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McDavid scores late in third period, Ekholm pots OT winner as Oilers top Bruins 3-2
EDMONTON - Mattias Ekholm scored the overtime winner as the Edmonton Oilers overcame a shoddy start to emerge with a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday. Just 1:04 into overtime, Bruins goa...
Dec 19, 2024
'Raygun: The Musical' won't use the name of the notorious Australian breaker
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Australian breaker Rachael "Raygun" Gunn has tried to be a good sport about the jokes and criticism that poured in from around the globe after her controversial performance ...
Dec 19, 2024
Justin Herbert passes for 2 touchdowns, Chargers score on free kick and rally past Broncos 34-27
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Justin Herbert passed for 284 yards and two touchdowns, including a go-ahead 19-yarder to Derius Davis early in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Chargers got closer to ...
Dec 19, 2024
'Raygun: The Musical' won't use the name of the notorious Australian breaker
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Australian breaker Rachael "Raygun" Gunn has tried to be a good sport about the jokes and criticism that poured in from around the globe after her controversial performance ...
Dec 19, 2024
Taking advantage of an obscure rule, Chargers' Dicker makes NFL's first fair-catch kick in 48 years
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Cameron Dicker of the Los Angeles Chargers made the first successful fair-catch kick in the NFL since 1976 on Thursday night, connecting from 57 yards right before halftime ag...
Dec 19, 2024
Canada dumps Switzerland 7-1 in pre-tournament game ahead of world juniors
OTTAWA - Easton Cowan scored a hat trick to lead Canada to a 7-1 win over Switzerland on Thursday in a pre-tournament game ahead of the world junior hockey championship. Canada pulled away with three ...
Dec 19, 2024
Canadiens' hockey boss has 'no concern' about GM's trip to Russia
DETROIT - Montreal executive vice-president of hockey operations Jeff Gorton says he has "no concern" about members of the Canadiens' front office travelling to Russia amid the country's invasion of U...
Dec 19, 2024
Sylvan Lake to open lake rink on Friday
The Town of Sylvan Lake says the lake rink will open on Friday.The rink, which is located just east of the pier, will officially open on Dec. 20, at 4 p.m. The gates will be open for parking near the ...
Dec 19, 2024
Emissions in Canada fell last year, though still far off Paris targets
OTTAWA - For the first time since the pandemic, Canada had a year-over-year decline in its greenhouse gas emissions - though it is still a long way off its 2030 target. A preliminary emissions report ...
Dec 19, 2024
B.C. repeals public drug use law after challenge and Ottawa's similar changes
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has repealed a law it passed last year to restrict drug use in some public areas because successful court challenges prevented it from being brought into for...
Dec 19, 2024