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OTTAWA — U.S. and British forces, with the support of Canada and other allies, attacked more than a dozen sites used by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen on Thursday.

WINNIPEG — Kevin Cheveldayoff’s pride in how well the Winnipeg Jets are playing comes from different perspectives — as the team’s general manager, as a hockey fan and as a Canadian who knows all about small markets.

EDMONTON — The mayor of Edmonton says he plans to declare a housing and homelessness emergency because the system has reached what he calls a "breaking point.

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Anthony Romani bagged a hat trick as North Bay Battalion defeated the Mississauga Steelheads. Owen Van Steensel had the lone other goal for North Bay. Battalion netminder Dom DiVincentiis stopped 24 shots.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Rebecca Marino has advanced past fellow Canadian Katherine Sebov in qualifying to make the first round of the Australian Open.

NELSON, B.C. — A B.C. man has been sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of manslaughter in the death of an off-duty Abbotsford police officer. B.C.

VANCOUVER — Organizers of a performing arts festival in Vancouver have cancelled a play that addresses ethical dilemmas in the Middle East, citing friction caused by the Israel-Hamas war.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Justin Larose scored a goal and an assist as Victoriaville Tigres beat the Charlottetown Islanders. Sidney Deslauriers, Joseph Henneberry, Egor Goriunov, Justin Gendron and Nikita Prishchepov all scored once for Victoriaville.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays say they have signed deals with 11 players, including Cavan Biggio, Alejandro Kirk and closer Jordan Romano, for 2024. Romano, of Markham, Ont., was eligible for arbitration for the second time.

OTTAWA — Ed Broadbent, the affable advocate of social democracy whose principled leadership helped build the modern New Democratic Party and made him a titan of 20th century Canadian politics, has died. He was 87.