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Maturity key as surging Ottawa Senators make playoff push: coach
VANCOUVER - With his Ottawa Senators on a run, Drake Batherson isn't making any spring travel plans this year. The Sens (33-27-4) currently sit four points out of the second Eastern Conference wild ca...
Mar 10, 2023
Kiska, Marineland's lone killer whale and last captive orca in Canada, has died
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - The Ontario government says Kiska, the last captive killer whale in Canada, has died. A spokesman for the solicitor general says Marineland, a Niagara Falls, Ont., theme park whe...
Mar 10, 2023
Connor McDavid, Oilers ready to face the Maple Leafs after brief injury scare
TORONTO - Connor McDavid experienced another sinking feeling - if only for a brief moment. The superstar captain of the Edmonton Oilers had just been the victim of a friendly fire collision with teamm...
Mar 10, 2023
Joly pushes China to include Ukraine in peace talks, as South Africa seeks resolution
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is asking China to expand its talks with Russia on a peace plan for Ukraine to include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Joly says that earlier thi...
Mar 10, 2023
Thompson pitches three perfect innings as Blue Jays down Red Sox 2-0
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Zach Thompson pitched three perfect innings to pick up the win, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 2-0 in spring training baseball action Friday. Thompson struck out ...
Mar 10, 2023
Bail is broken: Minister Shandro
Alberta's Minister of Justice Tyler Shandro issued the following statement ahead of the March 10 emergency federal, provincial and territorial meeting on bail:"On Jan. 13, premiers from every province...
Mar 10, 2023
Joly pushes China to include Ukraine in peace talks, as South Africa seeks resolution
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is asking China to expand its talks with Russia on a peace plan for Ukraine to include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Joly says that earlier thi...
Mar 10, 2023
Province highlighting supports for students in Budget 2023
Officials with the Alberta government are highlighting that Budget 2023 is providing more than $820 million over the next three years to support enrolment growth in schools.Based on strong population ...
Mar 10, 2023
Puck drops at the Alberta Pond Hockey Championship
The Alberta Pond Hockey Championships got going Friday afternoon out at Lac Cardinal. The tournament is designed to "tip its hat' to hockey's roots, having Canada's game originate from frozen ponds, l...
Mar 10, 2023
Best day to start is today: Alberta bill sets out budget restraint, more savings
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta has introduced legislation that would require it to keep a tight rein on spending, save for a rainy day and continue to pay down debt.Finance Minister Travis T...
Mar 10, 2023