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Bergevin reaping rewards for acquiring Stanley Cup veterans, but GM not satisfied yet
MONTREAL - Marc Bergevin has every reason to smile these days. The Montreal Canadiens general manager assembled a team that is making a deep playoff run and is now preparing to face the Vegas Golden K...
Jun 12, 2021
Islanders-Lightning, Knights-Canadiens in uncertain final 4
(AP) -- If the teams left in the NHL playoffs are sick and tired of facing the same opponents over and over, they are in luck in the semifinals. After exclusively divisional play this season and throu...
Jun 12, 2021
Alberta launches COVID vaccine lottery with million-dollar prizes to encourage uptake
EDMONTON - Alberta is launching a multimillion-dollar lottery in a bid to encourage more residents to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Premier Jason Kenney unveiled some details of the "Open for Summer Vaccine...
Jun 12, 2021
Blue Jays slug 5 homers in 7-2 victory over Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) - Marcus Semien hit a two-run homer - one of three longballs by Toronto in the fifth inning - to extend his club-record road hitting streak to 25 games, and the Blue Jays rebounded from a ...
Jun 12, 2021
Canada defeats Haiti in first leg of second-round CONCACAF World Cup qualifier
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Cyle Larin's early goal gave Canada a 1-0 win over Haiti and the upper hand in their second-round World Cup qualifying playoff in CONCACAF. The 70th-ranked Canadian men and No....
Jun 12, 2021
Officer dies tragically while on duty in Saskatchewan: RCMP
REGINA - RCMP in Saskatchewan say an officer died tragically while on duty early this morning. Police say in a news release that the death is related to an investigation in the communities of Wolseley...
Jun 12, 2021
Red Deer adds one COVID-19 case, down to 119 active
Red Deer's active COVID-19 case count is down another 18 in the last day to 119, the lowest total since March 20.After hitting a record high active caseload of 911 on May 8 (five Saturdays ago), the a...
Jun 12, 2021
Chicago man jumps into Lake Michigan for 365th straight day
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago bus driver looking for a way to relieve stress during the coronavirus pandemic jumped into Lake Michigan for a 365th straight day on Saturday. Dan O'Conor said he started jump...
Jun 12, 2021
Traffic signal repair scheduled for Sunday, June 13
Drivers should expect delays at the intersection of 49 Avenue and 51 Street this weekend due to traffic signal infrastructure installation.The lights at the intersection will be off for a portion of t...
Jun 12, 2021
Canadian drug companies want new pricing regs delayed again until after pandemic
OTTAWA - Almost three dozen Canadian pharmaceutical companies made a direct appeal to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last month to delay the new drug pricing regulations for a third time.The companies,...
Jun 12, 2021