raptors season with injuries
TORONTO - Brandon Ingram won't make his Toronto Raptors debut this season. Head coach Darko Rajakovic says it "isn't realistic" for Ingram to fully recover from a sprained ankle before Toronto's seaso...
Apr 04, 2025

Former B.C. teacher, 85, guilty of indecent assaults on his Grade 6 students
NORTH VANCOUVER - A B.C. provincial court judge has found an 85-year-old former elementary school teacher guilty of nine sex-related charges, most involving his former Grade 6 students. There were 12 ...
Apr 04, 2025

Alonso and Soto power Mets past Blue Jays 5-0 in Citi Field opener
NEW YORK (AP) - Pete Alonso hit an early two-run homer, Juan Soto added an RBI double in his home debut at Citi Field and the New York Mets beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0 on Friday. Tylor Megill (2-0)...
Apr 04, 2025

Canada's Jacobs beats Austria's Genner to secure top seed at world playdowns
MOOSE JAW - Canada's Brad Jacobs defeated Austria's Mathias Genner 8-2 to secure a semifinal berth at the BKT World Men's Curling Championship. Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert neede...
Apr 04, 2025

Rolling Vancouver Whitecaps set for tough test against surging Colorado Rapids
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have been on a roll to start the Major League Soccer season. The Whitecaps (4-1-1) head into the weekend sitting atop the Western Conference standings and tied for ...
Apr 04, 2025

Oilers star Draisaitl expected back from injury in time for playoffs
LOS ANGELES - Edmonton coach Kris Knoblauch says there is no timetable for Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl to return from his latest injury, but he expects to have his leading scorer back before the pla...
Apr 04, 2025

Toronto Argonauts re-sign global punter John Haggerty
TORONTO - Global punter John Haggerty re-signed with the Toronto Argonauts on Friday. Contract details weren't divulged. Haggerty became a free agent Feb. 11. Haggerty, a 30-year-old Australian, was a...
Apr 04, 2025

Carney, Singh pledge support for CBC to defend sovereignty, fight misinformation
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Mark Carney and the NDP's Jagmeet Singh expressed support Friday for federal spending to ensure a strong national public broadcaster, a notion Conservative Leader Pierre Poilie...
Apr 04, 2025

No major injuries after Mustang collides with ambulance near Nanaimo school
NANAIMO - An ambulance and a sports car collided near an elementary school in central Nanaimo.The incident occurred on Friday, April 4 just after 1 p.m. at the Bowen/East Wellington road intersection,...
Apr 04, 2025