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Auston Matthews extends goal streak as Leafs down Canucks 3-1
TORONTO - Auston Matthews extended his career-best goal streak to eight games with the winner midway through the third period before Alexander Kerfoot added some insurance just 11 seconds later as the...
Feb 08, 2021
Senators show grit but fall just short in close loss to the visiting Oilers
OTTAWA - Former Senator Tyler Ennis scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and goaltender Mike Smith won in his season debut as the Edmonton Oilers earned a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Ot...
Feb 08, 2021
Union leaders send Chicago schools reopening plan to members
CHICAGO - Leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union agreed Monday to let its thousands of members vote on a plan to get students back into classes amid the coronavirus pandemic. But the union's house of d...
Feb 08, 2021
Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez ousted from Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez has been ousted from the Australian Open. The 18-year-old Fernandez was dropped in straight on Tuesday in the first round by 18th-seeded Elise Me...
Feb 08, 2021
Top federal public servant will take time off for cancer treatment
OTTAWA - The top federal public servant will be taking some time out for cancer treatment. Ian Shugart, clerk of the Privy Council, sent a message Monday to his colleagues announcing that he received ...
Feb 08, 2021
Province to release second phase of vaccination plan Tuesday
In December, the province released a broad-strokes plan on the COVID-19 vaccination rollout, but on Tuesday, the minister of health is expected to release more details on the second phase of vaccinati...
Feb 08, 2021
Lauther to continue searching for NFL opportunity, won’t sign CFL contract soon
Brett Lauther is going to bet on himself over the next few months.The CFL free-agent market opens Tuesday, but the 30-year-old kicker isn't in any hurry to sign with anyone."If the CFL doesn't play on...
Feb 08, 2021
Aurora borealis lights up the sky near La Ronge
The speculator dance of the northern lights is a phenomenon some people wait their whole lives to see.That's one of the reasons La Ronge EMS primary care paramedic Shawn Wollmann believes his photos o...
Feb 08, 2021
Canadian cricketer Nitish Kumar turns heads with a century in the Caribbean
OSBOURN, Antigua And Barbuda - Canadian cricketer Nitish Kumar turned heads in the opening match of the Caribbean Regional Super50 Tournament.Kumar hit a century for the Leeward Islands Hurricanes on ...
Feb 08, 2021
Meadow Lake RCMP arrest man for break-and-enter
A man has been arrested following the investigation of a break and enter at a Meadow Lake residence.On February 1, Meadow Lake RCMP was dispatched to a residence located at Fourth St. W shortly before...
Feb 08, 2021