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Oilers sign goaltender Calvin Pickard to two-year contract extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed goaltender Calvin Pickard to a two-year contract extension with an annual average value of US$1 million. The six-foot-one, 205-pound goalie had 12-7-1 record...
Jun 28, 2024
In email to caucus, Liberal MP says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should step down
OTTAWA - A Liberal MP who is not seeking re-election has sent an email to fellow caucus members calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down as party leader. Tension among some members of th...
Jun 28, 2024
P.A. YouTube channel aims to connect missing pieces of 400-year-old Hutterite history
In their early years, Hutterites were doctors to kings, makers of wine and pottery so fine it was desired and collected by the wealthy citizens of Moravia in the present-day Czech Republic. Politics a...
Jun 28, 2024
4 Missouri prison guards charged with murder, and a 5th with manslaughter, in death of Black man
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Four Missouri prison guards were charged Friday with murder, and a fifth with accessory to involuntary manslaughter, in the December death of a Black man who was pepper sprayed, h...
Jun 28, 2024
Ore slide at Yukon's Victoria Gold mine not the first failure: government officials
WHITEHORSE - Yukon government mining officials say a recent slide of ore at a gold mine in the territory was the second such failure this year. Russell McDiarmid, the government's head of major mines,...
Jun 28, 2024
Forbidden Door brings world of pro wrestling together with Canadian roots
TORONTO - Tony Khan is bringing the world of professional wrestling together, and Canada has been an important part of that coalition. Khan was in Toronto last week for the Collision tech conference t...
Jun 28, 2024
B.C. Review Board lets child killer Schoenborn keep eligibility for 28-day leave
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Review Board has ruled that Allan Schoenborn, who killed his three children in 2008, will keep his eligibility for up to 28 days of unescorted leave from a Metro Vanco...
Jun 28, 2024
Lionel Messi to rest for Argentina's final Copa America group match against Peru with leg injury
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Lionel Messi will skip Argentina's last Copa America group match against Peru on Saturday because of a right leg injury. Messi hurt his leg in Argentina's 1-0 victory over C...
Jun 28, 2024
Argentina coach Scaloni suspended for Copa America match vs. Peru for being repeatedly late
MIAMI GARDENS, Florida (AP) - Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has been suspended for one match and will miss his team's last Copa America group match against Peru on Saturday. Scaloni was suspended bec...
Jun 28, 2024
Stampeders look to end losing streak against struggling Bombers
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders won't take the Winnipeg Blue Bombers lightly when the two teams play at McMahon Stadium on Saturday night. The Blue Bombers have surprisingly started the season with t...
Jun 28, 2024
