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Canada's Mark Arendz captures para biathlon gold
BEIJING - Hartsville, P.E.I. native Mark Arendz won a gold medal in the men's middle distance standing para biathlon event at the 2022 Beijing Paralympics. Arendz finished the race with a final time o...
Mar 07, 2022

Matthews scores 40th goal as Toronto beats Blue Jackets 5-4
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Auston Matthews became the first player to score 40 goals this season, Petr Mrazek made 31 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs held off the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 on Monday nigh...
Mar 07, 2022

Tyler Toffoli strikes twice for Calgary Flames in 3-1 win over Edmonton Oilers
CALGARY - Tyler Toffoli scored twice for the Calgary Flames in a 3-1 win over the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Monday. Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and an assist for the Flames (34-14-7), which continued...
Mar 07, 2022

Russia dangles prospect of safe corridors; Ukraine skeptical
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) - Safe corridors intended to let Ukrainian civilians escape the Russian onslaught could open Tuesday, Kremlin officials said, though Ukrainian leaders greeted the plan with skeptici...
Mar 07, 2022

Zverev put on 1-year probation for outburst in Acapulco
Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Alexander Zverev was put on probation for one year by the ATP on Monday for violently hitting the chair umpire's stand repeatedly with his racket following a loss in doubl...
Mar 07, 2022

Tamara Lich, the ‘spark that lit’ the convoy protest in Ottawa, gets bail
OTTAWA, ONT - Tamara Lich, one of the principal organizers of the convoy protest that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for three weeks has been granted bail on a $25,000 bond.Lich was initially denied bail ...
Mar 07, 2022

Alberta's COVID-19 numbers for March 7, 2022
PROVINCIAL NUMBERS*Numbers are up to date as of previous day's end, Mar. 6. Hospitalizations: 1,103 (-61 over the past three days)ICU admissions: 77 (-)Deaths: 3,972 (+18 over the past three days)MORE...
Mar 07, 2022

Alberta's NHL clubs supporting Ukraine with Capitals' Alex Ovechkin set to arrive
CALGARY - The Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames have demonstrated support for Ukraine and its struggle to repel Russia's invasion, but how far will Alberta's NHL clubs and their fans go when league s...
Mar 07, 2022

1 dead, 2 wounded in shooting outside Iowa high school
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - One person was killed and two others were critically wounded Monday after gunfire that appeared to come from a passing vehicle struck them outside an Iowa school, authorities s...
Mar 07, 2022

Wins for Dems in NC, PA as court rejects GOP election plans
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a victory for Democrats, the Supreme Court has turned away efforts from Republicans in North Carolina and Pennsylvania to block state court-ordered congressional districting plans...
Mar 07, 2022