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Cam Talbot gets shutout as Calgary Flames beat Dallas Stars 2-0 in NHL playoffs
EDMONTON - Goalie Cam Talbot stopped 35 shots for the shutout, leading the Calgary Flames to a 2-0 win over the Dallas Stars in NHL playoff action Friday. The Flames lead the best-of-seven first-...
Aug 14, 2020
PM confirms two Canadians among those killed by deadly Aug. 4 Beirut explosion
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed that two Canadians are among those killed in last week's deadly explosion in Beirut. In a written statement, Trudeau offers his "deepest condo...
Aug 14, 2020
California heat spurs 1st rolling power outages since 2011
LOS ANGELES - California on Friday ordered rolling power outages for the first time since 2011 as a statewide heat wave strained its electrical system. The California Independent System Operator (Cali...
Aug 14, 2020
Islanders play Trotz hockey, take 2-0 series lead on Caps
TORONTO - Brock Nelson scored the go-ahead goal on a second-period breakaway 15 seconds after Alex Ovechkin tied it, and the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Friday night to take...
Aug 14, 2020
Grand Chief Joseph Tokwiro Norton, leader of Mohawk Council of Kahnawake, dead
KAHNAWAKE, Que. - The longtime leader of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake who played a prominent role in the 1990 Oka crisis and rail blockades earlier this year has died. The council says Grand Chief ...
Aug 14, 2020
Bichette, Blue Jays hit 6 more HRs in Buffalo, bop Rays 12-4
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Teoscar Hernndez hit two of Toronto's six home runs, Bo Bichette connected for the fourth straight game and the Blue Jays kept knocking balls out of their new Buffalo park, beating the...
Aug 14, 2020
Bo Horvat scores in overtime as Canucks beat Blues 4-3 in NHL playoff action
EDMONTON - Bo Horvat scored on a breakaway in overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 4-3 win on Friday in NHL playoff action. Horvat took a stretch pass from Quinn Hughes and zipped the pu...
Aug 14, 2020
U.S. left out key statements by Huawei executive in extradition request: lawyer
VANCOUVER - A former adviser to the U.S. State Department says the American government omitted key statements by Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in order to support its extradition c...
Aug 14, 2020
Graduate student from Poundmaker honoured with scholarship for PhD program
Graduate student Alexandra Nordstrom from Poundmaker Cree Nation is among the recent recipients of the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada graduate doctoral scholarship.The award value of $105,000 over th...
Aug 14, 2020
Humboldt Pride Week extending reach with virtual celebration
Humboldt Pride Week in 2020 is different than the previous five years.Instead of the community coming together in person, Humboldt residents have been able to show alliances from afar. The sixth Humbo...
Aug 14, 2020