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Connor Hellebuyck emerging as elite goalie at right time for Winnipeg Jets
WINNIPEG - Connor Hellebuyck’s back-to-back shutouts in Games 4 and 5 highlighted the Winnipeg Jets’ impressive opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in which they eliminated the Minne...
Apr 22, 2018
NOVA Chemicals updates community on latest Joffre site news
Roughly 40 people attended an Open House at the Haynes Community Hall near Clive on April 18 to learn more about the latest updates at NOVA Chemicals near Joffre. The bi-annual event not only gives th...
Apr 22, 2018
Guentzel scores 4 goals to lead Penguins to Game 6 clinch
PHILADELPHIA - Jake Guentzel dropped to his right knee and slid on the ice in celebration, not only for his second career post-season hat trick, but for the goal that assured Pittsburgh was moving on ...
Apr 22, 2018
Tories demand government explain how much a carbon price will cost Canadians
OTTAWA - Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre will ask the House of Commons this week to force the government to show Canadians how much more they can expect to pay for gas, heat and groceries...
Apr 22, 2018
Raptors' guard VanVleet sits Game 4, doesn't sound like a return is imminent
WASHINGTON - Fred VanVleet doesn’t sound like he’ll be ready to return to the Toronto Raptors’ lineup any time soon. The backup guard reportedly suffered a sprained AC joint - or sep...
Apr 22, 2018
CONCACAF cancels Women's U17 tournament because of violence
MIAMI - CONCACAF has cancelled the rest of its 2018 Women’s Under-17 Championship following violence in Managua, Nicaragua, where the tournament began Thursday. The Confederation of North, Centr...
Apr 22, 2018
Boeser, Barzal and Keller nominated for Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year
NEW YORK - Vancouver Canucks right-winger Brock Boeser, New York Islanders centre Mathew Barzal and Arizona Coyotes centre Clayton Keller were named the three finalists for the Calder Memorial Trophy ...
Apr 22, 2018
Squirrel wins UC Berkeley student senate seat
BERKELEY, Calif. - The University of California, Berkeley has elected a squirrel to its student senate. The Sacramento Bee reports “Furry Boi” was named April 13 to the Associated Students...
Apr 22, 2018
Torres makes debut as young Yankees beat Blue Jays 5-1
NEW YORK - With a team full of 20-somethings, the New York Yankees played like seasoned veterans. Luis Severino pitched three-hit ball over seven innings and the youthful Yankees beat the Toronto Blue...
Apr 22, 2018
Ak Bars Kazan upsets CSKA Moscow to win KHL's Gagarin Cup
MOSCOW - Russia’s Ak Bars Kazan won the Kontinental Hockey League’s Gagarin Cup for the third time in its history on Sunday with a surprise 4-1 series win over CSKA Moscow. Ak Bars won Gam...
Apr 22, 2018