Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Leon Draisaitl contributes two assists in return to Oilers' lineup for playoffs
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers got a boost in Monday's opener of their first-round playoff series against the Anaheim Ducks with the return of Leon Draisaitl. Draisaitl, who missed the final 14 games ...
Apr 20, 2026
Japan scraps a ban on lethal weapons exports in a change of its postwar pacifist policy
TOKYO (AP) - Japan on Tuesday scrapped a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change in its postwar pacifist policy as the country seeks to build up its arms industry amid worries over Chinese and N...
Apr 20, 2026
New Zealand Prime Minister Luxon survives party leadership vote months before election
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Tuesday that he had survived a vote on his leadership among his own party's lawmakers, after recent slumps in the polls...
Apr 20, 2026
Cracking at Old Fort slide in B.C. prompts evacuation order
FORT ST. JOHN - Residents of a community in northeastern B.C. were ordered out of their homes late Monday due to the risk of a landslide. Those in the area of the historic Old Fort slide were to head ...
Apr 20, 2026
Jets might have been overconfident after 2024-25 success: Cheveldayoff
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets are entering a pivotal off-season burdened by a harsh reality. Just one year removed from capturing the Presidents' Trophy, the organization must now prove its aging roste...
Apr 20, 2026
As Lightning seek discipline, Canadiens search for even-strength offence in Game 2
TAMPA - The Tampa Bay Lightning will try to do something they haven't managed all season in Game 2 - stay out of the penalty box. Head coach Jon Cooper called out his group's "stupidity" after costly ...
Apr 20, 2026
Capitals say they'll have a contingency plan for whatever Ovechkin decides on his future
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Right now the Washington Capitals' offseason feels like a big flow chart, with arrows at the top pointing in two very different directions. The front office is just waiting to be...
Apr 20, 2026
Kenneth Law to return to court next month, expected to plead guilty to aiding suicide
NEWMARKET - An Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances online to people who later used them to take their own lives will return to court on May 29, when murder charges against him are expecte...
Apr 20, 2026
Eby 'moving forward' with First Nations after latest climbdown on Indigenous law
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said that "moving forward together" with First Nations leaders is now his top priority, explaining why he withdrew plans to table legislation to suspend k...
Apr 20, 2026
Eby 'moving forward' with First Nations after latest climbdown on Indigenous law
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said that "moving forward together" with First Nations leaders is now his top priority, explaining why he withdrew plans to table legislation to suspend k...
Apr 20, 2026