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Jets rule out star forward Mark Scheifele for Game 7 against Blues
WINNIPEG - Jets forward Mark Scheifele has been ruled out for Winnipeg's crucial playoff game tonight against the visiting St. Louis Blues. The Jets will be without one of their top scorers for Game 7...
May 04, 2025

Cougars' Carson Carels wins gold with Canada at U-18 Worlds in Texas
FRISCO, TX - Carson Carels and the rest of Team Canada were golden in Texas Saturday (May 3) night.Canada whipped Sweden 7-0 to win back-to-back gold medal games at the Under-18 world men's hockey cha...
May 04, 2025

Nicaragua withdraws from UNESCO in protest at press freedom award
PARIS (AP) - UNESCO on Sunday announced the withdrawal of Nicaragua from the U.N. cultural and educational body because of the awarding of a UNESCO prize celebrating press freedom to a Nicaraguan news...
May 04, 2025

Canadian students in Netherlands for 1945 liberation celebrations
HALIFAX - As the Netherlands marks the 80th anniversary of the country's liberation by the Canadian Army, more than 1,000 Canadian students will take part in events where they are expected to sense bo...
May 04, 2025

Canada's deepening dependence on U.S. has been a decades-long evolution, experts say
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has repeatedly accused the Liberal government of entrenching Canada's economic dependence on the United States. But political scientists say the reality i...
May 04, 2025

UK police arrest several Iranian men over alleged attack plot
LONDON (AP) - British counterterrorism officers arrested several Iranian men over an alleged plot to attack an unspecified target in London, the Metropolitan Police force said Sunday. Police said five...
May 04, 2025

Israeli Cabinet ministers to vote on whether to expand Gaza fighting
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Top Israeli Cabinet ministers were set to meet on Sunday to vote on whether to intensify the country's military operations in the Gaza Strip, as the army began to call up thous...
May 04, 2025

Leafs, Oilers given starting dates for second round of NHL playoffs
TORONTO - Three of the four second-round NHL playoff matchups have starting dates. The Toronto Maple Leafs, who needed six games to knock off the Ottawa Senators in round one, host the defending Stanl...
May 03, 2025

Romanians vote in a presidential redo after voided election sparked deep political crisis
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Romanians are casting ballots Sunday in a critical presidential election redo after last year's annulled vote plunged the European Union and NATO member country into its wors...
May 03, 2025

Whitecaps boost unbeaten mark to 10 games after 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake
VANCOUVER - Jayden Nelson scored a pretty goal in the 20th minute and centre back Tristan Blackmon sealed the victory in the 70th as the Vancouver Whitecaps continued their unbeaten streak with a 2-1 ...
May 03, 2025