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OHL: Bulldogs beat Spitfires in shootout
WINDSOR, Ont. – The Brantford Bulldogs defeated the Windsor Spitfires during the shootout. Florian Xhekaj scored twice while Adrian Rebelo and Patrick Thomas scored once for Brantford. Bulldogs netminder Matteo Drobac saved 22 of 26 shots. Ryan Abraham scored three goals while AJ Spellacy scored once for Windsor. Spitfires goaltender Joey Costanzo saved 49 of ... Read More »
QMJHL: Houde has goal, two assists in Eagles win
CAPE BRETON, N.B. – Olivier Houde scored a goal and 2 assists as Cape Breton Eagles topped Moncton Wildcats. Charles-Antoine Lavallée, Lucas Romeo, Luke Patterson and Brayden Schmitt all scored once for Cape Breton. Eagles netminder Jakub Milota stopped 24 of 27 shots. Caleb Desnoyers, Alex Mercier and Ales Zielinski all scored once for Moncton. ... Read More »
Connor Hellebuyck records 35th career shutout as Jets beat Sharks 1-0
WINNIPEG – Connor Hellebuyck made 17 saves to record his third shutout of the season, and 35th of his career, in the Winnipeg Jets’ 1-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday. Hellebuyck also registered his 30th consecutive game of allowing three or fewer goals against, becoming the 10th goaltender in NHL history to ... Read More »
Pascal Siakam helps Pacers rally past Raptors 127-125 in his Toronto return
TORONTO – Pascal Siakam had 23 points to lead the Indiana Pacers past the Raptors 127-125 on Wednesday in his return to Toronto. Siakam also had seven assists and five rebounds for Indiana (31-25) since he was traded from the Raptors on Jan. 17. Siakam spent the first eight years of his professional career in ... Read More »
Trudeau warns Israel of ‘catastrophic’ consequences of pending Rafah offensive
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says an Israeli military offensive into the densely populated area where some 1.5 million Palestinians have taken refuge in the Gaza Strip would be “catastrophic.” He says in a joint statement with the prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand that the impact of an incursion into Rafah would ... Read More »
New York’s top court appears torn on tossing Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction
NEW YORK (AP) – Nearly four years after Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and sent to prison, New York’s highest court appeared torn at oral arguments Wednesday about potentially overturning the landmark #MeToo-era verdict. Weinstein’s lawyers urged the state’s Court of Appeals to dismiss the disgraced movie mogul’s 2020 conviction, arguing that the trial ... Read More »
Bernardeschi scores as Toronto FC ties Real Salt Lake 1-1 in MLS pre-season play
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Italian star Federico Bernardeschi scored as Toronto FC tied Real Salt Lake 1-1 Wednesday in MLS pre-season play. The game saw the Toronto debut of rookie winger/wingback Tyrese Spicer, the first overall pick in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft. The 23-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago had been held back by a fractured ... Read More »
House Intelligence Committee chair delivers cryptic warning of a serious national security threat
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Republican head of the House Intelligence Committee urged the Biden administration on Wednesday to declassify information about what he called a serious national security threat. A senior congressional aide speaking to The Associated Press pointed to concerns about Russian anti-satellite weapons. Canada has been briefed on the matter, a federal source ... Read More »
Canada’s Auger-Aliassime eliminated in second round in Rotterdam
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands – Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime dropped his second-round match at the ABN Amro Open tennis tournament against Russia’s Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-7 (6), 5-7 on Wednesday. The Montreal native had 20 aces and 42 winners in the two-hour 33-minute match. However, he had 22 unforced errors to just 12 from Rublev, along with five ... Read More »
Assisted-dying expansion delay not based on stereotypes around mental illness: Virani
OTTAWA – Canada’s justice minister is rejecting charges that the federal government is bowing to mental-illness stereotypes by delaying a planned expansion of medical assistance in dying. Arif Virani says allowing access to an assisted death solely on the basis of a mental disorder is a complex endeavour – and that’s the only reason for ... Read More »
Judge denies requests to limit evidence ahead of armorer’s trial in fatal ‘Rust’ shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A New Mexico judge warned special prosecutors and defense attorneys Wednesday that she will not consider any more motions as the court prepares for the involuntary manslaughter trial of the weapons supervisor on the “Rust” movie set when Alec Baldwin fatally shot the cinematographer during rehearsal. State District Judge Mary ... Read More »
