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Bettez scores in OT, Montreal edges Ottawa 3-2 in PWHL debut for both teams
OTTAWA - Ann-Sophie Bettez scored 64 seconds into overtime as Montreal recorded a 3-2 win over Ottawa in the inaugural game for both Professional Women's Hockey League teams on Tuesday night in front ...
Jan 02, 2024
Court injunction against law banning public drug use disappointing, say police chiefs
VANCOUVER - A top British Columbia law enforcement official says a recent court decision placing a temporary injunction on a law to restrict public drug use takes away police enforcement tools. Vancou...
Jan 02, 2024
PWHL sorting out missing pieces like team names and logos as it goes along
TORONTO - The Professional Women's Hockey League has its kinks to straighten out. The league came together quickly, with a full season coming to form within five months of its inception. However there...
Jan 02, 2024
Prosecutors accuse Sen. Bob Menendez of introducing Qatari royal family member to aid NJ businessman
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez introduced a member of the Qatari royal family and principal in a company with ties to the government of Qatar to a New Jersey businessman before the company inv...
Jan 02, 2024
Trump appeals Maine ruling barring him from ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause
DENVER - Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed a ruling by Maine's Democratic secretary of state barring him from the ballot over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. ...
Jan 02, 2024
Host Sweden hangs on for nervy 3-2 overtime win over Switzerland at world juniors
GOTHENBURG, Sweden - Axel Sandin-Pellikka scored a power-play goal 5:22 into overtime as host Sweden survived a scare and advanced to the semifinals with a 3-2 win over underdog Switzerland on Tuesday...
Jan 02, 2024
Ottawa to accept 1,000 applications from Canadians' relatives seeking way out of Gaza
OTTAWA - The federal government says a maximum of 1,000 Palestinian relatives of Canadian citizens will be able to apply to escape the Gaza Strip with Canada's help. The special extended family progra...
Jan 02, 2024
Dennis Edney, lawyer for former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr, dead at 77
EDMONTON - A well-known Canadian lawyer who played a critical role in the release of Omar Khadr, a young detainee at Guantanamo Bay, has died. Dennis Edney died Saturday at the age of 77. The soccer-p...
Jan 02, 2024
Canadian Micah Zandee-Hart embraces PWHL captaincy in the city that never sleeps
Micah Zandee-Hart doesn't feel intimidated wearing the captain's 'C' in one of the biggest sports markets in the world. The 26-year-old defender from Victoria is the first captain of New York's Profes...
Jan 02, 2024
NBA Notebook: Canada's Gilgeous-Alexander making big performances 'routine'
Big games have become routine for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. That's what the Oklahoma City Thunder superstar's head coach said of Gilgeous-Alexander's play following a 40-point performance last Friday i...
Jan 02, 2024