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Maple Leafs sign depth forward Brandon Duhaime to three-year deal
6+ hour, 51+ min ago (182+ words) The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Brandon Duhaime to a three-year contract Thursday, the second day of NHL free agency. The 29-year-old spent last season with the Washington Capitals, recording four goals and five assists in 82 games. He has played…...
Alberta update on West Coast oil pipeline postponed
6+ hour, 51+ min ago (186+ words) CALGARY " The Alberta government has postponed a planned update on its planned million-barrel-a-day oil pipeline to the West Coast. A news conference with Premier Danielle Smith had been scheduled for this morning, but it has been delayed to later in…...
Oilers trade defenceman Darnell Nurse to Sharks, sign blueliner Ryan Shea
18+ hour, 51+ min ago (482+ words) EDMONTON " Darnell Nurse is done in Alberta's capital. Edmonton traded the defenceman to the San Jose Sharks for fellow blueliners Shakir Mukhamadullin and Zack Sharp as part of a chaotic opening to NHL free agency Wednesday. Selected seventh overall at…...
Grande Prairie powerlifter in his 60s setting records
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Children found in "deplorable" Ohio home were part of same family
17+ hour, 27+ min ago (286+ words) Authorities arrested four adults Tuesday on felony child endangerment charges after finding the children in the home. Some were in dire need of medical treatment, authorities said. Vinton County prosecuting attorney William Archer said the four adults were charged with…...
2 people arrested after hanging banner about "the power of love" on Empire State Building antenna
22+ hour, 27+ min ago (391+ words) Dressed in black and wearing masks " but not tethers, it appeared " the two balanced on a narrow ledge and appeared to kiss atop the New York skyscraper's antenna, which rises 1, 454 feet (443 meters) above midtown Manhattan, news helicopter video showed. The…...
Ambassador says Carney's Davos speech is being put into practice at UN
13+ hour, 26+ min ago (645+ words) OTTAWA " Prime Minister Mark Carney's vision of middle powers working with less traditional partners outside the superpower club is already taking shape at the United Nations, says Canada's ambassador. "We have set up a number of different kinds of relationships…...
Russian attack kills at least 13, injures scores and causes damage across Ukraine capital
17+ hour, 27+ min ago (267+ words) The attack with ballistic and cruise missiles and drones damaged buildings and civilian infrastructure across the city. Many residents took shelter at metro stations after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other authorities issued the first warnings of the attack. Foreign…...
Alberta applications for $100 payments open, hit website traffic snag
21+ hour, 46+ min ago (209+ words) Heavy traffic on a website for Albertans to apply for $100 from the provincial government has clogged the site on the day it opened. In an email Wednesday, Alberta's technology and innovation department says it is aware of "performance issues" with…...
U. S. beats Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 to advance to round of 16 and keep its World Cup dreams alive
19+ hour, 27+ min ago (388+ words) Balogun dominated the first half with his goal and several other chances that helped the U. S. control the match early but the Americans had to scramble down a man after his foul against Tarik Muharemovic in the 64th minute. Tillman helped seal…...