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Premier League title race gets a lot tighter as Arsenal beats Liverpool 3-1 after Alisson's errors
The Premier League title race just got a lot tighter. Arsenal benefited from two second-half errors from Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker to claim a 3-1 victory over the league leaders on Sunday. A...
Feb 04, 2024

Brandon Gignac signs two-year, two-way deal with Montreal Canadiens
BROSSARD, Que. - Forward Brandon Gignac has signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens. Gignac, from Repentigny, Que., has played 43 games with the American Hockey League's Laval ...
Feb 04, 2024

Piper and Gilles golden at Four Continents as Canada claims two ice dance medals
SHANGHAI - Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier's dream season continued on Sunday at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai, China. The Canadians won their first ISU Championships ...
Feb 04, 2024

Senegal police fire tear gas as the opposition protests at election delay
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Senegal's police on Sunday fired tear gas at opposition supporters who were protesting against the decision by President Macky Sall to postpone the Feb. 25 election over a disput...
Feb 04, 2024

Forest fires rage on in central Chile killing at least 64
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Firefighters wrestled Sunday with massive forest fires that broke out in central Chile two days earlier, as officials extended curfews in cities most heavily affected by the bla...
Feb 04, 2024

Argos kicker Boris Bede bids farewell to Toronto fans on social media
TORONTO - Boris Bede's time with the Toronto Argonauts appears to be over. The veteran kicker took to social media Sunday to bid farewell to Argos fans, saying the club has "decided to go in a differe...
Feb 04, 2024

Spotlight on London, Ont. as world junior hockey sex assault case goes to court
TORONTO - The southwestern Ontario city of London will be under a spotlight Monday as a high-profile, multi-year probe into allegations of sexual assault involving players from Canada's 2018 world jun...
Feb 04, 2024

New AFN chief looks to turn page with Pierre Poilievre from Harper-era tensions
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is trying to make inroads with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, hoping to forestall the tensions and angst that marked the party's las...
Feb 04, 2024

Namibian President Hage Geingob dies in a hospital where he was receiving treatment, his office says
CAIRO (AP) - Namibian President Hage Geingob died Sunday while receiving medical treatment, his office announced. In a post on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, the Namibian presidency sa...
Feb 03, 2024

All-star Sayles, Lions agree to two-year extension
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions confirmed Saturday that American defensive back Marcus Sayles has signed a two-year extension. The two-time CFL all-star was eligible to become a free agent on Feb. 13. The ...
Feb 03, 2024