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Leafs nab centre Scott Laughton, defenceman Brandon Carlo ahead of NHL trade deadline
The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired centre Scott Laughton and defenceman Brandon Carlo ahead of Friday's NHL trade deadline. The Leafs sent a conditional 2027 first-round draft pick and forward prospect ...
Mar 07, 2025
A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina man convicted of murder was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner to die by that method in 15 years. Brad Sigmon, 67, was pronounced dead at 6...
Mar 07, 2025
Calgary Flames ready to make playoff push without reinforcements
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames' push for their first playoff appearance in three seasons will have to come without the benefit of reinforcements. With his team clinging to the second wild card spot in t...
Mar 07, 2025
Senate seats now filled after prime minister announces five more appointments
OTTAWA - With just days to go until Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves federal politics, his office says five new appointments have now filled all the vacancies in the 105-seat Senate. The Prime Min...
Mar 07, 2025
Montreal Canadiens stand pat at NHL trade deadline amid playoff chase
BROSSARD, Que. - Kent Hughes was ready for another yard sale. Then the Montreal Canadiens went on a run and changed his mind. The Canadiens general manager stood pat at the NHL trade deadline Friday, ...
Mar 07, 2025
'It's nice': Meet the Canadians tasked with changing country's famous clocks
For at least a couple of hours on Sunday morning, Halifax residents who get the time from the city's Old Town Clock may be thrown off. Craig Potter, an employee with Parks Canada, will be making the s...
Mar 07, 2025
'It's nice': Meet the Canadians tasked with changing country's famous clocks
For at least a couple of hours on Sunday morning, Halifax residents who get the time from the city's Old Town Clock may be thrown off. Craig Potter, an employee with Parks Canada, will be making the s...
Mar 07, 2025
Expert tells judge to dismiss charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams without allowing refiling of them
NEW YORK (AP) - A former U.S. solicitor general brought in to help a federal judge decide whether to accept a Justice Department request to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Ada...
Mar 07, 2025
Lake Placid awaits word on whether it'll be picked as the Olympic sliding site for 2026 Games
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) - Picture this: A sliding athlete wins an Olympic medal in Lake Placid next winter, then is chauffeured down to New York for an award ceremony at Rockefeller Center a few days l...
Mar 07, 2025
Kimberley Bos the leader entering final run of women's skeleton world championship at Lake Placid
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) - Kimberley Bos of the Netherlands has a lead of about a quarter-second going into the final run of the women's skeleton world championship at Mount Van Hoevenberg. Bos won a si...
Mar 07, 2025
