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Blues earn 5-2 win, hand Senators third consecutive loss
OTTAWA - Jordan Kyrou had one goal and two assists, Joel Hofer made 37 saves and the St. Louis Blues earned a 5-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday. The victory helped St. Louis (37-30-3) i...
Mar 21, 2024

Jack Hughes scores 2, brother Luke has 3 assists as Devils stuns Jets 4-1
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Jack Hughes scored two of the Devils' three power-play goals, brother Luke Hughes had a career-best three assists and the New Jersey stunned red-hot Winnipeg 4-1 on Thursday night ...
Mar 21, 2024

Northern Quebec head-on crash kills five, including four from Cree community
CHAPAIS, Que. - A head-on crash today between two vehicles has left five people dead in the town of Chapais in northern Quebec. Provincial police report that four men and one woman died after a collis...
Mar 21, 2024

Blue Jays hold on to early lead, top Pirates 3-2 in pre-season action
BRADENTON, Fla. - Justin Turner and Kevin Kiermaier both homered in the first inning as the Toronto Blue Jays held on to an early lead to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 in pre-season action on Thur...
Mar 21, 2024

Streelman puts his new gadget to use on the greens. He leads at Innisbrook with 64
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) - Kevin Streelman has a new ball marker to help with alignment that required USGA approval before he teed off Thursday in the Valspar Championship. He had 10 consecutive one-put...
Mar 21, 2024

Canada's Aaliyah Edwards declares for 2024 WNBA Draft
Canada's Aaliyah Edwards has declared for the WNBA Draft. The UConn Huskies senior forward made the announcement Thursday on social media with a video referring to this season's NCAA women's basketbal...
Mar 21, 2024

Former soccer star Robinho turns himself in to start serving 9-year prison sentence for rape
SAO PAULO (AP) - Former soccer star Robinho turned himself in Thursday to start serving a nine-year prison sentence in his native Brazil more than 10 years after he was first accused of raping a woman...
Mar 21, 2024

N.B. Mayor, local Chamber offer positive reception to provincial budget
Following the release of the 2024-25 provincial budget, North Battleford Mayor, David Gillan and Battlefords Chamber of Commerce Chief Operating Officer, Linda Machniak weighed in on some of the key t...
Mar 21, 2024

Connaught and McKitrick schools to be reconfigured for new school year
Living Sky School Division will be reconfiguring two of its elementary schools for the new school year with an aim to offer more "specialized learning environments, tailored to meet the unique needs o...
Mar 21, 2024

Charges stayed after bridge crash incident
Charges have been conditionally stayed against the man accused of causing a multi-vehicle collision on the Diefenbaker Bridge last August. Jeremy Miller, 29, was subsequently charged with impaired dri...
Mar 21, 2024