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Gaudreau, Markstrom help Flames beat Blackhawks 5-2
CHICAGO (AP) - Johnny Gaudreau, Dillon Dube and Blake Coleman scored in the first period, and the Calgary Flames beat the lowly Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Monday night. Jacob Markstrom made 21 saves as...
Apr 18, 2022
Sixers beat undermanned Raptors 112-97 to take 2-0 playoff series lead
PHILADELPHIA - Joel Embiid had 31 points and 11 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the undermanned Toronto Raptors 112-97 on Monday to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series. OG Anu...
Apr 18, 2022
Van Dyke avoids federal charges in Laquan McDonald's death
CHICAGO (AP) - Federal authorities on Monday said they will not criminally charge Jason Van Dyke, the former Chicago police officer convicted of murder in the 2014 shooting death of Black teenager Laq...
Apr 18, 2022
Connor Bedard to lead Canada's defence of under-18 hockey championship
CALGARY - Regina Pats star Connor Bedard has been named to Canada's roster for the upcoming world under-18 men's hockey championship in Germany. The 16-year-old Bedard, from North Vancouver, B.C., is ...
Apr 18, 2022
Second arrest made in South Carolina mall shooting
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Police in South Carolina have announced the arrest of a second person in a shootout inside a busy shopping mall in the state's capital, one of two mass shootings that rocked the ...
Apr 18, 2022
Veterans group winding down work helping Afghan interpreters get to Canada
OTTAWA - What began as a 30-day fundraising campaign to help Afghan interpreters flee the Taliban turned into a harrowing, chaotic and deeply frustrating eight-month effort for the Veterans Transition...
Apr 18, 2022
Live Updates | UN humanitarian: Cease fire not quite ripe
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations' humanitarian chief said it seems "the time is not quite ripe yet" to establish a cease fire to get humanitarian aid into Ukraine, but he held out hope as the Ortho...
Apr 18, 2022
Calgary students convert ATVs to solar power
CALGARY - University of Calgary engineering students have figured out how to convert all-terrain vehicles to solar power and hope it will benefit Indigenous and remote communities in Canada's north.Th...
Apr 18, 2022
Veteran receiver Saunders set to resume CFL career with Blue Bombers
The road back has been a challenging one for Jalen Saunders. The veteran American receiver signed a two-year deal with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers last week. Saunders last played in the CFL in 2018 with...
Apr 18, 2022
NHL suspends Habs forward Pezzetta for two games for an illegal check to the head
NEW YORK - The NHL has suspended Montreal Canadiens forward Michael Pezzetta two games for an illegal check to the head of Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie. The incident occurred in the third pe...
Apr 18, 2022