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Winnipeg Jets top Vegas Golden Knights 5-1 in first-round series opener
LAS VEGAS - The Winnipeg Jets struck first in their first-round NHL playoff series with top-seeded Vegas on Tuesday night, topping the Golden Knights 5-1 at T-Mobile Arena. Kyle Connor and Pierre-Luc ...
Apr 18, 2023
Chapman, Bassitt power Blue Jays to 4-2 win over Astros
HOUSTON - Matt Chapman had a home run and a double to extend his hot start to the season and Chris Bassitt carried a shutout in the seventh inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Houston Astros 4-2 ...
Apr 18, 2023
Brayden Point scores twice, Lightning embarrass Maple Leafs 7-3 in Game 1
TORONTO - Brayden Point scored twice as the Tampa Bay Lightning humiliated the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-3 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Tuesday. Nikita Kucherov and Corey Perry both added...
Apr 18, 2023
Shesterkin, Kreider help Rangers rip Devils 5-1 in Game 1
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves, Chris Kreider scored two power-play goals and the New York York Rangers stunned the New Jersey Devils 5-1 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of their first-r...
Apr 18, 2023
Maple Leafs' Bunting receives match penalty for hit on Lightning's Cernak
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Michael Bunting received a match penalty for an illegal check to the head on Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Erik Cernak during Tuesday night's NHL playoff game. The inciden...
Apr 18, 2023
CF Montreal beats Vaughan 2-0, Toronto FC up next in Canadian Championship
MONTREAL - CF Montreal cruised to their first win in three games, beating the Vaughan Azzurri 2-0 on Tuesday night, advancing to the quarterfinals of the Canadian Championship. Sean Rea (30th minute) ...
Apr 18, 2023
CP NewsAlert: With no deal with feds in hand, union says federal workers will strike
OTTAWA - Canada's largest federal public-service union says that some 155,000 workers will go on strike after talks with the government failed to produce an agreement before its 9 p.m. ET deadline. MO...
Apr 18, 2023
Missing Canadian women and girls called family from Syrian camp, lawyer says
A lawyer for two Canadian women and three teen girls, who were set to be repatriated from northeastern Syria earlier this month, says they were mistreated by guards and are being detained in a camp pr...
Apr 18, 2023
Fairy Creek old-growth protesters celebrate as contempt prosecution has 'collapsed'
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Prosecution Service says it has withdrawn contempt charges against 11 old-growth logging protesters accused of breaching a court injunction during blockades at Fairy Creek on Vanc...
Apr 18, 2023
Nanaimo's Matthew Wood climbs in final NHL entry draft rankings
NANAIMO - An impressive ascent up the NHL prospect ladder continues for a talented forward who calls Nanaimo home. Right-winger Matthew Wood, a standout freshman for the University of Connecticut, was...
Apr 18, 2023