Golden Knights take on the Flames following overtime victory
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Topi Ronni sentenced in Finland court for rape, Flames renounce rights to 2022 pickCalgary Flames draft pick Topi Ronni has been handed a one-year suspended prison sentence for rape committed as a young person by the District Court of Helsinki. Ronni's Finnish Elite League team, Tappara Tampere, made the announcement on its website Tuesday and said it has terminated his contract. The Flames, who drafted him in the second round (59th overall) in the 2022 NHL draft, announced later Tuesday that they have renounced the rights to the unsigned Ronni effective immediately. The 19-ye
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Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson announces emotional personal battle after signing new contractLAKE FOREST, IL (AP) — Jaylon Johnson became one of the highest-paid NFL defensive players only after a private mental and emotional personal battle. The Chicago Bears' fifth-year cornerback signed a four-year contract extension last week for a reported $76 million, and on Monday revealed he regarded it as a personal triumph not merely because it confirmed his football abilities. “I went to therapy last season for sexual addiction,” Johnson said. “That was the hardest thing for me to open up to
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Lowering interest rate cap to 35% to cost jobs and GDP: Industry reportTORONTO — A report commissioned by the Canadian Lenders Association estimates that lowering the maximum interest rate could lead to the loss of tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in GDP. The Ernst & Young LLP report released Tuesday comes as the CLA industry group has been pushing aggressively against the federal government's plan to lower the interest rate cap in the Criminal Code from 47.2 per cent to 35 per cent. The government has said it's moving forward with the lower cap to
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Blue Jays thump Rays 9-2 in pre-season actionPORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Ernie Clement had a home run and three RBIs as the Toronto Blue Jays thumped the Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 in pre-season action on Monday. Danny Jansen had a two-run home run and Davis Schneider also hit one over the wall for Toronto (7-9), which scored eight of its runs in the first four innings. Jays starter Mitch White (1-0) struck out two batters, walked one and surrendered five hits and two runs in three innings of work. Harold Ramirez drove in Yandy Diaz and Rene Pinto with
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Batherson scores OT winner, Senators beat Penguins 2-1 to snap seven-game skidOTTAWA — Losing seven straight games can make it hard for a team not to start feeling a little sorry for itself, but it’s amazing what a win can do for the psyche. Thanks to Drake Batherson’s overtime winner Tuesday night, the Ottawa Senators were able to pick up a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins and snap their losing skid. “It’s been quite a bit since we got a win,” said Batherson, who set a new career high by scoring his 23rd of the season. “It was a nice play by (Jake Sanderson) to (
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Drugs, wineries and antisemitism were topical during Poilievre’s latest visitThe leader of the Conservative Party of Canada reinforced his “common sense” messaging during his latest visit to the South Okanagan. Pierre Poilievre was in Penticton last week for the third time in nine months. One of his appointments was at I.B.C. International Bar Coding Systems & Consulting, where he greeted a small crowd of staffers, friends and family. “Axe the tax, build the homes, fix the budget, and stop the crime” is how Poilievre summed up his plan. He promises to be strict about new
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Alexei Navalny’s Ex-Chief of Staff Attacked With Hammer Outside HomeJanis Laizans/ReutersThe former chief of staff of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was attacked with a hammer and tear gas outside his home in Lithuania on Tuesday, less than a month after his former boss mysteriously turned up dead in a Russian penal colony.A spokesperson for Navalny, Kira Yarmysh, said on X that Leonid Volkov was attacked in his car outside his home. The attacker broke through the car window, sprayed tear gas in Volkov’s eyes, and repeatedly struck him with a
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Curler Briane Harris faces 4-year suspension after testing positive for banned substance, plans to appealFour-time Canadian women's curling champion Briane Harris has been provisionally suspended for up to four years after testing positive for the banned substance Ligandrol.But the 32-year-old from Winnipeg told CBC Sports she plans to appeal the ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, arguing she was unknowingly exposed to it through bodily contact.In a statement to CBC Sports, the World Curling Federation would only acknowledge that an athlete in their testing pool had tested positive and been
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Cayden Primeau earns 41-save shutout as Canadiens blank Blue Jackets 3-0MONTREAL — Cayden Primeau made 41 saves, and the Montreal Canadiens shut out the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 on Tuesday night at the Bell Centre. Brendan Gallagher, Juraj Slafkovsky and Joshua Roy scored in the opening six minutes for Montreal (25-30-10), which jumped out to a commanding lead and didn't look back to snap a two-game losing skid. Primeau earned his second career shutout with the performance. The 24-year-old Primeau — officially Montreal's backup goalie after Montreal traded veteran
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Cousins leaves Vikings for big new contract with Falcons in QB's latest well-timed trip to marketKirk Cousins is leaving Minnesota for Atlanta, landing another big contract with a well-timed foray into free agency. Cousins agreed Monday to a four-year, $180 million deal with $100 million guaranteed with the Falcons, according to a person with knowledge of the terms, speaking on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because the deal can't be signed until Wednesday when the new league year begins. Cousins gets a $50 million signing bonus and his salaries for 2024 and 2025 are fully g
