More than 300,000 Canadians faced power outages in parts of Ontario on Sunday as an ice storm pummeled the region over the weekend, according to electricity provider Hydro One. Environment Canada issued winter storm warnings for freezing rain in Ottawa, parts of Quebec and Ontario, with the risk of snow mixed with or transitioning to…
It appeared Johni Broome’s day was done in the Elite Eight and Auburn was going to have to play the final 10 minutes of Sunday’s game against Michigan State without its top star. Auburn’s star forward departed the game with just over 10 minutes to go after landing awkwardly on his right elbow following a…
Aaron Judge homered in his first at-bat, Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered twice and the New York Yankees went deep four more times in a 12-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday, a day after becoming the third team in major league history to hit nine homers in a game. The Yankees hit a total…
The British advertising giant WPP has become the latest company to cut the phrase “diversity, equity and inclusion” from its annual report as the policies come under attack from the Trump administration. The agency, which counts the US as by far its largest market, boasts the storied “Madison Avenue” agencies J Walter Thompson, Ogilvy and…
John Fanta College Basketball Broadcaster and Reporter With 5:42 remaining on the clock at Lucas Oil Stadium, what was once a 22-point Houston lead over Tennessee in the Midwest Regional Final was trimmed down to 10. Less than 48 hours after the Cougars allowed Purdue to overcome a double-digit deficit to tie the game in…
Officials in Minnesota were seeking answers in the case of a University of Minnesota graduate student who was being detained by US immigration authorities for unknown reasons. University leadership said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) detained the student on Thursday at an off-campus residence. Officials said the school was not given advance notice about the…
Hugh Schofield BBC News, Paris Reuters Marine Le Pen is awaiting a high-stakes verdict in a party funding trial France’s Marine Le Pen faces a make-or-break moment on Monday, as a judge rules on whether she should be banned from the next presidential election. The hard-right leader, who is ahead of all her rivals in…
The Toronto Blue Jays put right-hander Max Scherzer on the 15-day injured list Sunday because of inflammation in his right thumb. The move comes one day after the three-time Cy Young Award winner left his debut start with Toronto after three innings because of right lat soreness. Manager John Schneider said Scherzer will visit a…
Donald Trump has said he is “very angry” and “pissed off” with Russian President Vladimir Putin after weeks of attempting to negotiate a ceasefire in Ukraine. In an NBC News interview, the US president said he was angry with Putin for attacking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s credibility, and threatened to impose a 50% tariff on…
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Nestor Cortes had a return to Yankee Stadium to forget on Saturday. A day later, Cortes reflected on allowing five of the Yankees’ team-record nine homers and lasting two-plus innings in a 20-9 loss. “It’s not a good feeling,” Cortes said. “So obviously didn’t go the way I planned.” Cortes left the…
