April 9th, 2026
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Vilma Jää Brings herding calls and mocking songs to Met Opera’s production of ‘Innocence’

By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — When Vilma Jää enrolled at the Sibelius Academy to study folk music she never expected to end up playing a major role in one of the 21st century’s most acclaimed operas. Kaija Saariaho, Finland’s leading opera composer, was working on a piece called “Innocence” and wanted one of the characters to ... Read More »

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Ligue 1 leader PSG rests while other teams chase a Champions League spot

By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026

PARIS (AP) — With Paris Saint-Germain given the weekend off to prepare for its trip to Liverpool in the Champions League, there will be no top-of-the-table clash against Lens this weekend. The French league controversially postponed the 1st vs. 2nd encounter following a request from PSG. Initially set for April 11, it fell between PSG’s ... Read More »

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Paulinho’s hat trick leads Toluca to a 4-2 first-leg win over LA Galaxy

By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Portuguese striker Joao Paulo Fernandes Paulinho scored a hat-trick on Thursday and Mexican reigning champion Toluca had a 4-2 victory over MLS side LA Galaxy in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal series. Nicolas Castro open the scoring in the 12th minute and Paulinho added goals in the ... Read More »

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Connor McDavid’s hat trick leads the Oilers to a 5-2 win over the Sharks

By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Connor McDavid scored his 15th career hat trick and finished with five points Wednesday night, leading the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks that moved them into sole possession of first place in the Pacific Division. McDavid controlled the game almost from the start, scoring ... Read More »

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Holmgren scores 30, Thunder clinch NBA’s best regular-season record in 128-110 victory over Clippers

By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Chet Holmgren had 30 points and 14 rebounds, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 20 points and 11 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder clinched the NBA’s best regular-season record with a 128-110 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. Jalen Williams scored 18 points for the NBA champion Thunder (64-16), who ... Read More »

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Scores and schedule for Wednesday, April 8, 2026

By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026

Wednesday’s Scoreboard NHL Washington 4 Toronto 0 Edmonton 5 San Jose 2 Buffalo 5 N.Y. Rangers 3 — PWHL Seattle 5 Ottawa 3 — AHL Toronto 4 Utica 3 (OT) Milwaukee 7 Manitoba 0 Rochester 3 Syracuse 2 Iowa 4 Texas 0 Henderson 3 Coachella Valley 1 Bakersfield 5 Tucson 2 — Ontario Hockey League ... Read More »

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Fox scores 25 points to lead short-handed Spurs past Trail Blazers 112-101

By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — De’Aaron Fox had 25 points and the San Antonio Spurs kept rolling even with Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle sidelined by injuries, defeating the Portland Trail Blazers 112-101 on Wednesday night. San Antonio (61-19) is 28-3 since Feb. 1 and has its best record since 2017, its last appearance in the ... Read More »

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Leafs’ Stolarz suffers lower-body injury; Akhtyamov to make 1st NHL start Thursday

By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026

TORONTO — Anthony Stolarz stretched to make a save early in Wednesday’s first period. The Maple Leafs goaltender was face down on the ice in agony a moment later — another blow in a season that can’t end soon enough for Toronto. Stolarz’s misfortune also opened the door for a young netminder. Head coach Craig ... Read More »

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Miniature art transforms an alley into a surrealist wonderland at ‘Mississippi’s Tiniest Museum’

By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — In the cramped backroom of a theater, Vicki Taylor glues together tiny figurines that peer over electrical boxes, canoe down drainage pipes and hide in nooks and crannies waiting to be found by someone curious enough to get on their hands and knees to search. Taylor and her husband, Rick, opened ... Read More »

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers appeal his conviction with First Amendment argument

By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ lawyers are poised to try to persuade federal appeals court judges that the hip-hop mogul was treated unfairly at the trial that sent him to prison on prostitution-related charges, and that the First Amendment should win his freedom. Combs, currently in federal prison in New Jersey, won’t ... Read More »

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Iranian American soccer fans are torn between pride and protest as the World Cup nears

By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026

STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — With Iran qualifying for the World Cup, Arad Ershad had visions of splurging on flights and tickets to attend one of the team’s upcoming first-round matches in Los Angeles. That changed when Ershad, a New York graduate student who grew up in Tehran, saw how many of the players he ... Read More »

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