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CP NewsAlert: Oilers advance to second round of NHL playoffs with win over Kings
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have advanced to the second round of the NHL playoffs with a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 5 of their first-round series. Leon Draisaitl scored twice for th...
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Stars beat Knights 3-2 at home, grab 3-2 series lead in NHL playoffs
DALLAS (AP) - Jason Robertson scored a power-play goal to put Dallas ahead late in the second period after Tyler Seguin took a shot to the face and the Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game ...
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Solomon Islands lawmakers elect former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as new prime minister
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Solomon Islands lawmakers on Thursday chose former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as the new prime minister of the South Pacific island nation that has grown closer to Ch...
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Toronto clinches top spot in PWHL with 4-1 win over Minnesota
TORONTO - Natalie Spooner scored twice in leading Toronto to clinching first place in the Professional Women's Hockey League with a 4-1 win over Minnesota on Wednesday. Toronto (12-4-0-7) moved ahead ...
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Highway collapse in southern China kills at least 36 people
BEIJING (AP) - A section of a highway collapsed after heavy rains in southern China, sending cars tumbling down a slope and leaving at least 36 people dead, authorities said Thursday. The Meizhou city...
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Forge FC, Atletico Ottawa record convincing wins in Canadian Championship play
Forge FC and Atletico Ottawa, the top two teams in the Canadian Premier League, posted convincing victories in Canadian Championship preliminary-round play Wednesday. Forge, which tops the CPL standin...
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'Thunderhead' LGBTQ national monument breaks ground in Ottawa
OTTAWA - After a rainy night in Ottawa, the sun broke through Wednesday afternoon ahead of a ceremony to break ground for a national LGBTQ+ monument. That was no coincidence, Albert McLeod told a crow...
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Medicine Hat's first Clash in the Coulees Strongman competition this weekend
Athletic strength will be on full display this Saturday in Medicine Hat during the first Clash in the Coulees Strongman/woman competition.Both men and women are included among the 37 competitors rangi...
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Alberta government reverses planned cut to aid funding for low-income transit riders
The Alberta government is reversing its plan to axe a subsidy program that helps low-income people pay for transit passes.Social Services Minister Jason Nixon said the mayors of Edmonton and Calgary h...
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Steven Stamkos wants to stay with Lightning, and team wants its career scoring leader to stay
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Steven Stamkos wants to hoist the Stanley Cup again with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 34-year-old captain, who can become a free agent this summer, reiterated Wednesday that he'd li...
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