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Oilers winger Evander Kane fined for kneeing Kings defenceman Sean Durzi
NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers winger Evander Kane has been fined US$5,000 by the NHL for kneeing. The incident involving Kings defenceman Sean Durzi occurred in the second period of Thursday's game in Lo...
Apr 08, 2022

Police official on leave amid probe over Ronald Greene death
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Under increasing pressure from state lawmakers, the head of Louisiana State Police placed his second-in-command on leave Friday while an investigation continues into the wiping of c...
Apr 08, 2022

Joe Davis named Fox's lead baseball voice after Buck leaves
Joe Davis is no stranger to succeeding legendary baseball voices. In 2017, he took over from Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully on Los Angeles Dodgers telecasts. He's since emerged as one of the top br...
Apr 08, 2022

Federal budget for child care good start, but more needed: advocates
OTTAWA - Feminist advocates say the federal budget doesn't fully account for the challenges in scaling up child-care systems across the country. Morna Ballantyne, executive director of advocacy group ...
Apr 08, 2022

Vancouver Canucks sign goaltender Spencer Martin to one-way, two-year deal
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed goaltender Spencer Martin to a two-year, one-way contract. The one-way deal suggests Martin is a strong candidate to back up starter Thatcher Demko next s...
Apr 08, 2022

Potential merger with Cumberland and Parkland Colleges should be paused: SGEU
A provincial union is asking for a potential merger of two colleges to be put on hold.In a release issued Thursday, the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees Union (SGEU) is asking the Cumberl...
Apr 08, 2022

'This is not a situation where death is the obvious consequence': not guilty verdict in bus driver murder case
Citing a lack of evidence to show intent to kill, Court of Queen's Bench Justice G.A. Meschishnick has found Kenny Morin not guilty of second degree murder.Instead, the 22-year-old will be sentenced o...
Apr 08, 2022

Raiders could get into eighth with win over Blades and Broncos loss
Regardless of the outcome, the Prince Albert Raiders won't need too much help to get ready for Friday night's contest against the Saskatoon Blades.The Raiders are within two points of the WHL Eastern ...
Apr 08, 2022

Vaive on Matthews setting Leafs single-season goal record: 'I hope he gets to 65'
TORONTO - Rick Vaive knew his record wouldn't stand forever. The hometown of the Toronto Maple Leafs player to eventually surpass him was the surprise - at least until recently. "If someone had told m...
Apr 08, 2022

Cheers for Jackson as Biden declares "moment of real change'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Friday celebrated the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to reach the Supreme Court, hailing "a moment of real change in Amer...
Apr 08, 2022