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Jets' 2021 first-round pick Chaz Lucius retires due to medical reasons
Chaz Lucius, a first-round draft choice of the Winnipeg Jets in 2021, announced his retirement from hockey on Tuesday after recently being diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. In a statement, Lucius...
Apr 08, 2025
Texas AG Ken Paxton launches Senate primary challenge against Republican Sen. John Cornyn
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is running for the U.S. Senate in a primary challenge against Republican Sen. John Cornyn, setting up what is likely to become one of the GOP's m...
Apr 08, 2025
Oddsmakers cool to suggestion of league-leading Winnipeg Jets winning Stanley Cup
WINNIPEG - Mark Scheifele is known as a "hockey nerd," whose understanding of the game has turned him into an elite NHL player. But the Winnipeg Jets star centre isn't losing sleep trying to figure ou...
Apr 08, 2025
Judge rejects new trials for 2 convicted of human smuggling in death of family of 4 from India
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday rejected requests for new trials for two men convicted on human smuggling charges in the deaths of four members of a family from India who froze to death ...
Apr 08, 2025
A Florida man is executed for killing a Miami Herald employee who was abducted on a lunch break
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man convicted of killing a Miami Herald employee who was abducted on her lunch break was executed Tuesday evening. Michael Tanzi received a lethal injection and was prono...
Apr 08, 2025
Alberta measles outbreak not dire enough to warrant public address; health minister
Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says Alberta's measles outbreak isn't dire enough for the province's top doctor for public health to address the public, despite mounting calls for the government to d...
Apr 08, 2025
Octavio Dotel, who once held record of pitching for 13 major league teams, dies in DR roof collapse
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Octavio Dotel, who pitched for 13 major league teams in a 15-year career and won a world championship with the St. Louis Cardinals, was among the dead after a ...
Apr 08, 2025
Octavio Dotel, who once held record of pitching for 13 major league teams, dies in DR roof collapse
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Octavio Dotel, who pitched for 13 major league teams in a 15-year career and won a world championship with the St. Louis Cardinals, was among the dead after a ...
Apr 08, 2025
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner says guardianship law 'opaque,' lacks oversight
British Columbia's human rights commissioner says the province is the only place that she's aware of in Canada that allows people to be detained by the state without explicit legal authority, timeline...
Apr 08, 2025
Player originally from Grande Prairie up for WHL award
A player originally from Grande Prairie is one of the finalists for the Rookie of the Year Award in the Western Hockey League.Lukas Sawchyn recorded 15 goals and 55 points in his first season with the...
Apr 08, 2025