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Is this real? AI ramps up risk of April Fools' Day foul-ups for corporate brands

Rebranding as “Voltswagen.” Shutting down Trader Joe’s. Emailing confirmation of a $750 food delivery. The range of April Fools’ Day marketing pranks gone awry is as varied as their reception.

Mar 30, 2024 4:00 AM Read more >

Woman in Northern Ireland finds people who can understand her — in Newfoundland

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Whitney McCullough says she has always felt like people outside her home of Banbridge, Northern Ireland, need subtitles to decipher her accent and slang.

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Halifax RCMP are searching for a suspect in a Shoppers Drug Mart robbery

Halifax Regional Police are investigating a robbery that happened Friday night at the Shoppers Drug Mart in the city's Fairview neighbourhood.

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WHL: Rebels score five unanswered to top Tigers in double OT in playoff series opener

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — Kalan Lind scored the game-winning goal at 1:15 of double overtime to cap a run of five unanswered goals in the Red Deer Rebels' 5-4 comeback win over the Medicine Hat Tigers on Friday in Western Hockey League playoff action.

Mar 29, 2024 11:52 PM Read more >

Sports scoreboard for Friday, March 29, 2024

Friday's Scoreboard NHL Buffalo 5 New Jersey 2 --- AHL Manitoba 4 Toronto 3 Calgary 4 San Jose 2 Laval 2 Belleville 1 Charlotte 4 Bridgeport 1 Lehigh Valley 6 Syracuse 4 Providence 7 Utica 4 Springfield 6 Hartford 2 Chicago 4 Grand Rapids 2 Iowa 4 Te

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OHL: Colts defeat top seed Generals 4-2 in playoff series opener

OSHAWA, Ont. — Zach Wigle had one goal and two assists and the Barrie Colts earned a 4-2 win over the Oshawa Generals on Friday in Ontario Hockey League playoff action.

Mar 29, 2024 9:58 PM Read more >

QMJHL: Larose plays hero as Tigres top Cataractes in OT in playoff series opener

VICTORIAVILLE, Que. — Justin Larose capped a two-goal, one-assist effort with the winning marker at 3:10 of overtime and the Victoriaville Tigres edged the Shawinigan Cataractes 4-3 on Friday in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoff action.

Mar 29, 2024 9:33 PM Read more >

Canadiens' Guhle receives one-game suspension from NHL for slashing

NEW YORK — Montreal Canadiens defenceman Kaiden Guhle received a one-game suspension from the NHL on Friday for slashing Philadelphia Flyers forward Travis Konecny.

Mar 29, 2024 5:25 PM Read more >

Fisheries officials monitoring orphaned orca calf in lagoon off Vancouver Island

ZEBALLOS, B.C. — Efforts to coax an orphaned whale calf out of a lagoon off Vancouver Island have been paused and fisheries officials are now monitoring the animal from afar until the tidal situation improves, Fisheries and Oceans Canada says.

Mar 29, 2024 5:04 PM Read more >

Canadian judoka Christa Deguchi wins gold at Antalya Grand Slam competition

ANTALYA, Türkiye — Canada's Christa Deguchi defeated Brazil's Jessica Lima on Friday to win gold in the under-57 kilogram category at the Antalya Grand Slam judo competition. Deguchi, from Lethbridge, Alta.

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