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Blue Jays add All-Star reliever Jeff Hoffman with $33 million, 3-year contract
TORONTO (AP) - All-Star reliever Jeff Hoffman and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a $33 million, three-year contract. The team announced the deal Friday night, two days after his 32nd birthday. H...
Jan 10, 2025
Nick Suzuki scores in overtime to lift the Canadiens past the Capitals, 3-2
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nick Suzuki scored at 1:15 of overtime to give the surging Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night. Suzuki got to the front and put the puck up ...
Jan 10, 2025
Staal, Tokarski lead Hurricanes to 2-0 win over Canucks
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Jordan Staal had a goal and an assist, Dustin Tokarski got his first shutout since 2022 and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-0 on Friday night. Andrei Svechnik...
Jan 10, 2025
Hirata grabs early lead at Sony Open, Zach Johnson gets in the mix
HONOLULU (AP) - Kensai Hirata of Japan opened with four straight birdies, and he got up-and-down for one last birdie on the 18th at Waialae for a 7-under 63 and a one-shot lead among the early starter...
Jan 10, 2025
Blue Jays sign reliever Hoffman to three-year-deal
TORONTO - Who says you can't home? Right-handed pitcher Jeff Hoffman, selected ninth overall by the Blue Jays in 2014 and dealt to the Colorado Rockies the following summer, has returned to Toronto. T...
Jan 10, 2025
Applications for Youth Employment and Skills Program funding open January 27.
The federal government says applications will open for its Youth Employment and Skills Program on January 27.This is set up to help young people get jobs in agriculture.A release from the government s...
Jan 10, 2025
Alberta's environment minister heading to Sacramento to promote emission reduction success
Alberta's Minister of Environment and Protected Areas Rebecca Schulz is heading to Sacramento, Calif. in an effort to promote Alberta's success in emissions reductions and responsible energy developme...
Jan 10, 2025
Two Alberta men sentenced for roles in 2022 Coutts border protest
Two Alberta men have been sentenced for their roles in the illegal Coutts border blockade in 2022.Marco Van Huigenbos was sentenced to four months in jail and Gerhard (George) Janzen received a three-...
Jan 10, 2025
Huberdeau, Wolf stand out, Flames in playoff conversation at halfway mark
CALGARY - The swagger is resurfacing, in a different way, for Calgary Flames winger Jonathan Huberdeau. At the halfway mark of the NHL's regular season, Huberdeau's team-leading 17 goals already toppe...
Jan 10, 2025
No surgery, but rehab for Calgary Flames forward Conor Zary
CALGARY - Forward Conor Zary doesn't require surgery after ugly knee-on-knee contact in a game earlier this week, but the Calgary Flames say he's out of the lineup indefinitely. Zary left Tuesday's ro...
Jan 10, 2025