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Hockey wife's blog post highlights concerns over vaccine misinformation: experts
MONTREAL - An online post by the wife of an NHL star describing her children's "alternative" vaccine schedule highlights how easily misinformation about vaccines can be spread over soci...
Mar 16, 2019

Raonic ends lucky loser's run at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Milos Raonic made sure Miomir Kecmanovic's good luck finally ran out at the BNP Paribas Open. The Canadian beat the 19-year-old Serb 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the semif...
Mar 16, 2019

Stars look for repeat performance against Bombers in Game 2
Coming off a 3-0 victory in Game 1 of the series Friday, the Battlefords North Stars will return to action tonight at the NB Civic Centre for Game 2 of their best-of-seven quarterfinal matchup with th...
Mar 16, 2019 Stars' captain Cody Spagrud was a force to be reckoned with in Game 1 against Flin Flon, logging huge minutes and setting the tone for the series with his physical play. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Korea scores trio in ninth end to edge Canada 7-6 at world women's curling event
SILKEBORG, Denmark - Korea's Minji Kim scored three in the ninth end to edge Canada's Chelsea Carey 7-6 on Saturday at the world women's curling championship. It was the first game of the tournam...
Mar 16, 2019

Canadian Bianca Andreescu is turning heads in tennis world with her stunning run
Bianca Andreescu has captured the imagination of Canadian sports fans with her Cinderella-like journey to the BNP Paribas Open women's singles final Sunday. But the Mississauga, Ont., native...
Mar 16, 2019

Quebec City Muslim worshippers condemn fatal New Zealand mosque attacks
QUEBEC - A little more than two years after their own community came under attack, Muslims in Quebec City said they were in shock over the mass shootings at two New Zealand mo...
Mar 16, 2019

Canada's Milos Raonic loses to Thiem in Indian Wells semi
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Milos Raonic fell one win short of making it a true Canada day on BNP Paribas Open championship Sunday. The No. 13 seed from Thornhill, Ont., lost 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 6-4 to No. 7...
Mar 16, 2019

UPDATE: Crusaders win 5A girls regionals, get set for Hoopla
The Carlton Crusaders senior girls basketball team have officially punched their ticket to the provincial championship tournament, March 21-23 in Saskatoon. The Crusaders were able to secure their spo...
Mar 16, 2019 Crusaders guard Gage Grassick gets a lay up in the regional finals over Swift Current. Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff

Police: Body in Minnesota appears to be missing 2-year-old
MILWAUKEE - A child's body found wrapped in a blanket along a Minnesota highway is believed to be that of a missing 2-year-old girl whose mom police have said was fatally shot by her former pimp, auth...
Mar 16, 2019

Russian-US crew arrives at International Space Station
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Russian-American crew arrived at the International Space Station on Friday, five months after a botched launch led to an emergency landing for two of the three astronauts. Thi...
Mar 16, 2019