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CP NewsAlert: Oilers advance to second round of NHL playoffs with win over Kings
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have advanced to the second round of the NHL playoffs with a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 5 of their first-round series. Leon Draisaitl scored twice for th...
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Stars beat Knights 3-2 at home, grab 3-2 series lead in NHL playoffs
DALLAS (AP) - Jason Robertson scored a power-play goal to put Dallas ahead late in the second period after Tyler Seguin took a shot to the face and the Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game ...
10h ago
Solomon Islands lawmakers elect former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as new prime minister
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Solomon Islands lawmakers on Thursday chose former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as the new prime minister of the South Pacific island nation that has grown closer to Ch...
10h ago
Toronto clinches top spot in PWHL with 4-1 win over Minnesota
TORONTO - Natalie Spooner scored twice in leading Toronto to clinching first place in the Professional Women's Hockey League with a 4-1 win over Minnesota on Wednesday. Toronto (12-4-0-7) moved ahead ...
11h ago
Highway collapse in southern China kills at least 36 people
BEIJING (AP) - A section of a highway collapsed after heavy rains in southern China, sending cars tumbling down a slope and leaving at least 36 people dead, authorities said Thursday. The Meizhou city...
11h ago
Forge FC, Atletico Ottawa record convincing wins in Canadian Championship play
Forge FC and Atletico Ottawa, the top two teams in the Canadian Premier League, posted convincing victories in Canadian Championship preliminary-round play Wednesday. Forge, which tops the CPL standin...
12h ago
'Thunderhead' LGBTQ national monument breaks ground in Ottawa
OTTAWA - After a rainy night in Ottawa, the sun broke through Wednesday afternoon ahead of a ceremony to break ground for a national LGBTQ+ monument. That was no coincidence, Albert McLeod told a crow...
12h ago
London Drugs phone lines working, stores still closed after cybersecurity incident
VANCOUVER - London Drugs says its phone lines are working again after being taken offline in response to a cybersecurity incident. A statement from the Richmond, B.C.-based pharmacy and retail chain s...
12h ago
Alberta government reverses planned cut to aid funding for low-income transit riders
The Alberta government is reversing its plan to axe a subsidy program that helps low-income people pay for transit passes.Social Services Minister Jason Nixon said the mayors of Edmonton and Calgary h...
13h ago
Province aiming to help communities save money, lower energy costs
Officials with the provincial government say Alberta's new $6-million program will help municipalities make energy-saving upgrades, reducing costs and emissions.Provincial officials note that arenas, ...
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