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Potent power play gives Tampa Bay Lightning a jolt, despite off-season changes
VANCOUVER - The Tampa Bay Lightning knew coming into the season they'd have to make changes to their power play. With star centre Steven Stamkos now plying his trade in Nashville, the Lightning simply...
Dec 08, 2024

Islanders sink Senators 4-2 with key power-play goals
OTTAWA - For the second straight night Ilya Sorokin was a difference maker for the New York Islanders. Sorokin made 29 saves in a 4-2 winning effort against the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night after m...
Dec 08, 2024

Lightning ride electric power play to 4-2 victory over Canucks
VANCOUVER - Brayden Point scored twice and added two assists, and the Tampa Bay Lightning downed the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Sunday. Nikita Kucherov had a goal and two helpers for the Lightning (14-9...
Dec 08, 2024

Saquon Barkley sets Eagles season-rushing record against Panthers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Saquon Barkley set the Philadelphia Eagles' single-season rushing record on a 9-yard run in the fourth quarter against Carolina on Sunday. Barkley needed 13 games to break LeSean M...
Dec 08, 2024

Police search for three men who escaped from immigration holding centre in Quebec
MONTREAL - Authorities are searching for three Chilean nationals who escaped from the Laval Immigration Holding Centre north of Montreal. Canada Border Services Agency says arrest warrants have been i...
Dec 08, 2024

Canadian basketball player Kayla Alexander has No.40 retired by Syracuse
SYRACUSE - Canadian basketball player Kayla Alexander had her No. 40 jersey retired by Syracuse University on Sunday. The two-time Olympian from Milton, Ont., became just the second women's basketball...
Dec 08, 2024

Toxic drug alert issued for Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - Northern Health has issued a toxic drug alert for Prince George.In a statement Friday (Dec. 6), it said a red chunk being sold as "down" has tested positive for carfentanil and high le...
Dec 08, 2024

Biden says Assad's fall in Syria is a 'fundamental act of justice,' but 'a moment of risk'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Sunday that the sudden collapse of the Syrian government under Bashar Assad is a "fundamental act of justice" after decades of repression, but it was "a mome...
Dec 08, 2024

Border control and tariffs: Quebec Premier François Legault meets Trump in Paris
Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he met U.S. president-elect Donald Trump in Paris and they discussed border control and a proposed tariff on Canadian goods. Legault posted a photo on social media ...
Dec 08, 2024

PG Electric Vehicle Association awaiting results of first global survey of EV owners
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Electric Vehicle Association is awaiting the results of the first-ever global survey of electric vehicle owners at 10:00 a.m. this Tuesday, Dec. 10.The Global EV Alli...
Dec 08, 2024