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Joel Armia's hat trick helps Canadiens down short-handed Capitals 6-2

MONTREAL — Joel Armia needed three games to find his scoring touch after missing 19 with an upper respiratory infection.

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Canada's Gushue splits games, qualifies for playoffs at world curling championship

OTTAWA — Minutes after dropping a third game at the world men's curling championship on Thursday night, Brad Gushue and his Canadian teammates returned to the ice at TD Place.

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Lyon solid in goal as Florida beats Ottawa 7-2

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Alex Lyon set a franchise record for saves in a regulation game and Aleksander Barkov scored twice as the Florida Panthers beat the Ottawa Senators 7-2 on Thursday night for their fifth consecutive victory.

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David Pastrnak scores in OT, Bruins beat Maple Leafs 2-1

BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak scored his 57th goal of the season at 2:30 of overtime to give the history-chasing Boston Bruins a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.

Apr 6, 2023 8:14 PM Read more >

Koepka living large at Masters, leads with Rahm and Hovland

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka shared the lead Thursday in the Masters, and that's about all they had in common. Not the way they started their rounds at Augusta National.

Apr 6, 2023 6:18 PM Read more >

Humboldt holds tribute five years after deadly bus crash

HUMBOLDT, SASKATCHEWAN — Church bells rang Thursday in Humboldt, Sask.,at the same time as the deadly bus crash brought unimaginable tragedy to the small city five years ago. The bells at St.

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Gausman leads Blue Jays to 3rd straight win over Royals, 6-3

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kevin Gausman pitched six scoreless innings, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Apr 6, 2023 4:08 PM Read more >

US would bar full ban on trans athletes but allow exceptions

WASHINGTON (AP) — Schools and colleges across the U.S.

Apr 6, 2023 2:40 PM Read more >

Blue Jays unveil completed Phase 1 of Rogers Centre renovations ahead of home opener

Toronto Blue Jays fans can expect new ways to experience a baseball game live this season, after the first phase of renovations at Rogers Centre were unveiled Thursday.

Apr 6, 2023 2:34 PM Read more >

Toronto FC coach says Lorenzo Insigne close to returning but not this week

TORONTO — Coach Bob Bradley sees light at the end of the Toronto FC injury tunnel, but the wait on Italian star Lorenzo Insigne continues.

Apr 6, 2023 1:53 PM Read more >