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Young Devils add veteran Toffoli in draft-eve deal with Flames
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The up-and-coming New Jersey Devils have acquired veteran forward Tyler Toffoli from the Calgary Flames for forward Yegor Sharangovich and a draft pick they recently acquired in a ...
Jun 27, 2023
B.C. agrees to delay ending immigration detention in correctional centres
VICTORIA - British Columbia has agreed to give Canada's border agency more time to come up with an alternative to holding immigration detainees in the province's correctional centres, almost a year af...
Jun 27, 2023
Struggling Jays starter Alek Manoah allows 11 runs in first minor league game
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Toronto Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah was hit hard in his first game after returning to the minors, allowing 11 runs over 2 2/3 innings in a rookie-level Florida Complex League game...
Jun 27, 2023
Jordi Fernandez replaces Nick Nurse as Canadian men's basketball head coach
TORONTO - Canada Basketball says Sacramento Kings assistant coach Jordi Fernandez will replace Nick Nurse as the head coach of the Canadian men's basketball team. Canada Basketball says an official an...
Jun 27, 2023
Raymond Stampede to bid adieu to original site after 121 years
RAYMOND, AB - After 121 years, the Raymond Stampede rodeo grounds will be moving to a new location. The historic event brought the first ever outdoor stampede to Canada in 1902, which was followed by ...
Jun 27, 2023
Water use restriction issued for County of Newell
BROOKS, AB - Low water flow in the Bow River has forced the Eastern Irrigation District (EID) to issue a water use restriction for the County of Newell. The EID says they have seen a dramatic drop in ...
Jun 27, 2023
Police charge man in connection with alleged sexual assault of 13-year-old girl
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has charged a man in connection to the alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl.At approximately 7 a.m. on June 22, 2023, the LPS responded to ...
Jun 27, 2023
Deputies accused of abusing Black men are fired by Mississippi sheriff amid federal probe
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Deputies accused of beating and sexually assaulting two Black men before shooting one of them in the mouth, prompting a federal civil rights investigation, have been fired, a Mis...
Jun 27, 2023
B.C. to provide up to 8,000 free air conditioners to low-income, vulnerable people
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is giving its Crown power utility $10 million to provide up to 8,000 free air-conditioning units to vulnerable people. A death review panel by the BC Corone...
Jun 27, 2023
Dubois rumours end as Jets centre heads to Los Angeles for players, draft pick
NASHVILLE - The Winnipeg Jets have traded star forward Pierre-Luc Dubois to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for three forwards and a 2024 second round draft pick. Dubois was a restricted free agent ...
Jun 27, 2023