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Long time between Briers, Newfoundland and Labrador lead back in it 35 years later
REGINA - Alex Smith is back in the Canadian men's curling championship 35 years after his last appearance in Saskatoon in 1989. Newfoundland and Labrador's lead at the Montana's Brier in Regina was a ...
Mar 03, 2024

Lawmakers elect Shehbaz Sharif as Pakistan's new premier. Protests in parliament greet appointment
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Lawmakers in Pakistan's National Assembly elected Sunday Shehbaz Sharif as the country's new prime minister for the second time as allies of imprisoned former premier Imran Khan in pa...
Mar 03, 2024

AI has come for music. So far, there's a Great Big Sea between people and algorithms
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The production is slick, the drums are on point, and the vocals sound great, but a titan of Newfoundland and Labrador's music scene hears something off about "It Could Be Worse" and...
Mar 03, 2024

North Stars battle Mustangs the distance, but fall in OT
The Battlefords North Stars found themselves on the wrong end of the box score for a fifth straight, Saturday, falling 5-4 to the Melfort Mustangs on home ice at the Access Communications Centre. Desp...
Mar 03, 2024

NHL roundup: Draisaitl scores 30th goal as Oilers clip Kraken 2-1
SEATTLE (AP) - Leon Draisaitl scored his 30th goal of the season off the league-leading 73rd assist from Connor McDavid, Brett Kulak scored early in the third period, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the ...
Mar 03, 2024

Sharangovich shines as Flames rally to burn Penguins 4-3
CALGARY - Yegor Sharangovich scored twice, including the game-winner with 50 seconds left in the third period, as the Calgary Flames rallied from a two-goal, third-period deficit on Saturday for a rou...
Mar 03, 2024

Former Raider Pakkala leads Hurricanes to win over Raiders
Former Raiders forward Hayden Pakkala scored twice as the Lethbridge Hurricanes edged the Prince Albert Raiders 4-3 Saturday night at the Art Hauser Centre.Falling behind 4-1, the Raiders rallied to m...
Mar 02, 2024

Plane believed to be carrying Norway's king departs Malaysia, a day after he received a pacemaker
LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) - An airplane believed to be carrying Norway's King Harald departed Malaysia on Sunday, a day after he was implanted with a pacemaker. Europe's oldest reigning monarch was hosp...
Mar 02, 2024

Canada's Masson-Wong wins at first Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship card in Canada
EDMONTON - Quebec City's Jade Masson-Wong needed just one minute to knock out American Gabrielle Roman on Saturday night in the main event of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship's first-ever show in Ca...
Mar 02, 2024

Martinez breakaway goal lifts CF Montreal over FC Dallas 2-1
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Josef Martinez scored on a breakaway in the 60th minute, lifting CF Montreal to a 2-1 victory over FC Dallas on Saturday night, spoiling the Major League Soccer debut of celebrate...
Mar 02, 2024