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'Look out for yourself': How some NHLers have taken more ownership over their careers
Jack Eichel needed a change of scenery. Matthew Tkachuk felt the same. Auston Matthews, meanwhile, was happy to sign on the dotted line for the next four seasons, just not seven or eight. Unlike the o...
Mar 13, 2024

Judge overseeing Georgia election interference case dismisses some of charges against Trump
ATLANTA (AP) - The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case has dismissed some of the charges against former President Donald Trump, but others remain. Fulton County Superior Court Judg...
Mar 13, 2024

Canadian wrestler Erica Wiebe, an Olympic gold medallist, announces retirement
Wrestler Erica Wiebe, who won a gold medal for Canada at the 2016 Olympics, announced her retirement from competition on Wednesday. Wiebe claimed Olympic gold in the women's 75-kilogram weight class, ...
Mar 13, 2024

Returns from Tommy John surgery may seem routine. Recovery can be full of grief, angst and isolation
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - One August morning in 2022 while all alone at the Oakland Coliseum, Daulton Jefferies plopped down in the grass and wept. The pitcher cried for a good 45 minutes. Six years afte...
Mar 13, 2024

50 years later, Tommy John surgery remains a game-changer
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - There is a bridge that runs from Tommy John and Dr. Frank Jobe in 1974, all the way to Shohei Ohtani, Justin Verlander and Bryce Harper. A thread that connects an increasing num...
Mar 13, 2024

In the news today: Canadians wary of online regulation, according to new poll
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Canadians wary of online regulation: poll A new survey suggests fewer than half...
Mar 13, 2024

'Old MacDonald went broke': Technology helps grain farmers confront weather woes
British Columbia grain farmer Malcolm Odermatt says all he can do is pray for rain this spring after repeated droughts sabotaged his harvest last year. Odermatt, who is also the president of the BC Gr...
Mar 13, 2024

Alberta Premier Smith says face-to-face meeting today with Prime Minister Trudeau
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet up face-to-face in Calgary today. Smith's office says the two will meet in the morning, and Smith will head to Edmo...
Mar 13, 2024

Poll: Canadians unsure online harms bill will make social media safer
OTTAWA - Fewer than half of Canadians believe the federal government's plan to regulate social media sites will make platforms safer, a new survey suggests. Polling firm Leger recently asked Canadians...
Mar 13, 2024

Politicians want more competition but supply management still a 'sacred cow'
OTTAWA - There aren't many issues that garner support across party lines in Ottawa these days. But when it comes to the supply management system for egg, poultry and dairy products - the mechanism tha...
Mar 13, 2024