March 28th, 2024

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Woll solid, Giordano scores in return from injury as Maple Leafs top Capitals 5-1

By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2024

TORONTO – Joseph Woll made 24 saves in a bounceback performance and Mark Giordano scored following a long injury absence as the Toronto Maple Leafs cruised past the Washington Capitals 5-1 on Thursday. Tyler Bertuzzi, with two goals to give him six in his last seven games, Conner Dewar and Bobby McMann provided the rest ... Read More »

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Senators win fourth straight by blanking Blackhawks 2-0

By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2024

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators are riding a four-game winning streak following a 2-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night thanks to Anton Forsberg’s 18-save shutout performance. The win was Ottawa’s first against Chicago since Dec. 20, 2016, snapping an 11-game losing skid. The Senators (31-36-4) got first-period contributions from Claude Giroux and ... Read More »

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Blue Jays play long ball, rip Rays 8-2 in season opener

By Fred Goodall, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. lingered coming out of the batter’s box long enough to watch a towering drive off his bat sail well over the centre-field wall. Then he broke into a home run trot. The sixth-inning shot – part of a five-run rally that helped Toronto beat Tampa Bay 8-2 ... Read More »

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Mob in Mexico brutally beats suspected kidnapper to death hours before Holy Week procession

By Fernanda Pesce, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024

TAXCO, Mexico (AP) – A mob in the Mexican tourist city of Taxco brutally beat a woman to death Thursday because she was suspected of kidnapping and killing a young girl, rampaging just hours before the city’s famous Holy Week procession. On the eve of Good Friday, men walk through the colonial streets of Taxco ... Read More »

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Scheffler shoots impressive 5 under, trails by one at Houston Open

By The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024

HOUSTON (AP) – Scottie Scheffler had his 28th consecutive round under par to start the year, a 5-under 65 on Thursday that left him one shot behind Taylor Moore and Wilson Furr in the Houston Open. Scheffler also extended his streak to 49 holes without a bogey dating to the third round of The Players ... Read More »

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Bus plunges off a bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people. An 8-year-old child is only survivor

By Gerald Imray, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – A bus carrying worshippers headed to an Easter festival plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames in South Africa on Thursday, killing at least 45 people, authorities said. The only survivor of the crash was an 8-year-old child, who was receiving medical attention, according ... Read More »

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Jays play long ball to open season with 8-2 win over Rays

By Fred Goodall, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – George Springer, Cavan Biggio and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered Thursday to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a season-opening 8-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Alejandro Kirk and Bo Bichette drove in two runs apiece for the Blue Jays, who scored five times in the sixth inning after being ... Read More »

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Killer whale rescue team puts boats back in lagoon in effort to entice calf to ocean

By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2024

ZEBALLOS, B.C. – The effort to coax a young orca back to the open ocean following the death of its mother on northern Vancouver Island has included the use of killer whale calls, trying special guide lines and sounding Indigenous drum beats, with no success. The tidal window in Little Espinosa Inlet is brief, just ... Read More »

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A bus plunges off a bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people. 8-year-old child is only survivor

By Gerald Imray, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – A bus carrying worshippers headed to an Easter festival plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames in South Africa Thursday, killing at least 45 people, authorities said. The only survivor of the crash was an 8-year-old child, who was receiving medical attention, according to ... Read More »

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‘We won’t forget’: How Muslims view Pierre Poilievre’s stance on Israel-Hamas war

By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2024

OTTAWA – While a spokesman for regional Muslim advocacy group warns Pierre Poilievre’s stand on the Israel-Hamas war could complicate his party’s relationship with Muslim Canadians, another advocate accuses the Liberals of only responding to their concerns for the purpose of getting their votes. Nawaz Tahir of the Hikma Public Affairs Council in London, Ont., ... Read More »

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Correction to March 27 story on NCAA basketball team hiring Canadian coach Dave Smart

By The Canadian Press on March 28th, 2024

In a March 27 story on Canadian basketball coach Dave Smart being hired by the Pacific Tigers of NCAA Division 1, The Canadian Press incorrectly spelled Pacific director of athletics Adam Tschuor’s last name as “Tschor.” The story also stated that Smart has won five Pat O’Brien Awards as the top coach at Carleton University. ... Read More »

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