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PWHL's neutral site Takeover Tour drawing attention and `We want a team' chants as expansion looms
Three neutral site stops down and six to go, the Professional Women's Hockey League is quickly discovering how popular it has become at a time when the second-year six-team league is considering expan...
Jan 17, 2025
Below-seasonal temperatures coming to B.C., but warmer than 2024 cold snap
VANCOUVER - Below-seasonal temperatures are expected in parts of British Columbia this weekend, a year after a bitter cold snap that sent wind-chill temperatures plummeting to -20 C in Metro Vancouver...
Jan 17, 2025
Charge goalie Emerance Maschmeyer thriving with busy life on and off the ice
OTTAWA - There's little Emerance Maschmeyer can't do. She's not only the starting goaltender of the PWHL's Ottawa Charge but a proud new mom and entrepreneur. Despite balancing a hectic, sometimes see...
Jan 17, 2025
Saint John police review up in the air a year after two men exonerated in murder case
FREDERICTON - More than a year after the Saint John, N.B., police chief announced a review of his officers' conduct in the case of two men wrongfully convicted of murder, there is no sign of the promi...
Jan 17, 2025
Toronto Blue Jays acquire outfielder Myles Straw in a deal with Cleveland Guardians
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays acquired outfielder Myles Straw in a deal with the Cleveland Guardians on Friday. Toronto received Straw, cash considerations and international signing bonus pool space...
Jan 17, 2025
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is expected to succeed JD Vance in the U.S. Senate, AP sources say
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to select his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, on Friday to succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate. That's accordin...
Jan 17, 2025
Trump's swearing-in will move inside the Capitol Rotunda because of intense cold
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to forecasts of intense cold weather, according to a person familiar with the ...
Jan 17, 2025
Trump and Chinese leader Xi talk about trade, fentanyl and TikTok
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping discussed trade, fentanyl and TikTok in a phone call Friday, just days before Trump heads back to the White House. He has v...
Jan 17, 2025
Edmonton Elks release veteran American defensive back Loucheiz Purifoy
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks released veteran American defensive back Loucheiz Purifoy on Friday. Purifoy, 32, had spent the last two seasons with Edmonton, appearing in 31 regular-season games. The f...
Jan 17, 2025
Ahead of U.S. TikTok ban, Canadians flock to Chinese 'RedNote' app
OTTAWA - With TikTok facing an imminent ban in the United States, many Canadian users are moving to rival Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu - also known as RedNote - pushing it to the top of downlo...
Jan 17, 2025