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Buffalo Sabres fire head coach Don Granato after extending playoff drought to 13th season
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The Buffalo Sabres fired head coach Don Granato on Tuesday, making him the seventh coach to be ousted during what's grown into an NHL-record 13-season playoff drought. The move wa...
Apr 16, 2024

Trump returns to court after first day of his hush money criminal trial ended with no jurors picked
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump returned to a New York courtroom Tuesday as a judge works to find a panel of jurors who will decide whether the former president is guilty of criminal charges alleging he ...
Apr 16, 2024

Vernon gives thanks to volunteers as part of national event
Volunteers are vital to many services all year long, but this is the one week of the year they officially get recognition for their efforts.National Volunteer Week is from April 14-20, and the theme f...
Apr 16, 2024

Hockey business is booming as the NHL bounces back from the pandemic in a big way
NEW YORK (AP) - Arenas are full, the NHL is a fixture on TV screens across North America, highlight-reel goals are talking points on a near-daily basis and "The Pat McAfee Show" even has a segment cal...
Apr 16, 2024

In the news today: It's Budget day in Ottawa and March inflation numbers are due out
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Freeland to present federal budget today Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is ...
Apr 16, 2024

Planning next bid to rescue B.C. orca calf will take 'few days': Fisheries Department
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - The Department of Fisheries says planning for a new attempt to rescue an orca calf trapped in a Vancouver Island lagoon will be finalized in the next few days but no date has been set...
Apr 16, 2024

Planning next bid to rescue B.C. orca calf will take 'few days': Fisheries Department
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - The Department of Fisheries says planning for a new attempt to rescue an orca calf trapped in a Vancouver Island lagoon will be finalized in the next few days but no date has been set...
Apr 16, 2024

Fire rages through the 17th-century old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen and its spire has collapsed
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - One of Copenhagen's oldest buildings is on fire and its iconic spire has collapsed. The roof of the 17th-century old Stock Exchange, or Boersen, that was once Denmark's fina...
Apr 16, 2024

Oilers bite Sharks 9-2, McDavid earns 100th assist
EDMONTON - Warren Foegele had two goals and Adam Henrique and Dylan Holloway each had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers closed out the home portion of their regular-season schedule with so...
Apr 15, 2024

Oilers captain Connor McDavid records 100th assist of NHL season
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid has achieved something only three other people in the NHL have ever done. The Edmonton Oilers captain, who missed his team's last three games with an undisclosed injury, reco...
Apr 15, 2024

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