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Petr Klima, who scored triple OT goal in 1990 Stanley Cup final, dead at 58
EDMONTON - Petr Klima, whose triple-overtime goal against Boston in Game 1 of the 1990 NHL final ended the longest game in Stanley Cup final history, has died at 58. The Oilers confirmed Klima's death...
May 04, 2023
Quebec renames highway for Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur
THURSO, Que. - Quebec is renaming a provincial highway for late Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur. Highway 50, an east-west route in the greater Montreal area, will now be known as Autoroute Guy-L...
May 04, 2023
"Canada in my blood': Charles's coronation follows half century of Canadian visits
LONDON - Last year, while still Prince of Wales, King Charles III opened a meeting of Commonwealth heads of government in Rwanda's capital of Kigali and pitched Canada as an example for the world to f...
May 04, 2023
New York, California probing workplace discrimination at NFL
NEW YORK (AP) - The attorneys general of New York and California announced Thursday that they are investigating allegations of workplace discrimination at the NFL, citing lawsuits filed by employees t...
May 04, 2023
Efforts resuming to repatriate five missing Canadians from Syria, lawyer says
OTTAWA - A lawyer working to repatriate Canadians from detention in Syria says there is fresh word about two women and three children who had originally been slated to return to Canada last month. Law...
May 04, 2023
Ukraine's Zelenskyy visits International Criminal Court
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday made an unannounced visit to the International Criminal Court, which has issued an arrest warrant for Russian Presiden...
May 04, 2023
Canada summons Chinese ambassador over alleged threats to Tory MP Michael Chong
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is summoning China's ambassador over allegations by Canada's spy agency that a Chinese diplomat in Toronto was involved in a plot to intimidate a Conservative MP and hi...
May 04, 2023
Man dies after being placed in a chokehold by a subway rider
NEW YORK (AP) - The choking death of a man with apparent mental illness in the New York subway was setting off powerful reactions Thursday, with some calling the chokehold a homicide and others defend...
May 04, 2023
Efforts resuming to repatriate five missing Canadians from Syria, lawyer says
OTTAWA - A lawyer working to repatriate Canadians from detention in Syria says there is fresh word about two women and three children who had originally been slated to return to Canada last month. Law...
May 04, 2023
Ex-Proud Boys leader Tarrio guilty of Jan. 6 sedition plot
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was convicted on Thursday of orchestrating a plot for members of his far-right extremist group to attack the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid t...
May 04, 2023