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Sabres down Maple Leafs 5-2 in top pick Owen Power's NHL debut
TORONTO - Tage Thompson scored the winner and added an assist as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Tuesday night. Kyle Okposo, Jeff Skinner, Rasmus Dahlin and Rasmus Asplund, ...
Apr 12, 2022

Looming Prairie blizzard prompts school closures, cancelled flights, NHL game
WINNIPEG - School, flights and even an NHL hockey game have been cancelled in part of the Prairies as people prepare for a storm that Environment Canada says could be the "worst blizzard in decades." ...
Apr 12, 2022

Tiger Woods' return to Masters a winner for TV networks
NEW YORK (AP) - Tiger Woods may not have won the Masters golf tournament, but his stirring return from injury was certainly a winner for the television networks following him. CBS' final round coverag...
Apr 12, 2022

Biden: Russia war a 'genocide,' trying to 'wipe out' Ukraine
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday said Russia's war in Ukraine amounted to genocide," accusing President Vladimir Putin of trying to "wipe out the idea of even being a Ukrainian."...
Apr 12, 2022

Local wealth management director sees positives in latest federal budget
A local money manager says the federal government's budget announced last week has more of a short-term approach in addressing the country's current economic challenges. Dion Zukiwsky, Branch Manager ...
Apr 12, 2022

California woman admits she faked 2016 kidnapping
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Sherri Papini, the Northern California woman charged last month with faking her kidnapping in 2016, accepted a plea bargain with prosecutors Tuesday and acknowledged she made...
Apr 12, 2022

Red Deer woman buys winning lotto ticket in Winnipeg
Officials with the Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) say a Red Deer woman is the second local to take home $100,000 since the beginning of April.It's all thanks to a LOTTO MAX ticket Stephanie...
Apr 12, 2022

FIFA warned court of World Cup chaos if Russia played
GENEVA (AP) - Letting Russia try to qualify for the World Cup risked doing "irreparable and chaotic" harm to the competition, FIFA successfully argued at sport's highest court. The legal debate betwee...
Apr 12, 2022

Shelters for abuse victims report effects of COVID-19 on operations to StatCan
VANCOUVER - A new report from Statistics Canada says one in three shelters for people fleeing abuse reported they were greatly affected in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report used data...
Apr 12, 2022

Rebels This Week: April 11-17, 2022
PLAYOFF TICKETS ON SALE!The Rebels are back in the WHL Playoffs! The Rebels have clinched home-ice advantage in the opening round and will host games one and two of their WHL Eastern Conference Quarte...
Apr 12, 2022