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Knight, U.S. prevail 6-3 over Canada to claim women's hockey world championship gold
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Hilary Knight scored the go-ahead goal as part of a hat trick in leading the U.S. to a 6-3 gold-medal victory over Canada at the world women's hockey championship on Sunday. Abbey Mur...
Apr 16, 2023

Fitzpatrick wins RBC Heritage over Spieth on 3rd extra hole
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - Matt Fitzpatrick defeated defending champion Jordan Spieth on the third playoff hole at the RBC Heritage on Sunday, stuffing his approach in close on the par-4 18th at ...
Apr 16, 2023

Edmonton Oilers hope last year's long playoff run greases their wheels in 2023
EDMONTON - After their longest playoff run in 16 years in 2022, the Edmonton Oilers have the weapons to go further. While there's currently no better one-two punch on the hockey planet than Oilers cap...
Apr 16, 2023

Ontario proposes lowering minimum age for lifeguards to 15 to ease staff shortages
TORONTO - Ontario is proposing to lower the minimum age for lifeguards to 15, in part to address staff shortages many municipalities experienced last summer. Regulations in the province's Health Prote...
Apr 16, 2023

Authorities: 4 killed, multiple injuries in Alabama shooting
Four people have been killed and multiple people injured during a shooting Saturday night in Dadeville, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said the shooting ha...
Apr 16, 2023

Jets believe in Hellebuyck to help upset Golden Knights in playoff matchup
WINNIPEG - Connor Hellebuyck doesn't think the Winnipeg Jets feel like underdogs as they head into the first round of the NHL playoffs against the Vegas Golden Knights. The Jets battled to grab the fi...
Apr 16, 2023

How views of Pierre Trudeau led RCMP to provide first close security for an ex-PM
OTTAWA - With threats against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spiking in recent years, newly released historical records reveal the security concerns the RCMP had when his father was getting ready to le...
Apr 16, 2023

Alberta RCMP to provide update on death of officer killed en route to noise complaint
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - The RCMP is set to provide an update on the vehicle crash that killed one of its Alberta-based officers last week. Const. Harvinder Dhami, a member of the Strathcona County deta...
Apr 16, 2023

Talk of LNG as clean fuel alternative risks losing sight of climate goals: experts
WASHINGTON - The progressive side of Canada's fossil-fuel energy debate is pushing back against the prospect of relying on natural gas as a path to a carbon-free future. High prices and a spike in dem...
Apr 16, 2023

Russian billionaire couple claims Canadian sanctions are unjustified and unreasonable
Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko and his wife Aleksandra want to be taken off Canada's sanctions list, claiming in Federal Court they've been wrongfully labelled as "elites and close associates"...
Apr 16, 2023