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Blue Jackets honor Johhny Gaudreau before their first home game since his death
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An emotional video tribute to Johnny Gaudreau and 13 seconds of silence - for his uniform number - opened the Columbus Blue Jackets' first game at Nationwide Arena since the star...
Sep 25, 2024

Winnipeg Jets hand Edmonton Oilers 6-1 loss in NHL pre-season
WINNIPEG - Neal Pionk produced a goal and three assists to lead the Jets to a 6-1 whipping of the Edmonton Oilers in an NHL pre-season game at the Canada Life Centre on Wednesday night. Adam Lowry, Br...
Sep 25, 2024

Gausman in form as Blue Jays top Red Sox 6-1 to end five-game losing streak
TORONTO - Kevin Gausman threw six strong innings and Alejandro Kirk drove in three runs as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Wednesday to end a five-game losing skid. Leadoff hi...
Sep 25, 2024

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted, sources say
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a federal grand jury on criminal charges that are still sealed, according to two people familiar with the matter. The charges agains...
Sep 25, 2024

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill to help Black families reclaim taken land
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have helped Black families reclaim or be compensated for property that was unjustly taken by the government. T...
Sep 25, 2024

Macron, Trudeau meet as French president visits Canada
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to his home in Ottawa Wednesday for an informal private dinner. Trudeau greeted Macron outside Rideau Cottage with a hu...
Sep 25, 2024

Evacuation orders near Grand Forks, B.C., as U.S. wildfire threatens to cross border
GRAND FORKS, B.C. - Tactical evacuations are underway outside the B.C. southern Interior town of Grand Forks, as an out-of-control wildfire in Washington state surges north and threatens to cross the ...
Sep 25, 2024

Five things to know about this week's Presidents Cup
L'LE-BIZARD-SAINTE-GENEVIVE - The Presidents Cup begins on Thursday at Royal Montreal Golf Club. The best-on-best match-play tournament sees 12 American golfers take on 12 players from around the worl...
Sep 25, 2024

Alberta tourism bounced back in a big way in 2023, gov't reveals
The Government of Alberta says the numbers are in, and 2023 was a bounceback, record-breaking year for tourism.In 2023, according to Statistics Canada, visitors spent $12.7 billion in Alberta, surpass...
Sep 25, 2024

Alberta bringing mobile lung screening to rural communities
Alberta's government and the Alberta Cancer Foundation are partnering with the non-profit 19 to Zero to support mobile lung health units that will bring screening services to underserved communities a...
Sep 25, 2024