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Ovechkin on track to break Gretzky's NHL career goals record
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 878 goals and needs 17 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 sho...
Feb 4, 2025
Karl-Anthony Towns's double-double helps Knicks fend off Raptors 121-115
TORONTO - Karl-Anthony Towns had a double-double and the New York Knicks held off a late Toronto Raptors rally for a 121-115 win on Tuesday. Towns had 27 points and 20 rebounds as New York (34-17) won...
Feb 4, 2025
Hagel scores go-ahead goal in third, Lightning beat Senators 4-3 to snap rival's 5-game win streak
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Brandon Hagel scored less than two minutes into the third period to give the Tampa Bay Lightning the lead for good in a 4-3 win on Tuesday night that snapped the Ottawa Senators' fi...
Feb 4, 2025
USAID direct hires put on leave worldwide, except those deemed essential
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is placing U.S. Agency for International Development direct-hire staffers around the world on leave, except those deemed essential. A notice posted online Tu...
Feb 4, 2025
Three-time Cy Young winner Scherzer finalizes 1-year deal with Blue Jays
TORONTO (AP) - Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer and the Toronto Blue Jays finalized a US$15.5 million, one-year contract on Tuesday. The 40-year-old was limited to nine starts with Texas ...
Feb 4, 2025
'We can't take our foot off the gas pedal': Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce responds after tariff delay
While yesterday's afternoon phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yielded a 30-day reprieve from a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian exports, the Saskatchewan C...
Feb 4, 2025
Senate confirms Pam Bondi as US attorney general, putting Trump ally at Justice Department’s helm
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate confirmed Pam Bondi as U.S. attorney general Tuesday evening, putting a longtime ally of Donald Trump at the helm of a Justice Department that has already been rattled by ...
Feb 4, 2025
Booing of U.S. anthem continues at Canadian sporting events despite tariff pause
TORONTO - Canadian sports fans continued to voice their displeasure at American economic policies on Tuesday despite a pause in a trade war between Canada and the United States. Fans at Toronto's Scot...
Feb 4, 2025
Booing of U.S. anthem continues at Canadian sporting events despite tariff pause
TORONTO - Canadian sports fans continued to voice their displeasure at American economic policies on Tuesday despite a pause in a trade war between Canada and the United States. Fans at Toronto's Scot...
Feb 4, 2025
Poulin, Ambrose of league-leading Montreal among PWHL's monthly stars
TORONTO - Montral Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin and teammate Erin Ambrose are among the Professional Women's Hockey League's players of the month for January. Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Co...
Feb 4, 2025
