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A Lim Kim leads LPGA tournament in Singapore by a stroke over Charley Hull after the first round
SINGAPORE (AP) - A Lim Kim tamed swirling winds to shoot a 4-under 68 and take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the HSBC Women's World Championship on Thursday. Kim had five birdies but boge...
Feb 27, 2025
Dozens reportedly injured after explosions rock a meeting of M23 rebel group leaders in Congo
BUKAVU, Congo (AP) - Dozens of people were reportedly injured Thursday after two explosions hit a meeting of M23 rebel group leaders and residents in the captured city of Bukavu in eastern Congo. Vide...
Feb 27, 2025
Canada's Auger-Aliassime beats Cilic to reach semifinal at Dubai Tennis Championships
DUBAI - Montreal's Flix Auger-Aliassime rallied past Marin Cilic 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships. Auger-Aliassime fired 13 aces to Cilic's three and br...
Feb 27, 2025
Villeneuve family seeks to protect driver's 'legacy' in battle against Quebec museum
MONTREAL - The legend of Gilles Villeneuve still holds an outsized place in the minds of Canadian auto racing fans, more than 40 years after the Quebec-born Formula One star died at age 32 in a crash ...
Feb 27, 2025
Villeneuve family seeks to protect driver's 'legacy' in battle against Quebec museum
MONTREAL - The legend of Gilles Villeneuve still holds an outsized place in the minds of Canadian auto racing fans, more than 40 years after the Quebec-born Formula One star died at age 32 in a crash ...
Feb 27, 2025
'Inbound' documentary shines light on how immigration has shaped Canadian basketball
A new documentary makes the case that a change in Canada's immigration policy more than 50 years ago has fuelled the country's current boom in NBA players. "Inbound," a short film on how Prime Ministe...
Feb 27, 2025
After growing up in Arsenal's ranks, Monlouis looks to make mark with Toronto FC
TORONTO - After making more than 100 combined appearances for Arsenal's U-18, U-21 and U-23 teams and with his contract running out at the end of the season, Zane Monlouis started looking to the futur...
Feb 27, 2025
In the news today: Tariffs and Canadian border towns, Ottawa to apologize to Inuit
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Small-town mayors keep it friendly on border Big municipal governments in B.C. have been talking of boycotts a...
Feb 27, 2025
Minister to apologize for relocations of Inuit decades ago
OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree will apologize on behalf of the federal government Thursday for its role in the Dundas Harbour relocations between 1934 and 1948. The r...
Feb 27, 2025
Andrew Tate, who faces rape and trafficking charges in Romania, has left for the US
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have left Romania for the U.S. after a travel ban on them was lifted, an official said Thursday. The brothers are charged with hum...
Feb 27, 2025