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NHL suspends Habs forward Gallagher five games for illegal check to the head
NEW YORK - The NHL has suspended Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher five games for an illegal check to the head. Gallagher caught Islanders defenceman Adam Pelech with a clear elbow to the h...
Jan 26, 2024
Oilers' Skinner stays on even keel as his roller-coaster career reaches a new high
EDMONTON - Stuart Skinner was born and raised in Edmonton as a die-hard Oilers fan. Even in his wildest dreams, he could not have imagined that he'd break a team record held by Hall of Famer Grant Fuh...
Jan 26, 2024
Alberta strengthening privacy protections for residents
EDMONTON, AB - Over the next 18 months, the province will be working to strengthen privacy protections for Albertans.The province will do that with the new Data Ethics and Privacy Management framework...
Jan 26, 2024
Canada's Grondin picks up second World Cup snowboard cross victory of the season
SAINT MORITZ, Switzerland - Canadian snowboard cross racer Eliot Grondin picked up his second World Cup victory of the season Friday The 22-year-old from Sainte-Marie, Que., was the top qualifier in t...
Jan 26, 2024
Quebec Cardinal Gérald Lacroix denies sex allegations levelled in class-action suit
QUEBEC - A senior leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Quebec is stepping back from his functions as he fights allegations of sexual assault that emerged as part of a class-action lawsuit, the Quebe...
Jan 26, 2024
Killer Ibrahim Ali to be moved from psychiatric hospital to detention centre: judge
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled that Ibrahim Ali should be removed from the forensic psychiatric hospital where he has been held throughout his first-degree murder trial. ...
Jan 26, 2024
Elaine Chuli pays tribute to Montreal with 'Ken Dryden theme' PWHL goalie mask
MONTREAL - Elaine Chuli never saw Ken Dryden play. The 29-year-old can still appreciate the Hall of Fame goaltender's exploits between the pipes for the Montreal Canadiens. And that's despite growing ...
Jan 26, 2024
Guantanamo panel recommends 23-year sentences for 2 in connection with 2002 Bali attacks
WASHINGTON (AP) - A military panel at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba recommended 23 years in detention Friday for two Malaysian men in connection with deadly 2002 bombings in Bali, a spokesman for the military ...
Jan 26, 2024
Bruising forward Wayne Simmonds calls time on NHL career: 'I'm done'
TORONTO - The Wayne Train has made its final stop. After 15 hard-nosed NHL seasons where he filled the net and threw plenty of fists, Wayne Simmonds has called time on his playing career. The 35-year-...
Jan 26, 2024
Report details cost estimates, risks of proposed Manitoba landfill search for remains
WINNIPEG - The proposed search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two slain First Nations women could cost $90 million - about half the projected maximum in an earlier estimate - although ...
Jan 26, 2024