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Newcomer wins election for Public Service Commission
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Newcomer Davante Lewis won Saturday's runoff for a seat on Louisiana's Public Service Commission. The 30-year-old Democrat and progressive policy advocate unseated Lambert Bois...
Dec 10, 2022
Marner nets OT winner, extends point streak to 22 games as Maple Leafs top Flames 5-4
TORONTO - Mitch Marner scored the game-winning goal 43 seconds into overtime to push the Toronto Maple Leafs past the Calgary Flames 5-4 on Saturday. The winner came on the power play after Calgary's ...
Dec 10, 2022
Kings hold off late Canadiens comeback effort to earn 4-2 victory
MONTREAL - The Los Angeles Kings took a three-goal lead and held off a late comeback effort to earn a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. Anze Kopitar and Viktor Arvidsson each scor...
Dec 10, 2022
Canada's Jasmine Baird strikes World Cup gold in Big Air
EDMONTON - Jasmine Baird nailed an underflip 900 on her first jump of the night - and never looked back. The rider from Georgetown, Ont. won gold in Saturday's FIS World Cup Big Air event at Commonwea...
Dec 10, 2022
Alberta Liberal Party appoints John Roggeveen to leadershipost
The Alberta Liberal Party board of directors has appointed John Roggeveen, formerly interim leader, to the position of permanent leader.Party officials say Roggeveen was appointed Wednesday night unan...
Dec 10, 2022
Canadian speedskating team strikes double gold at World Cup
CALGARY - Laurent Dubreuil of Levis, Que., won the men's 500 metres and Canada also claimed gold in women's team pursuit Saturday at a speedskating World Cup in Calgary. Dubreuil crossed the line in 3...
Dec 10, 2022
Germany, Italy take gold in doubles as World Cup returns to Whistler, B.C.
WHISTLER, B.C. - Germany took the top two spots in men's doubles action at a luge World Cup stop in Whistler, B.C., on Saturday and added a bronze in women's doubles. Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken f...
Dec 10, 2022
Drake Batherson's goal and assist put Ottawa Senators over Predators 3-2
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Drake Batherson scored a goal and assisted on another to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday. Claude Giroux and Alex DeBrincat al...
Dec 10, 2022
France advances to semifinals at World Cup, tops England 2-1
AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) - Kylian Mbappe and France made it back to the semifinals of the World Cup on Saturday by beating England 2-1. Olivier Giroud scored in the 78th minute at Al Bayt Stadium to keep F...
Dec 10, 2022
Canadian luge athletes Walker, Snith wrap careers in Whistler, B.C.
WHISTLER, B.C. - A crowd of friendly faces greeted Canadians Tristan Walker and Justin Snith as they raced down the luge track one last time. After a 17-year-long career, the duo slid into retirement ...
Dec 10, 2022