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Hagel scores go-ahead goal in third, Lightning beat Senators 4-3 to snap rival's 5-game win streak
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Brandon Hagel scored less than two minutes into the third period to give the Tampa Bay Lightning the lead for good in a 4-3 win on Tuesday night that snapped the Ottawa Senators' fi...
Feb 04, 2025
USAID direct hires put on leave worldwide, except those deemed essential
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is placing U.S. Agency for International Development direct-hire staffers around the world on leave, except those deemed essential. A notice posted online Tu...
Feb 04, 2025
Three-time Cy Young winner Scherzer finalizes 1-year deal with Blue Jays
TORONTO (AP) - Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer and the Toronto Blue Jays finalized a US$15.5 million, one-year contract on Tuesday. The 40-year-old was limited to nine starts with Texas ...
Feb 04, 2025
Senate confirms Pam Bondi as US attorney general, putting Trump ally at Justice Department’s helm
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate confirmed Pam Bondi as U.S. attorney general Tuesday evening, putting a longtime ally of Donald Trump at the helm of a Justice Department that has already been rattled by ...
Feb 04, 2025
Booing of U.S. anthem continues at Canadian sporting events despite tariff pause
TORONTO - Canadian sports fans continued to voice their displeasure at American economic policies on Tuesday despite a pause in a trade war between Canada and the United States. Fans at Toronto's Scot...
Feb 04, 2025
Booing of U.S. anthem continues at Canadian sporting events despite tariff pause
TORONTO - Canadian sports fans continued to voice their displeasure at American economic policies on Tuesday despite a pause in a trade war between Canada and the United States. Fans at Toronto's Scot...
Feb 04, 2025
Third-party advertiser Take Back Alberta fined more than $100K by Elections Alberta
Take Back Alberta, the third-party advertiser that made headlines for its role in the high-profile ouster of former premier Jason Kenney, has been fined more than $100,000 by Elections Alberta.The bod...
Feb 04, 2025
Provincial budget release scheduled for Feb. 27
The Government of Alberta has scheduled the release of Budget 2025 for Thursday, Feb. 27, at the start of the new spring legislative session. The government says that over 2023 and 2024, Alberta's pop...
Feb 04, 2025
Poulin, Ambrose of league-leading Montreal among PWHL's monthly stars
TORONTO - Montral Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin and teammate Erin Ambrose are among the Professional Women's Hockey League's players of the month for January. Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Co...
Feb 04, 2025
B.C. fast-tracking 18 mining and energy projects in face of U.S. tariff threat
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has released a list of 18 critical mineral and energy projects worth roughly $20 billion that it says it's working to accelerate in the face of ongoing tarif...
Feb 04, 2025