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Canadian women’s basketball team drops FIBA World Cup qualifying opener to Turkey
ISTANBUL — Bridget Carleton scored a game-high 24 points as Canada erased a 19-point deficit,…
Champions League’s Cinderella club Bodø/Glimt shines again by beating Sporting Lisbon 3-0
BODO, Norway (AP) — The Champions League’s Cinderella club Bodø/Glimt wrote another chapter Wednesday in…
Louisville’s Mikel Brown Jr. won’t play at the ACC tourney. He hopes to be ready for March Madness
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Mikel Brown Jr. is focusing on rehabbing the back injury that…
UN panel says racist hate speech by Trump and other US leaders has led to human rights violations
GENEVA (AP) — A U.N.-backed panel of independent experts focusing on racial discrimination says racist…
What is a strategic oil reserve and does Canada have one?
CALGARY — The war raging in the Middle East has jolted global energy markets, prompting…
The Players Championship is set to deliver major excitement at the TPC Sawgrass
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Major or not, The Players Championship rarely lacks for…
Swifties could get Vancouver concert refunds after deal with StubHub on ticketing
VICTORIA — People who purchased tickets for Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vancouver through a resale…
Toronto FC adds storied alumni Jim Brennan and Doneil Henry to its front office
TORONTO — Toronto FC has added Jim Brennan, the franchise’s first-ever signing and captain, and…
Idlout says she felt she was ‘betraying’ her constituents by staying with NDP
OTTAWA — Nunavut MP Lori Idlout said Wednesday feedback from constituents calling on her to…
Owner Brad Grant feels hosting Hambletonian Stakes would boost Canadian racing
TORONTO — Owner Brad Grant has won just about every major harness-racing title there is,…
Iran’s sports minister says the country can’t take part in the World Cup because of US attacks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s sports and youth minister said it’s “not possible”…
Boca Juniors unveils $50M-$60M Bombonera expansion to 80,000 seats
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — After River Plate presented a project to roof its Monumental…
White Sox catcher Kyle Teel expected to miss 4-to-6 weeks with right hamstring strain
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chicago White Sox catcher Kyle Teel has a right hamstring strain…
Toronto Maple Leafs struggling following resumption of NHL play after Winter Games
Life after the Milan Cortina Olympics has been tough for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Toronto…
King penguins are the rare species benefiting from a warming world. But that could change
WASHINGTON (AP) — The warming world has disrupted the timing for plant and animal reproduction,…
Lebanon’s latest conflict brings rare public backlash against Hezbollah as war flares again
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese mother of two had just awakened to prepare the pre-dawn…
A stunning US loss to Italy leaves World Baseball Classic fate hanging
HOUSTON (AP) — The surprising loss by the United States to Italy in the World…
Lords a-leaving: Britain is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years
LONDON (AP) — Centuries of British political tradition will end within weeks after Parliament voted…
33 years since Oscar nom, Montreal filmmaker Joyce Borenstein feels sense of closure
MONTREAL — Joyce Borenstein spent hours in her Montreal-area apartment, surrounded by the paintings of…
Pacer Nahid Rana rattles new-look Pakistan to earn Bangladesh big win in 1st ODI
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Fast bowler Nahid Rana grabbed a maiden five-wicket haul as Bangladesh…
MLB report settles World Series Game 7 plate drama: IKF was out by feet, not inches
It was the most debated play of the year in Major League Baseball, perhaps the…
Most of Iranian women’s soccer team left Australia after declining last-minute airport asylum offers
GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — The Iranian women’s soccer team left Australia without seven squad…
Young people expect little change as the Republic of Congo heads to a presidential election
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — Voters in the Republic of Congo will be heading…
Italy buys Caravaggio painting for about $35 million, one of its largest payouts for a single work
ROME (AP) — Italy has bought a rare portrait by baroque painter Caravaggio for 30…