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Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk opens up about the death of his friend Johnny Gaudreau
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Matthew Tkachuk estimated that he tells a story about Johnny Gaudreau's exploits, both the on-ice and off-ice variety, to somebody at least once a week. And he's not going...
Sep 18, 2024
Nick Foligno named captain of the Chicago Blackhawks
CHICAGO (AP) - Nick Foligno took on a leadership role for the Chicago Blackhawks before he played his first game for the team. That was only the beginning. Foligno became the 35th captain in franchise...
Sep 18, 2024
Ontario sports minister, ex-CFL player Lumsden to donate brain to concussion research
TORONTO - Ontario sports minister Neil Lumsden will donate his brain to concussion research. Lumsden, a former Canadian Football League star, announced Wednesday at Varsity Stadium he'll be donating h...
Sep 18, 2024
Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps go from hunters to hunted in 2024-25 figure skating season
With gold medals freshly around their necks, Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps didn't miss a step during the figure skating off-season. The Canadian pairs team leapt to the top at the world c...
Sep 18, 2024
Saskatchewan rainfall warning continues
A rainfall warning for a wide swath of southwest Saskatchewan, from Leader south to the U.S. border and east to Swift Current, is continuing Wednesday evening.A system from Montana is forecast to dump...
Sep 18, 2024
Justice Department sues over Baltimore bridge collapse and seeks $100M in cleanup costs
BALTIMORE (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday sued the owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse, seeking to recover more than $100 million that the gov...
Sep 18, 2024
Salvatore 'Toto' Schillaci, the Italy striker who was top scorer at World Cup in 1990, dies at 59
ROME (AP) - Salvatore "Toto" Schillaci, the Italy striker who was top scorer at its home World Cup in 1990, has died. He was 59. Schillaci had been hospitalized in Palermo following treatment for colo...
Sep 18, 2024
In the news today: Foreign interference inquiry resumes, Indigenous artist recognized
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Inquiry to hear from MPs targeted by meddling A federal inquiry into foreign interference is slated to hear to...
Sep 18, 2024
Public inquiry to hear from current, former MPs targeted by foreign meddling
OTTAWA - A federal inquiry into foreign interference is slated to hear today from current and former politicians who have been singled out by meddlers. Former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole, Conserv...
Sep 18, 2024
Zhao bounced by Shnaider in Korea Open women's singles
SEOUL - Diana Shnaider only needed 71 minutes Tuesday night to show Canadian Carol Zhao why she's considered one of the favourites to win the women's singles title at the Hana Bank Korea Open. The fou...
Sep 18, 2024