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Boston tops Ottawa 2-1 in shootout in front of largest U.S. crowd to watch a pro women's game

Mar. 16, 2024 22:08 PM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — Hannah Brandt and Hilary Knight each scored shootout goals and Aerin Frankel saved four of the five shots she faced as Boston beat Ottawa in a shootout, 2-1 in front of the largest crowd to watch a professional women's hockey game in the United States Saturday night in Detroit. ...

Drake Batherson's OT goal lifts Senators over Penguins 2-1, stops 7-game skid

Mar. 12, 2024 22:41 PM EDT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Drake Batherson scored 3:13 into overtime, and the Ottawa Senators ended a seven-game winless streak with a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night. Michael Bunting scored the tying goal with 23 seconds left in regulation, but the Penguins...

Foreigners trapped in violence-torn Haiti wait desperately for a way out

Mar. 08, 2024 21:40 PM EST

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dozens of foreigners, including many from the United States and Canada, are stranded in Haiti, desperately trying to leave the violence-torn country where anti-government gangs are battling police and have already shut down both of the country's international...

6 dead after mass stabbing at Ottawa home, student who lived with family arrested

Mar. 07, 2024 18:04 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — A 19-year-old student from Sri Lanka is accused of stabbing and killing six people he lived with, including a 2 1/2-month-old baby girl and three other kids from a Sri Lankan family, Ottawa police said Thursday. Ottawa police chief Eric Stubbs said an “edged...

Tarasenko already feeling right at home with Florida, because it is home

Mar. 07, 2024 16:28 PM EST

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko was born and raised in Russia, and has spent his NHL career playing in St. Louis, New York and Ottawa. Now he's home — in Florida. Tarasenko's wife and children have made South Florida their full-time home for the...

State funeral for former Canadian Prime Minister Mulroney to be held March 23

Mar. 05, 2024 16:21 PM EST

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A state funeral for former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney will be held on March 23 in Montreal, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday. Mulroney died Feb. 29 at a Florida hospital following a recent fall at his Palm Beach home. He was 84. ...

Canada plans state funeral for late Prime Minister Brian Mulroney

Mar. 01, 2024 17:03 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada will hold a state funeral for Brian Mulroney, the prime minister who in the 1980s solidified trade ties with the U.S. and spoke out against South Africa’s apartheid and whose death drew tributes Friday from world leaders. ...

Maple Leafs win 4-2 behind Matthews' 53rd goal and send Coyotes to 14th straight loss

Feb. 29, 2024 23:45 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 53rd goal and the Toronto Maple Leafs topped Arizona 4-2 on Thursday night to send the Coyotes to their 14th straight loss. Matthew Knies had a goal and an assist, Tyler Bertuzzi also scored and William Nylander added an...

Gabbie Hughes nets winner as Ottawa beats New York 4-2

Feb. 28, 2024 22:21 PM EST

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Gabbie Hughes scored the game winner with 4:06 remaining in the third period to lead Ottawa to a 4-2 win over New York on Wednesday night. With the win, Ottawa — losers of seven of its last eight coming into the game — moved into fifth place in the...

Canada says it's working to airdrop aid to the Gaza Strip as soon as possible

Feb. 28, 2024 21:52 PM EST

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada is working to airdrop humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip as soon as possible, a cabinet minister said Wednesday. The confirmation that an active effort is underway comes after Canadian International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen said Ottawa was...