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Big third period spurs Canada to 9-1 win over Swiss in Hlinka Gretzky Cup
BRNO - Mathis Preston's hat trick led Canada's eight-goal third period in a 9-1 win over Switzerland at the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup on Tuesday. It was Canada's second win in as many days to start the ...
Aug 12, 2025
Canada's Dabrowski, New Zealand's Routliffe advance at Cincinnati Open
CINCINNATI - Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe are off to the third round in women's doubles at the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament. The second-seeded duo defeated Indones...
Aug 12, 2025
Surrey police test biometric scanning of detainees' vital signs in jail cells
SURREY - The Surrey Police Service has begun using live biometric scanners in its jail cells to monitor the health of people being detained. It says in a news release that it began installing the scan...
Aug 12, 2025
Guatemala judge convicts 6 ex-officials in deaths of 41 girls in 2017 fire at state facility
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - A Guatemalan judge convicted six people of various crimes Tuesday in relation with the deaths of 41 girls in a 2017 fire at a facility for at-risk youth that had a history of abu...
Aug 12, 2025
Shapiro declines comment on contract talks but says he wants to remain with Blue Jays
TORONTO - Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro is declining comment on contract extension talks but says he wants to remain with the club and that team ownership has been "reciprocal in that desire." The ...
Aug 12, 2025
Sherrod Brown, Ohio’s highest-profile Democrat, expected to seek a return to the US Senate in 2026
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, Ohio's best-known Democrat, is expected to make another run for the U.S. Senate next year, giving Democrats a likely boost as they wage an uphill ...
Aug 12, 2025
As Summer McIntosh shines, Canada’s aging public pools face a wave of closures
Suggest: Finding the next Summer McIntosh and keeping Canadians safe in the water is getting harder as pool closures spread across the country. Municipalities and universities strapped for cash, and n...
Aug 12, 2025
Suspect in Target store shooting fired randomly, police say
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A man who opened fire at a Target store parking lot in Texas shot randomly, killing a grandfather and his 4-year-old granddaughter, police said Tuesday. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UP...
Aug 12, 2025
Ice dam at Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier releases floodwater toward downstream homes
A huge basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier has started to release, and officials on Tuesday urged residents in some parts of Juneau to evacuate ahead of what could be...
Aug 12, 2025
Bengals plan to make Canadian running back Chase Brown a focal point of the offense in 2025
CINCINNATI (AP) - After being one of the league's top running backs in the second half of last season, the Cincinnati Bengals are looking for Canadian Chase Brown to be an even bigger focal point this...
Aug 12, 2025