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Maple Leafs-Panthers playoff series drawing interest from Proline bettors
TORONTO - It seems hope springs eternal in sports-betting circles for the Toronto Maple Leafs. According to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., 73 per cent of Proline bettors picked Toronto to defea...
May 09, 2023
Alberta wildfire situation: May 8, 6:00 p.m
Officials with the provincial government say more than 29,000 individuals have been evacuated from communities throughout north and central Alberta.The government says those evacuated due to wildfires...
May 09, 2023
B.C. air quality advisories in place for North Peace region, Fort Nelson
Environment Canada says wildfire smoke from northern Alberta is causing poor air quality and reduced visibility in parts of northeastern British Columbia. Special air quality advisories are in place f...
May 09, 2023
Avalanche's Landeskog to undergo knee cartilage transplant
DENVER (AP) - Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog is set to undergo cartilage transplant surgery on his right knee and expected to miss the entire 2023-24 NHL season. The team on Tuesday anno...
May 09, 2023
Briere recalls 2010 Flyers had 'belief' they could come back from 0-3 deficit
After dropping a third straight game to Boston in the 2010 NHL playoffs, Daniel Briere remembers his Philadelphia teammates sitting in the locker room wondering how they were suddenly on the verge of ...
May 09, 2023
First wild koalas caught and vaccinated against chlamydia
Australian scientists have begun vaccinating wild koalas against chlamydia in an ambitious field trial in New South Wales. The aim is to test a method for protecting the beloved marsupials against a w...
May 09, 2023
Former CFL, NFL quarterback Joe Kapp passes away at the age of 85
Joe Kapp, the former CFL and NFL star quarterback, has died. He was 85. According to CFL officials, Kapp died Monday night. He had reportedly been battling dementia for more than a decade. Kapp played...
May 09, 2023
In The News for May 9: China expels Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat retaliation
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 9 ... What we are watching in Canada ... C...
May 09, 2023
Party officials: Imran Khan arrested in court in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Officials from the party of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan say he has been arrested as he appeared in a court in the capital, Islamabad, to face charges in multiple graft...
May 09, 2023
Oilers vow they'll bounce back from blowout loss with a strong Game 4
EDMONTON - It happens to a lot of people who go to Las Vegas. You head to Sin City, then return home with one heck of a hangover. After splitting the first two games of their Western Conference semifi...
May 09, 2023