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'Go Leafs go!' Doug Ford says as Maple Leafs, Senators set to battle in NHL playoffs
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he hopes a Canadian team wins the Stanley Cup, but he really wants the Maple Leafs do it. The Leafs are set to face off against the Ottawa Senators in the play...
Apr 16, 2025

Schenn brothers will go from supporters to rivals when Jets face Blues in playoffs
WINNIPEG - The Schenn brothers have put their parents in a bad spot - but in a good way. Older brother Luke and his Winnipeg Jets will take on Brayden and his St. Louis Blues in the first round of the...
Apr 16, 2025

Melfort's Yaremy Screw Piles recognized for safe digging practices
A Melfort company has been recognized by SaskEnergy for their safe digging practices. Yaremy Screw Piles has received a SaskEnergy Safe Digging Excellence Award, one of three handed out in Saskatchewa...
Apr 16, 2025

Team president Masai Ujiri says Toronto Raptors still working to get better
TORONTO - Masai Ujiri believes there are three ways to build a successful NBA team: the draft, via trade or in free agency. The Raptors president said at his season-ending news conference on Wednesday...
Apr 16, 2025

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang undergoes surgery to close small hole in his heart
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang's season is over. The 19-year veteran will miss Pittsburgh's finale against Washington on Thursday night after undergoing a procedure to cl...
Apr 16, 2025

Toronto FC hopes to get some injured players back for visit to Salt Lake
TORONTO - Toronto FC could get some reinforcements this weekend with several injured players close to a return. Coach Robin Fraser said defenders Nicksoen Gomis and Henry Wingo and forward Ola Brynhil...
Apr 16, 2025

10 guards charged over the fatal beating of a New York inmate, including 2 with murder
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) - Ten New York prison guards were charged Wednesday in connection with the fatal beating of a 22-year-old prison inmate, including two charged with murder. It's the second time this y...
Apr 16, 2025

New Olympic mixed-team golf event adds 'excitement and new energy' to competition
Canadians Brooke Henderson and Corey Conners have both enjoyed individual success on their respective golf tours over the last decade. But come 2028, there's a chance their shared good play could resu...
Apr 16, 2025

Court bans pro-Palestinian protests on McGill University campus for 10 days
MONTREAL - McGill University has obtained a 10-day court order against a pro-Palestinian student group forbidding protests on campus. A Quebec Superior Court judge granted the injunction Tuesday again...
Apr 16, 2025

Jays starter Scherzer encouraged after throwing this week, to visit hand specialist
TORONTO - Blue Jays starter Max Scherzer, who's on the injured list due to right thumb inflammation, was scheduled to visit a hand specialist on Wednesday in Florida. Toronto manager John Schneider sa...
Apr 16, 2025