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Oilers fan Carney practices with team before game against visiting Jets
EDMONTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney joined the Edmonton Oilers on the ice Thursday as the NHL team prepared for a game against the Western Conference-leading Winnipeg Jets. Carney took the ice weari...
Mar 20, 2025
Top Canadian breeder says U.S. tariffs could cripple horse-racing industry
David Anderson doesn't know what will happen April 2, but he is preparing for the worst. Earlier this month, United States President Donald Trump paused proposed 25 per cent tariffs on some Canadian a...
Mar 20, 2025
Minnesota state senator resigns after he was charged with soliciting a minor for prostitution
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota state senator who was caught in a sting operation resigned under fire Thursday after he was charged with soliciting a minor for prostitution. Republican Justin Eicho...
Mar 20, 2025
Toronto Maple Leafs sign defenceman John Prokop to one-year contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman John Prokop to a one-year contract, the NHL club announced Thursday. His contract will begin in the 2025-26 season. Prokop will join the Americ...
Mar 20, 2025
Oklahoma executes a man who killed a woman 20 years ago in a random home invasion and robbery
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma executed a man on Thursday for fatally shooting a woman during a home invasion and robbery 20 years ago. Wendell Grissom, 56, was declared dead by lethal injection at ...
Mar 20, 2025
American man held by the Taliban for more than 2 years has been released, the State Department says
WASHINGTON (AP) - An American man who was abducted more than two years ago while traveling through Afghanistan as a tourist has been released by the Taliban in a deal brokered by U.S. and Qatari negot...
Mar 20, 2025
March Madness: Winnipeg's Filewich embraces underhand free-throw style with help from Rick Barry
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Kyler Filewich doesn't go to the free-throw line looking for style points, just those that count on the scoreboard for Wofford. That's why the 6-foot-9 center from Winnipeg, Man....
Mar 20, 2025
Japan becomes the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after host nations
SAITAMA, Japan (AP) - Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after beating Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium on Thursday. Second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo ens...
Mar 20, 2025
With Canadian captain and coach, Ohio State Buckeyes seek women's Frozen Four repeat
Jenna Buglioni wants to throw her gloves and stick in the air in celebration as a Buckeye one last time. The 23-year-old from Port Moody, B.C., leads defending champion Ohio State into the women's Fro...
Mar 20, 2025
B.C. Greens want answers about New Democrats' emergency powers legislation
British Columbia's Green Party says the NDP government needs to "explain why" its proposal for broad-reaching emergency cabinet powers is needed before its two members support the legislation. Interim...
Mar 20, 2025