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Oilers get big goals from McDavid and Draisaitl, score 4 in 3rd period to beat Devils 6-3
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Adam Erne scored in a span of 69 seconds early in the third period as the Edmonton Oilers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over ...
Dec 21, 2023
Skinner scores 2 and Sabres respond to embarrassing loss with 9-3 rout of Maple Leafs
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Jeff Skinner scored twice, including the go-ahead goal, and added an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres responded to their most embarrassing loss of the season with a 9-3 rout of the ...
Dec 21, 2023
Two friends from Olds spread holiday cheer with their Caroling Christmas Truck
A man sat in his walker with his head hanging down outside a senior's lodge. The Christmas season just doesn't feel the same as it once did. Walter Moebis and Clint Jackson pulled up in their Caroling...
Dec 21, 2023
Freeland approves Royal Bank takeover of HSBC Canada with conditions
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has approved RBC's $13.5-billion takeover of HSBC Canada despite calls from opposition politicians and other groups to block it. Freeland's approval was the...
Dec 21, 2023
Alberta NDP to host consultation on housing in January
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta NDP is set to host an online consultation in the new year focused on housing, specifically Bill 205.The Housing Security Act proposes an immediate cap on rent of two per cen...
Dec 21, 2023
Alberta childcare centres at risk of closing
"I absolutely think that we're going to see childcare centres closing in the next year."That's according to Krystal Churcher, who is one of the childcare operators speaking out following a provincial ...
Dec 21, 2023
Jury acquits 3 Washington state officers in death of a Black man who told them he couldn’t breathe
SEATTLE (AP) - A jury cleared three Washington state police officers of all criminal charges Thursday in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained face down on...
Dec 21, 2023
Transportation agency penalizes Air Canada for violating disabilities regulations
GATINEAU, Que. - The Canadian Transportation Agency says it's issued a $97,500 penalty to Air Canada for violating the Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations. The penalty ...
Dec 21, 2023
'Dedication to serving Canadians': PM pays tribute to former MP John Godfrey
OTTAWA - The late John Godfrey, a former university president, newspaper editor and Liberal MP, made meaningful and lasting contributions to public life, recalled Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. "His d...
Dec 21, 2023
Eby to target predators after talking to dad of sextortion victim Carson Cleland, 12
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says an emotional conversation with the father of a 12-year-old British Columbia boy who killed himself after falling prey to online sextortion has prompted him to push fo...
Dec 21, 2023