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Resilient Gaudette ties Tkachuk for most goals on Senators
OTTAWA - Most wouldn't consider Brady Tkachuk and Adam Gaudette as equals on the ice, but the two Ottawa Senators now find themselves sharing a unique distinction. In Sunday's 4-2 loss to the New York...
Dec 8, 2024
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 8, 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 8, 2024
Merritt residents invited to Special Council Meeting on 2025 budget
MERRITT - Merritt City Councillors will get the opportunity to review and discuss the proposed 2025 budget at a special meeting of council on Monday night, Dec. 9.The meeting is set to get underway at...
Dec 8, 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 8, 2024
Cougars acquire Merritt native Corbin Vaughan from Regina
PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars have acquired Merritt native Corbin Vaughan from the Regina Pats.The BC Division leading Cougars sent 19-year-old defenceman Ephram McNutt and a second-round ...
Dec 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 2024
