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Former Ranger, Capital Nick Kypreos not surprised by brawl between teams
Former NHL player and longtime broadcaster Nick Kypreos doesn't believe stiffer discipline against Washington's Tom Wilson would've prevented what ensued in the Capitals-New York Rangers game Wednesda...
May 06, 2021
OF Springer expected to miss more than 10 days, Jays GM says
TORONTO - Blue Jays outfielder George Springer is not expected to be ready to return to Toronto's lineup when his latest stint on the 10-day injured list ends May 13, general manager Ross Atkins said ...
May 06, 2021
Council agrees to lease city green space to resident for expanded backyard
Prince Albert city council has reversed an earlier decision and agreed to lease a small piece of city green space to a resident who plans to fence it off as part of their backyard. At an April committ...
May 06, 2021
No tickets, charges issued in Quebec for travellers violating hotel quarantine order
MONTREAL - Quebec's public prosecutions bureau says it hasn't issued tickets or filed criminal charges for violations of the national health order requiring travellers arriving in Canada to quarantine...
May 06, 2021
Police: Maldives Speaker Mohamed Nasheed injured in blast
MALE, Maldives - Maldives' first democratically elected president and current Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed has been injured in a blast Thursday near his home and was being treated in a hospital ...
May 06, 2021
Alberta eases security payment burden for oilsands companies
EDMONTON - Alberta is changing how it calculates the payments oilsands mines make to ensure there's enough money to clean up the mess they leave behind. The province says the decision is in reaction t...
May 06, 2021
Shooting at Idaho middle school injures 3; student captured
BOISE, Idaho - A shooting at an eastern Idaho middle school Thursday injured two students and a custodian, and a male student has been taken into custody, authorities said. The victims' injuries were ...
May 06, 2021
Coroner role after strep-throat death of Indigenous child before Ontario's top court
TORONTO - The failure of a coroner to fully investigate the death of a four-year-old Indigenous boy was part of a systemic dereliction of duty that ought to face legal scrutiny, Ontario's top court he...
May 06, 2021
NACI chair says advice not meant to give AstraZeneca recipients vaccine remorse
OTTAWA - The chair of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization says people who already got the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine should not feel they made a bad choice. Dr. Caroline Quach and the othe...
May 06, 2021
Einarson extends win streak and improves playoff chances at world curling playdowns
CALGARY - Canada's Kerri Einarson defeated Denmark's Madeleine Dupont 10-8 on Thursday to extend her winning streak to five games at the world women's curling championship. Einarson (6-5), who started...
May 06, 2021
