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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — The day Thomas Shajan was expecting to see a South Indian action epic at a theatre in British Columbia, a spate of shootings thousands of kilometres away disrupted his plans.

MONTREAL — Stefani Balinsky not only brings her list when she goes grocery shopping, she also brings a calculator.

OTTAWA — It was 4:40 in the morning when bombs started to drop on Lilyia Dvornichenko's hometown of Kharkiv in Ukraine, just an hour from the Russian border.

MONTREAL — Several Quebec Tim Hortons franchisees are taking the brand's owner to court, blaming what they describe as unreasonable constraints in the company's licensing agreements for lower-than-expected profits.

VANCOUVER — Comebacks seemed to be a theme for the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday. Coach Vanni Sartini made his return to the sidelines. Dynamic forward Fafa Picault had a goal and an assist in his return from international duty.

CALGARY — Nazem Kadri provided the spark and the Calgary Flames endured a few blocked-shot bruises en route to a 4-2 doubling of the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Canadian featherweight Kyle (The Monster) Nelson won his third straight UFC fight Saturday, stopping American (Senor Perfecto) Bill Algeo in the first round on a UFC Fight Night card. The 32-year-old from Huntsville, Ont.

Saturday's Scoreboard NHL Toronto 3 Buffalo 0 Edmonton 6 Anaheim 1 Ottawa 3 Winnipeg 2 Calgary 4 Los Angeles 2 Carolina 3 Montreal 0 Florida 3 Detroit 2 (SO) Vegas 2 Minnesota 1 (OT) N.Y.

EVERETT, Wash. — The Everett Silvertips outshot the visiting Vancouver Giants 52-21 but had to battle to earn a 2-1 Western Hockey League playoff victory on Saturday at Angel of the Winds Arena.

Ottawa police are seeking witnesses to a serious collision that happened on the afternoon of March 30.