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The New York Rangers were headed for another sweep. Now they're fighting to close out Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The New York Rangers looked headed for an easy push through the second round of the NHL playoffs when they quickly moved within a win of a sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes. Instea...
May 15, 2024
Grow Kids get Human Library experience at annual event
Several hundred Grade 5 students from both local school divisions descended upon the G.H. Dawe Centre and Collicutt Centre in Red Deer on Wednesday, taking part in activities that foster things like r...
May 15, 2024
B.C. government and social media giants make deal on non-consensual intimate images
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government and social media giants have made what they call a "historic collaboration" for youth safety online. A joint statement from Premier David Eby and representat...
May 15, 2024
Man charged in fatal stabbing ordered to stand trial
A man charged in a fatal stabbing in central Alberta last year has been ordered to stand trial. Ian Lawrence Saddleback, 42, was ordered to stand trial in Wetaskiwin Court of Justice on May 14, 2024, ...
May 15, 2024
Trial date set for man charged in drug and firearms seizure in Mountain View County
A trial date has been set for one of three people charged with firearms and drug offences regarding an incident in Mountain View County two months ago. Kevin Leischner, 52, a resident of Mountain View...
May 15, 2024
Stars centre Roope Hintz out for Game 5 against the Avalanche with upper-body injury
DALLAS (AP) - Dallas Stars centre Roope Hintz is out for Game 5 of their Western Conference playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night because of an upper-body injury. Stars coac...
May 15, 2024
Peterka scores twice for Germany in 8-1 rout of Latvia at hockey worlds
PRAGUE (AP) - JJ Peterka scored twice in Germany's 8-1 rout of Latvia at the ice hockey world championship on Wednesday. Germany, last year's runner-up, netted five times in the second period in Ostra...
May 15, 2024
Montreal's international airport takes rival to court over name change
MONTREAL - The authority that runs Montreal's international airport is suing an up-and-coming airport on the city's South Shore, saying a recent branding effort will confuse travellers. Aroports de Mo...
May 15, 2024
Canada's Pendrith returns to PGA Championship in stronger position than last year
Everything has changed for Taylor Pendrith over the past two weeks. Pendrith won The CJ Cup Byron Nelson on May 5 for his first-ever PGA Tour victory, then tied for 10th at the Wells Fargo Championshi...
May 15, 2024
Wildfire service warns winds may fan 'aggressive' blazes in B.C.'s north
FORT NELSON, B.C. - British Columbia's wildfire service says gusty winds could fan "aggressive fire behaviour" in the north, where out-of-control blazes have forced several thousand people to flee the...
May 15, 2024