Cavaliers overpower Raptors in playoff opener behind strong 2nd half

A male basketball player holds the ball away from a defender during a game as fans watch from the stands.
Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points, Max Strus had 24 off the bench and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the visiting Toronto Raptors 126-113 on Saturday in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.

Gunman who killed at least 6, took hostages in Ukraine supermarket shot dead by police

A police officer reaches his hand out to almost touch a bullet hole in the glass of a supermarket.
A gunman who killed at least five people in the streets of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday before taking hostages and barricading himself in a nearby supermarket has been shot dead by police, Ukrainian officials said.

Pope Leo XIV says 'not in my interest at all' to debate Donald Trump

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Pope Leo XIV says he won't debate U.S. President Donald Trump and will continue to preach peace.

Canadian women's rugby 7s beat U.S. to advance to semis at Hong Kong event

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The Canadian women's rugby sevens team advanced to the Cup semifinals of the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong SVNS event with a win over the U.S. on Saturday.

Gosling scores on OT power play to lift the Victoire past the Fleet

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Nicole Gosling scored on a power play 38 seconds into overtime to give the PWHL-leading Montreal Victoire a 3-2 victory over the Boston Fleet on Friday night in Laval, Que.

Medicine Hat is ready to 'shine' hosting Canada Special Olympics

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It's taken longer than expected for Medicine Hat to welcome Special Olympians from across the country, but organizers are promising that it will be worth the wait. The southern Alberta city began preparing to host the 2022 games seven ye...