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Road Warriors: Home-ice advantage doesn't mean much in NHL playoffs
TAMPA, Fla. - NHL teams scrap and claw throughout a gruelling 82-game schedule. The first hurdle, of course, is to make the playoffs. After that, it's all about climbing the standings as high as possi...
Apr 30, 2023
'It's our highway:' Researchers, Indigenous guardians monitor lake ice in N.W.T.
LUTSEL K'E, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - Iris Catholique says over the past two decades, she's noticed the waters of Great Slave Lake surrounding Lutsel K'e, N.W.T., taking longer to freeze in the winter. ...
Apr 30, 2023
Big Truck Petting Zoo set to return in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Public Library Crossings Branch will once again play host to the Big Truck Petting Zoo this year.The event will take place at the west Lethbridge library on Saturday, M...
Apr 30, 2023
Cheyenne Knight leads by 2 through 3 rounds at Wilshire
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Cheyenne Knight shot a bogey-free 4-under 67 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead through three rounds of the LA Championship at Wilshire Country Club. Knight was at 9-under 204 thro...
Apr 30, 2023
Residents of Quebec town still struggle with aftermath of 2019 dike break, flooding
SAINTE-MARTHE-SUR-LE-LAC, Que. - Sylvie Bchard had only owned her little brick house for six months when her neighbour came banging on her door on the night of April 27, 2019. The dike holding back th...
Apr 30, 2023
Indo-Pacific region wants to sidestep U.S.-China spat: Asian Development Bank head
OTTAWA - A senior economist whose organization oversees economic-development projects across Asia says Canada's Indo-Pacific strategy could help the region's huge infrastructure needs, but risks falli...
Apr 30, 2023
Five things to know about the NHL playoffs
Don't be surprised if Oiler and Leaf Nation declare it Kailer Yamamoto Day in Edmonton, and John Tavares Day in Toronto today. The Oilers and Maple Leafs, Canada's last two teams in the NHL playoffs, ...
Apr 30, 2023
Mélanie Joly is in Kenya to help inform Canada's response to the crisis in Sudan
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is in Kenya for the next few days to help inform Canada's response to the crisis in Sudan. She is set to meet with people evacuated from the East African ...
Apr 30, 2023
Royal watchers preparing for a shorter, smaller coronation than one 70 years ago
Jamie Hill was four years old when his family walked over to a neighbour's home in Kitchener, Ont., to watch Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953. The now 73-year-old doesn't remember much from the...
Apr 30, 2023
Canada's Jamey-Lyn Horth wins UFC debut by decision over Hailey Cowan
LAS VEGAS - Canadian Jamey-Lyn Horth won her UFC debut Saturday, earning a unanimous decision over American bantamweight (All Hail) Hailey Cowan on a UFC Fight Night card. The judges scored it 29-28, ...
Apr 29, 2023