• CBC

    Historic Indigenous curling game in Cree Nation of Chisasibi aims to inspire community

    Never before has there been a curling game involving Canada's elite Indigenous curlers – until now.The Cree Nation of Chisasibi, a northern Quebec town on the eastern shore of James Bay, is making history this weekend by hosting ten elite Indigenous curlers from all across Canada who will be taking to the ice for the historic game.Olympian Kevin Koe, his brother and sister Jamie Koe and Kerry Galusha, four-time Scotties champion Kerri Einarson, curling legend Al Hackner, Olympic silver medallist

  • The Canadian Press

    Ingram, Valanciunas lift Zion-less Pelicans past Kings and into the playoffs

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hustle plays and production from up and down the lineup helped the New Orleans Pelicans overcome the absence of leading-scorer Zion Williamson, keep their season alive and avoid a historically significant loss. Brandon Ingram scored 24 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 19 points and 12 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans booked a spot in the NBA playoffs with a 105-98 victory over the Sacramento Kings in a play-in tournament elimination game on Friday night. “We stayed togeth

  • The Canadian Press

    Jordan Montgomery wins in debut, Diamondbacks get 22 hits in 17-1 win over Giants

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jordan Montgomery pitched six strong innings in his season debut, Blaze Alexander hit a grand slam and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 17-1 on Friday night. Ahead 2-1 in the fifth, Arizona used a three-run fifth to pull away, stringing together three straight two-out hits against reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell by Christian Walker, Eugenio Suárez and Randal Grichuk. Grichuk’s two-run double to left drove in Walker and Suárez to give the D

  • The Canadian Press

    Francisco Lindor slugs tiebreaking 2-run homer, Mets knock off the Dodgers for 5th straight win

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Francisco Lindor hit a tiebreaking two-run home run in the seventh inning and the New York Mets won their fifth straight game, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-4 on Friday night. DJ Stewart homered and had three RBI, Starling Marte added a two-run single in the eighth, and the Mets have bounced back after losing their first five games by winning 11 of their last 14. Chris Taylor broke out of an 0-for-31 slump with a two-run single and Shohei Ohtani had an RBI, but the Dodgers