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Struggling Penguins to place 2-time All-Star goaltender Tristan Jarry on waivers
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins could be moving on from two-time All-Star goaltender Tristan Jarry. The club announced it would place Jarry on waivers Wednesday afternoon. The 29-year-old Ja...
Jan 15, 2025
Caring Society tries to force Canada back to the table to talk child welfare reform
OTTAWA - The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society is calling on the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to force the federal government back to the negotiation table on First Nations child welfare...
Jan 15, 2025
Preliminary hearing scheduled for man charged in local drug and firearms seizure
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for one of two people initially charged in a drug and firearms seizure in Blackfalds a year-and-a-half ago. Chad Daniel Wickett, 33, is slated to find out in R...
Jan 15, 2025
Global temperatures this year to rival 2024's record-breaking heat: climate officials
Canadian climate officials say this year's average global temperature is set to rival 2024's record-breaking heat, and is virtually guaranteed to be hotter than any year on record before 2023. Scienti...
Jan 15, 2025
South African police announce the sudden end of mine rescue operation
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) - South African police said Wednesday they have ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine where scores of illegal miners were trapped and believe they rescued a...
Jan 15, 2025
Recently married and soon to be a dad, Jets' Connor enjoying life on and off the ice
WINNIPEG - Kyle Connor laughs when asked what was more difficult - preparing for his wedding last summer or the hockey season? The Winnipeg Jets star left-winger married longtime girlfriend Ally Petac...
Jan 15, 2025
Redblacks sign quarterback Dru Brown to one-year contract extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks signed American quarterback Dru Brown to a one-year contract extension Wednesday. The deal leaves Brown under contract with Ottawa through the 2026 season. Brown appeared...
Jan 15, 2025
Middle East latest: Anticipation grows as an Israel-Hamas ceasefire appears closer than ever
Anticipation is growing as Israel and Hamas appear to be at the closest point yet to sealing a deal to pause 15 months of war. Qatari and Hamas officials say a last-minute dispute in ceasefire talks b...
Jan 15, 2025
Last-minute dispute in ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas has been resolved, officials say
DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Qatari and Hamas officials say a last-minute dispute in ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas has been resolved. Israel announced late Wednesday that Hamas had tried to change ag...
Jan 15, 2025
Sex class action greenlit against Montreal billionaire Robert Miller
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court justice has authorized a class-action lawsuit against Montreal billionaire Robert Miller, who is accused of paying minors for sex. In a ruling on Tuesday, Justice Ca...
Jan 15, 2025