Canada improves to 3-0 at mixed doubles curling worlds, outlasts Sweden after slow start

Canada’s Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant remained undefeated with an 8-6 win over Sweden at the world mixed doubles curling championship on Sunday in Fredericton. Canada (3-0) fell into an early 3-0 deficit after the first end but quickly trimmed it by scoring two in the second. The Swedish team of Anna Hasselborg and Oskar … Read more

Pope Francis no longer needs mechanical help to breathe as his health improves, Vatican says

Pope Francis’ condition continued to improve and he hasn’t needed to use the mechanical ventilation mask to help him breathe, the Vatican said Wednesday in signaling further progress in his recovery from double pneumonia. The 88-year-old pontiff is also reducing his reliance on high-flow supplemental oxygen during the day, the Vatican said in a medical … Read more

Canada’s Homan hands Switzerland 1st loss, improves to 7-2 at curling worlds

Switzerland’s Silvana Tirinzoni is undefeated no longer after meeting Canada’s Rachel Homan. Homan handed Tirinzoni her first loss of the round-robin with a 7-6 extra-end victory at the LGT women’s world curling championship on Thursday in Uijeongbu-si, South Korea. The Ottawa-based team, which also includes Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes, scored a point … Read more