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Canucks trade defenceman Carson Soucy to Rangers for third-round pick in 2025 draft
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have dealt defenceman Carson Soucy to the New York Rangers ahead of the NHL trade deadline. The Canucks got a 2025 third-round draft pick in return. Vancouver announc...
Mar 06, 2025

Wisconsin judge refuses to block Slender Man attacker's release from psychiatric hospital
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin judge on Thursday refused to block a psychiatric hospital from releasing a woman who stabbed her sixth-grade classmate to please a horror character called Slender Man...
Mar 06, 2025
Sask. not among provinces signed on to $10-a-day child care extension
Saskatchewan was out nearly on its own Thursday, when the federal government announced agreements to extend the Early Learning and Child Care program, which provides for $10-a-day daycare.Eleven of th...
Mar 06, 2025

Judge orders Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in USAID and State Dept. debts
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday gave the Trump administration until Monday to pay nearly $2 billion in debts to partners of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State De...
Mar 06, 2025

Defending women's champion Clarke in third halfway through skeleton worlds
LAKE PLACID - Defending women's champion Hallie Clarke of Brighton, Ont., is in third place after Thursday's opening two runs at the skeleton world championships. Clarke posted a two-run time of 1:51....
Mar 06, 2025

Ontario court approves historic $32.5B tobacco settlement
An Ontario court has approved a historic $32.5 billion settlement that will see three major tobacco companies compensate provinces, territories and ex-smokers in Canada. In a ruling released today, On...
Mar 06, 2025

Sask. food banks feel the squeeze as tariffs tighten the belt
Food banks in Saskatchewan are preparing for a rise in demand as a growing trade war between Canada and the United States threatens to push grocery prices higher, making it harder for people to put fo...
Mar 06, 2025

Bo Bichette bags three singles in three innings, Blue Jays beat Red Sox 7-4
DUNEDIN - Bo Bichette had three hits and drove in a run as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4 in spring training action Thursday. Bichette led off the bottom of the first inning with a ...
Mar 06, 2025

Adnan Syed to stay free after judge decides on time served for his murder sentence in 'Serial' case
BALTIMORE (AP) - Adnan Syed, whose case amassed a worldwide following of "Serial" podcast listeners, will remain free even though his murder conviction still stands, a Baltimore judge ruled on Thursda...
Mar 06, 2025

Yukon budget predicts $81.9 million surplus, shrinking GDP after mine disaster
Yukon's finance minister predicts an $81.96 million surplus this year as the territory promises record capital investment in housing. However, it's also forecasting a shrinking real GDP in the wake of...
Mar 06, 2025