By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Golfers and their children took part in the family-friendly Par 3 Contest ahead of the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National in Georgia. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. ___ AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf The Associated Press... Read More »
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Elections BC says a website set up in 2024 to demand the firing of then B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad wasn’t the work of disgruntled members, as it claimed, but was instead created on the orders of the rival BC United Party. The election body says it has penalized BC United $4,500 for false advertising ... Read More »
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Former Canadian swim star and two-time Olympic medallist Nancy Garapick has died. She was 64. Swimming Canada said Garapick died peacefully at home in Langley, B.C., on Monday. The Halifax native set a world record as a 13-year-old in the 200-metre backstroke on April 27, 1975, at the Eastern Canadian Swimming Championships in Brantford, Ont., ... Read More »
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TORONTO (AP) — Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz left Wednesday’s game against the Washington Capitals early in the first period with a lower-body injury. The Toronto starter was hurt after stretching out his left leg to get a pad on Cole Hutson’s shot from distance. Stolarz immediately collapsed to the ice and pulled off his ... Read More »
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TORONTO — Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz left Wednesday’s game against the Washington Capitals early in the first period with a lower-body injury. The Toronto starter was hurt after stretching out his left leg to get a pad on Cole Hutson’s shot from distance. Stolarz immediately collapsed to the ice and pulled off his mask ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake was ejected from Wednesday night’s game against the Athletics by plate umpire Carlos Torres for arguing ball/strike calls from New York’s dugout in the third inning. Blake was tossed after Torres called a ball on a fastball from Will Warren to Nick Kurtz that was just ... Read More »
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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney praised astronaut Jeremy Hansen during a call with the Artemis II crew, saying he was proud to see a Canadian in space and to hear French spoken. The call marked the third and final space-to-Earth connection organized by the Canadian Space Agency, livestreamed from the John H. Chapman Space ... Read More »
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SEATTLE (AP) — Ron Francis will step down as president of hockey operations at the end of the season, the Seattle Kraken announced Wednesday. Francis, 63, was promoted from his longtime role as general manager last April, shortly after the Kraken fired coach Dan Bylsma. The Kraken said the decision was mutually agreed upon to ... Read More »
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TORONTO — With his team’s offence mired in a rut, Blue Jays manager John Schneider was hoping a big swing or two would help kickstart his sputtering club. It turns out some aggressive baserunning would do the trick. After going from first to third base in the eighth inning, Davis Schneider scampered home with the ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Corbin Carroll had three extra-base hits in his 500th career game Wednesday, including a two-run double during a four-run second inning that sent the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 7-2 win over the New York Mets. Carroll also doubled in the first and tripled in the seventh — his major league-leading 44th ... Read More »
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Matt Olson homered, Grant Holmes pitched into the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-2 on Wednesday. Atlanta broke a 2-2 tie in the third inning on Olson’s third homer of the season — a two-out, two-run shot to center field. Austin Riley followed with a ... Read More »
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