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Leafs turn to rookie goaltender Joseph Woll in must-win Game 4 with Samsonov out
SUNRISE, Fla. - Joseph Woll isn't thinking about all the work that got him to this point. All the Maple Leafs rookie goaltender is focusing on is keeping his team's season alive. Toronto will turn to ...
May 9, 2023
AP sources: US Rep. George Santos facing federal charges
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Rep. George Santos, who faced outrage and mockery over a litany of fabrications about his heritage, education and professional pedigree, has been charged with federal criminal o...
May 9, 2023
Joly to announce Canada's bid for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council
OTTAWA - Canada is throwing its hat in the ring for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, pledging to advance issues from online speech to access to abortion. "There is a clear backlash h...
May 9, 2023
Fernandez eliminated from Italian Open with first-round loss to Sasnovich
ROME - Canada's Leylah Fernandez has been eliminated from the Italian Open tennis tournament after a 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3 loss to Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus in first-round action on Tuesday. Fernan...
May 9, 2023
Canadian judoka Deguchi wins world title, Klimkait claims bronze
DOHA, Qatar - Canadian judoka Christa Deguchi won the gold medal in the women's under-57-kilogram event Tuesday at the judo world championships. The Japanese-born Deguchi, who lives and trains in Leth...
May 9, 2023
Leafs try to block out the noise facing elimination: 'We don't listen to you guys'
SUNRISE, Fla. - Mitch Marner has repeatedly pointed out how little attention he pays to anything that doesn't emanate from inside the Maple Leafs' orbit. The winger insists he stays off social media a...
May 9, 2023
Mountain Bike and Music Festival returns for long-awaited tenth year
COVID forced a lot of popular events to take multiple years off, many of which are only just this year returning to normal. One of those events is the Pine Needle Mountain Bike and Music Festival.Afte...
May 9, 2023
Suncor says person injured by bear north of Fort McMurray
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Suncor Energy says someone was injured by a bear at its oilsands base plant north of Fort McMurray, Alta., on the weekend. Spokesman Leithan Slade says it happened on Saturday a...
May 9, 2023
California to pay $24M for man's death in police custody
LOS ANGELES (AP) - California will pay a $24 million civil rights settlement to the family of a man who died in police custody after screaming "I can't breathe" as multiple officers restrained him whi...
May 9, 2023
Riverbank erosion prompts Wisconsin band to ask for emergency shutdown of Line 5
WASHINGTON - An Indigenous band is asking a Wisconsin judge to order an emergency shutdown of the Line 5 pipeline. The Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa says ongoing spring flooding risks e...
May 9, 2023
