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Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe says he's sorry if some offended by anti-immigrant comments
LONDON (AP) - Manchester United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe said Thursday that he's sorry if some have been offended by anti-immigrant comments. The billionaire co-owner of Manchester United faced criticism by both political leaders and fans a...
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CP NewsAlert: Canada's Mikael Kingsbury wins Olympic silver in men's moguls
LIVIGNO - Canadian freestyle ski star Mikael Kingsbury has won a silver medal in the men's moguls event at the Milan Cortina Olympics. The 33-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que. sailed to his fourth Olympic medal, just behind Australia's Cooper Woods. M...
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More silver for Canada as Grondin, Kingsbury finish second in snowboard cross, moguls
MILAN - Canada has landed on the podium for its fifth and sixth medals - both silver - at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Day 6, both on the hills of Livigno and both in narrow misses for the gold. Snowboarder Eliot Grondin secured the latest medal for C...
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Orioles add veteran right-hander Chris Bassitt to rotation, AP source says
Chris Bassitt is staying in the AL East. The Baltimore Orioles agreed to an $18.5 million, one-year contract with the right-hander Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymi...
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Big man Jakob Poeltl feeling 'pretty good' after return to Toronto Raptors lineup
TORONTO - Jakob Poeltl's return didn't exactly go to plan. The Austrian big man played his first game Wednesday after missing 24 with nagging back pain against the Detroit Pistons, but his Toronto Raptors struggled in a 113-95 loss against the Eastern...
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Cunningham puts up 28 points, Detroit Pistons trounce Toronto Raptors 113-95
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors will enter the all-star break on a sour note. Toronto hardly came close in a 113-95 loss to the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night at Scotiabank Arena in both teams' final contest ahead of the an...
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Baltimore Orioles sign former Blue Jays pitcher Bassitt to one-year deal
BALTIMORE - Free-agent right-hander Chris Bassitt is joining the Baltimore Orioles on a one-year deal, leaving the Toronto Blue Jays after three seasons, according to multiple reports Wednesday. ESPN's Jeff Passan was first to report the agreement, whi...
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CP NewsAlert: Canada's Gilles, Poirier place third, win bronze in ice dance
MILAN - Canadian figure skaters Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier have finished third in ice dancing at the Milan Cortina Olympics. More to come. The Canadian Press
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Here's the latest following the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
TUMBLER RIDGE - RCMP say nine people were killed in shootings Tuesday in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., including the lone suspect who died by suicide. Seven of the victims were under 13 years old. Mounties also changed the death toll from 10, saying they origin...
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Blue Jays pitcher Shane Bieber trying to stay patient as his season is delayed
DUNEDIN - Shane Bieber is trying to remind himself that he's had a longer wait to start a Major League Baseball season before. Bieber spoke to the media on Wednesday, a day after the Toronto Blue Jays announced that he would not be ready to start the s...
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Driver pleads guilty in crash that killed former Olympian skater Alexandra Paul
ORANGEVILLE - A truck driver has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving charges in a crash that killed a former Canadian Olympic figure skater in Melancthon Township, north of Shelburne, Ont. nearly three years ago. Court staff in Orangeville, Ont., confi...
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Ottawa signs Canadian linebackers Allen and Brodrique and American quarterback Maier
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks signed Canadian linebackers A.J. Allen and Michael Brodrique and American quarterback Jake Maier on Wednesday. Allen's deal covers two years, while Maier and Brodrique signed a one-year contracts. All three players became ...
Feb 11, 2026
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Mboko through to quarterfinals of Qatar Open after upset win over Andreeva
DOHA - Rising Canadian tennis star Victoria Mboko is through to the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open after upsetting fifth seed Mirra Andreeva 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5) on Wednesday. Mboko, seeded 10th at the WTA 1000 hardcourt tournament, survived match point ...
Feb 11, 2026
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Dylan Cease gets a jump on spring training, joins Toronto Blue Jays early
DUNEDIN - Dylan Cease couldn't wait to start with the Toronto Blue Jays, so he came to spring training camp nearly two weeks early. Cease had already been a regular at the Blue Jays' Player Development Complex for more than 10 days when Toronto officia...
Feb 11, 2026
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Canadian ice dancers Gilles, Poirier earn long-awaited Olympic bronze in Milan
MILAN - Canada got its storybook finish in figure skating on Day 5 of the Milan Cortina Olympics, as Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier secured a place on the podium in ice dance. Gilles and Poirier earned their long-awaited Olympic medal, capturing bronze ...
Feb 11, 2026
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Tigres pounce on Forge with three second-half goals to net 4-1 Champions Cup win
MONTERREY - Rodrigo Aguirre scored once in each half, Nahuel Guzmán stopped two of three shots and the Monterrey-based Tigres UANL defeated the visiting Forge FC of Hamilton 4-1 in the second leg of the first-round CONCACAF Champions Cup series. Brian ...
Feb 11, 2026
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Shapovalov wins, Diallo falls in first-round singles action at Dallas Open
DALLAS - Seventh-seeded Canadian Denis Shapovalov breezed to an opening-round victory at the Dallas Open on Tuesday night, bouncing Rafael Jodar of Spain 6-1, 6-2. The Richmond Hill, Ont., tennis star had seven aces in the 69-minute match. He finished ...
Feb 11, 2026
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Jays' Santander expected to miss five to six months after shoulder surgery
DUNEDIN - Outfielder Anthony Santander of the Toronto Blue Jays will have labrum surgery on his left shoulder and is expected to miss five to six months of the 2026 season, manager John Schneider announced Tuesday. Schneider provided the update when he...
Feb 10, 2026
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CP NewsAlert: Canada falls to U.S. 5-0 in Olympic women's hockey
MILAN - Canada's women's hockey team has lost 5-0 to the United States in preliminary round action at the Milan Cortina Olympics. More coming. The Canadian Press
Feb 10, 2026
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CHL unveils top 50 players for 50th anniversary, including Gretzky, Crosby, Bedard
The Canadian Hockey League has unveiled its top 50 players to commemorate its 50th anniversary. The list spans multiple eras, featuring Wayne Gretzky and Patrick Roy alongside Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid and Connor Bedard. Thirty-one of the 50 player...
Feb 10, 2026
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers shore up their offensive line by signing former Lion Broxton
It took some time but Jarell Broxton is finally a Winnipeg Blue Bomber. The six-foot-five, 325-pound American offensive lineman signed a two-year deal with Winnipeg on Tuesday, the first day of CFL free agency. Broxton, 32, spent the last five seasons ...
Feb 10, 2026
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Raptors forward Brandon Ingram named to NBA all-star game as injury replacement
TORONTO - Toronto Raptors forward Brandon Ingram will step in for star guard Steph Curry at the NBA all-star game. Ingram was named to the USA Stripes team as an injury replacement for Curry, the Golden State Warriors star who is out with an injured r...
Feb 10, 2026
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Carney says he spoke to Trump after president threatened to block Gordie Howe bridge
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Donald Trump's threat to stall the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge will be resolved following a call with the U.S. president Tuesday. "I explained that Canada paid for the construction of the...
Feb 10, 2026
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CP NewsAlert: Former world champions Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps to compete at Olympics
MILAN - Former world champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps of Canada will compete in pairs competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics. More to come. The Canadian Press
Feb 10, 2026
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