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Drone strike kills US contractor in Syria; US retaliates
WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. contractor was killed and five U.S. service members and one other U.S. contractor were wounded when a drone struck a facility on a coalition base in northeast Syria on Thursda...
Mar 23, 2023
Brothers skip Pride jerseys; Panthers lose to Maple Leafs
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Brothers Eric and Marc Staal of the Florida Panthers declined to wear special Pride-themed warmup jerseys ahead of the team's 6-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday. The ...
Mar 23, 2023
DeBrincat, Tkachuk score two apiece as Senators rout Lightning 7-2
OTTAWA - Alex DeBrincat scored twice and added an assist in leading the Ottawa Senators to a 7-2 rout of the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday. Brady Tkachuk, with two goals, Derick Brassard, Erik Brann...
Mar 23, 2023
Pastrnak gets 49th goal, Bruins top Montreal, 5th win in row
BOSTON (AP) - David Pastrnak scored his 49th goal, Tyler Bertuzzi had a goal and an assist and the Boston Bruins overcame a sluggish performance to beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 on Thursday night fo...
Mar 23, 2023
Former skier Allison Forsyth, now safe sport advocate, says major change is needed
OTTAWA - Former Olympic skier Allison Forsyth told a parliamentary committee that Canada's safe sport crisis will continue "unless we do something big." Forsyth was among witnesses appearing Thursday ...
Mar 23, 2023
Appeal Court hears trucker convicted of killing Edmonton woman wants new trial
EDMONTON - Alberta's Court of Appeal heard arguments Thursday that a former Ontario truck driver should be tried for a third time in the 2011 death of an Indigenous woman. Bradley Barton, 55, was sent...
Mar 23, 2023
Clean electricity grid, new tax credits will be among highlights of federal budget
OTTAWA - Canada's push for a zero-emission electricity grid will get a significant funding boost in the federal budget on March 28, including with new tax credits expected to encourage the development...
Mar 23, 2023
Priorities for Roberts includes adding new LLRIB urban councillors, speeding up cows and plows claim
A Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) councillor since 2008, John P. Roberts believes now is the time for a change in leadership."I decided to run to try and make positive changes," he said. "I think peo...
Mar 23, 2023
Alberta legislature wraps up with attacks, insults; next stop is May 29 election
EDMONTON - The Alberta legislature wrapped up its spring sitting Thursday with politicians on both sides of the aisle test-driving insults and expected attack lines ahead of the scheduled May 29 provi...
Mar 23, 2023
Canadians Marino, Sebov out at Miami Open after losing to seeded Americans
MIAMI - Vancouver's Rebecca Marino and Toronto's Katherine Sebov were eliminated from the Miami Open tennis tournament on Thursday after each lost a second-round match to a seeded American opponent. M...
Mar 23, 2023