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Benoit scores in OT, Leafs take 3-0 lead in Battle of Ontario
OTTAWA - The Maple Leafs are one victory away from another Battle of Ontario triumph - and a trip to the second round of the NHL playoffs. Simon Benoit scored at 1:19 of overtime as Toronto topped the...
Apr 24, 2025
Schmidt scores again, Bobrovsky has 19 saves as Panthers beat Lightning 2-0
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Nate Schmidt scored his third goal in two games, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 19 shots and the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in ...
Apr 24, 2025
Masters champion Rory McIlory and teammate Shane Lowry 6 back in Zurich Classic title defense
AVONDALE, La. (AP) - Rory McIlroy, playing for the first time since winning the Masters, teamed with Shane Lowry to shoot an 8-under 64 in better-play Thursday in the Zurich Classic, leaving the Irish...
Apr 24, 2025
Canada cruises past Slovakia 9-2 to open title defence at U18 men's hockey worlds
ALLEN - Braeden Cootes had two goals and three assists, Cameron Schmidt added two goals and one assist and Canada cruised to a 9-2 win over Slovakia at the under-18 men's world hockey championship on ...
Apr 24, 2025
Alabama executes a man who said he was guilty of rape and murder and deserved to die
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama man who dropped his appeals and said he deserved to die for the rape and murder of a woman in 2010 was put to death Thursday evening. James Osgood, 55, was pronounced de...
Apr 24, 2025
Vancouver Police Board says report on complaint of arrest quotas coming in June
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Police Board says a "full report" into a complaint about political motivations and arrest quotas for a crack down on crime in the Downtown Eastside will be delivered in June....
Apr 24, 2025
New B.C. corrections unit offers involuntary care for mental health, addictions
SURREY - British Columbia has opened the first of the government's promised secure units to provide involuntary treatment for people with brain injuries and overlapping mental-health and addiction con...
Apr 24, 2025
Judge maintains death penalty as possible punishment for Bryan Kohberger despite autism diagnosis
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors can pursue the death penalty against Bryan Kohberger if he is convicted of murdering four University of Idaho students in 2022, despite the ...
Apr 24, 2025
Federal party leaders work to drive home key messages as election day approaches
OTTAWA - Party leaders emphasized familiar themes Thursday as they criss-crossed the country to shore up support in the final stretch of the federal election campaign. Conservative Leader Pierre Poili...
Apr 24, 2025
B.C. First Nation at UN calling for government help in battling toxic drug crisis
NEW YORK - Members of the Tsilhqot'in Nation in British Columbia are at the United Nations headquarters in New York City calling for the provincial and Canadian governments to fund recovery beds and o...
Apr 24, 2025