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Edmonton Oilers sign forward Carter Savoie to entry-level contract
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have announced that they have signed forward Carter Savoie to a three-year, entry-level contract beginning with this season. Savoie, 20, joined Oilers AHL affiliate Bake...
May 11, 2022

Lawyers: Nearly $1B tentative settlement in condo collapse
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - A nearly $1 billion tentative settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit brought by families of victims and survivors of last June's condominium collapse in Surf...
May 11, 2022

Veteran CFL player Prukop attends Winnipeg Blue Bombers rookie camp
WINNIPEG - Veteran CFL quarterback Dakota Prukop was competing along with first-year players Wednesday at the Winnipeg Blue Bombers rookie camp. Prukop's presence was somewhat surprising, given the CF...
May 11, 2022

Olympic champion Kelsey Mitchell headlines UCI Track Nations Cup
MILTON, Ont. - An innocuous conversation while on a trip to southeast Asia a few years ago got Kelsey Mitchell thinking about her future plans. After graduating from the University of Alberta, she was...
May 11, 2022

Court: California's under-21 gun sales ban unconstitutional
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A U.S. appeals court ruled Wednesday that California's ban on the sale of semiautomatic weapons to adults under 21 is unconstitutional. In a 2-1 ruling, a panel of the San Francisco...
May 11, 2022

Public Notice: Jackpot Casino request for relocation
On April 12, 2022, the Alberta Gaming & Liquor Commission (AGLC) advised The City of Red Deer that Jackpot Casino, located at 4950 47 Avenue, has applied for a relocation to 3310 50 Avenue (Cambri...
May 11, 2022

'Komodo dragons on steroids': Fossil of predatory water dweller recovered at mine
MAGRATH, ALBERTA - A fossil of a prehistoric lizard "on steroids" has been found at a mining site in southern Alberta. The partial fossil of a recently discovered mosasaurus was recently discovered at...
May 11, 2022

Second minke whale spotted off Montreal, marine mammal group says
MONTREAL - A marine mammal research group is reporting a second minke whale has been spotted in the Montreal area in less than a week. Baleines en direct says the whale was seen at around 12:30 p.m. t...
May 11, 2022

Leafs search for killer instinct, look to bury playoff ghosts with Bolts on the brink
TORONTO - Michael Bunting had one thought when Jason Spezza stepped to the first-intermission floor. Listen up. The veteran forward's impassioned words in the locker room helped spark a comeback after...
May 11, 2022

Salimah Mussani makes collaboration the heart of her coaching plan for Golf Canada
Golf may be an individual sport, but Salimah Mussani believes that collaboration will take Canada's golfers to the next level. Mussani was named the head coach of Golf Canada's women's team last Frida...
May 11, 2022