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Ottawa Senators close regular season with 7-5 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators tuned up for the post-season on Thursday night with a 7-5 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in the regular-season finale for both teams. Star forward Brady Tkachuk returned...
Apr 17, 2025
Leafs top Wings in regular-season finale; Toronto set to meet Ottawa in playoffs
TORONTO - Scott Laughton scored 56 seconds into overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 in the regular-season finale for both teams Thursday. Auston Matthews, Philippe Mye...
Apr 17, 2025
Florida State gunman used deputy mom's former service weapon to kill 2 and wound 6, authorities say
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The 20-year-old son of a sheriff's deputy opened fire Thursday at Florida State University with his mother's former service weapon, killing two people and wounding at least si...
Apr 17, 2025
US airstrikes targeting a Yemeni oil port have killed 20 people, Houthis say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - U.S. airstrikes targeting the Ras Isa oil port held by Yemen's Houthi rebels killed 20 people and wounded 50 others, the group said early Friday. The strikes, confir...
Apr 17, 2025
Freeland makes campaign stop in La Ronge to drum up support for Belanger
Chrystia Freeland, a high-ranking Liberal MP from Ontario, was in La Ronge on Thursday to help energize Buckley Belanger's campaign in the Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River riding."It is really impor...
Apr 17, 2025
Organizers say Canada Super 60 has drawn interest from cricketers from 34 countries
TORONTO - Pakistan's Naseem Shah, England's Alex Hales and Australia's Chris Lynn are among the more than 1,350 cricketers who have put their hands up for the new Canada Super 60 league, organizers sa...
Apr 17, 2025
Canadian featherweight Gavin Tucker added to UFC 315 card in Montreal in May
Canadian featherweight Gavin (Guv'nor) Tucker has been added to the UFC 315 card in Montreal for a bout with South Korean JeongYeong (Korean Tiger) Lee. Tucker is the sixth Canadian on the May 10 card...
Apr 17, 2025
Justin Thomas makes 11 birdies for a 61 to take the lead at Harbour Town
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - Justin Thomas had a round to match the immaculate weather Thursday at Harbour Town with 11 birdies that allowed him to tie the course record with a 10-under 61 to lead ...
Apr 17, 2025
Jets' Hellebuyck, Blues' Binnington set for sequel of goalie duel in playoffs
WINNIPEG - If hockey fans enjoyed the duel between the pipes in the 4 Nations Face-Off final, a sequel of sorts is just around the corner. Winnipeg Jets star goaltender Connor Hellebuyck and St. Louis...
Apr 17, 2025
'Freedom Convoy' organizer asks for stay of proceedings after guilty verdict
OTTAWA - "Freedom Convoy" organizer Chris Barber has asked for a stay of proceedings, two weeks after an Ontario judge found him and Tamara Lich guilty of mischief for their roles in the 2022 mass pro...
Apr 17, 2025