Thursday's Top 5 Plays
Josh Green's vicious tomahawk dunk headlines the best from a 1-game night in the NBA.
Josh Green's vicious tomahawk dunk headlines the best from a 1-game night in the NBA.
The Government of Canada has announced that it is doubling the scope of a residence pilot program for out-of-status workers, which will now facilitate 1000 instead of 500 construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The pilot program was launched by the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in partnership with the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC). The program, launched in 2019, is aimed at helping Canadian employers address critical labor shortages, the government says. Th
An early look ahead to the meeting between John Calipari’s Wildcats and Kermit Davis Jr.’s Rebels.
The Halton Regional Police Service has charged two Burlington residents with offenses related to drug trafficking after concluding a two-month long investigation in Burlington. On January 18, 2023, investigators arrested the suspect at Pearson Airport after he arrived from abroad. A woman associated with the suspect was also arrested as she was in possession of the suspect vehicle at the time. A Criminal Code search warrant was executed at a residence on Plains Road in Burlington. As a result of
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis police chief disbanded the city's so-called Scorpion unit on Saturday, citing a “cloud of dishonor” from newly released video that showed some of its officers beating Tyre Nichols to death after stopping the Black motorist. Police Director Cerelyn “CJ” Davis acted a day after the harrowing video emerged, saying she listened to Nichols' relatives, community leaders and uninvolved officers in making the decision. Her announcement came as the nation and the city st
Logan Couture had two goals and three assists as the San Jose Sharks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-4 on Saturday night to snap a four-game skid. Alexander Barabanov had a goal and two assists, Erik Karlsson added a goal and an assist, and Michael Eyssimont and Noah Gregor also scored for the Sharks, who are 4-5-4 in their last 13 games.
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Saturday morning Sacramento Mayor Derrell Steinberg stood before a crowd gathered inside the cafeteria at West Campus High School. Announcing loudly into a microphone toward the crowd of his constituents “my goal as your mayor has always been to grow the economy but to grow it in an inclusive way,” said Mayor Steinberg. This speech and the following discussion marked the start of a new series of town halls planned for neighborhoods across Sacramento, to be scheduled every few weeks through the entire year.
Mustafa Ciftci/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesWhile the Western commitment to send tanks to Ukraine was a welcome breakthrough, it should not be seen as a panacea. At this crucial juncture in the war between Russia and Ukraine, the outcome of the conflict is far from clear and it will take at least two major shifts in U.S. and NATO policies to capitalize on the successes achieved by Kyiv during the past year.The first change required is to recognize that it is time to move toward an even more ag
The New York Rangers are drawing criticism for reneging on plans to wear Pride-themed warmup jerseys before their game against the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday.
Labor opposition says move a decade overdue, with similar courts already operating in Queensland and overseas
‘There’s no quit in that group,’ Panthers coach Paul Maurice said.
New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - January 28, 2023) - On 22 January 2023, the 18th HRD International Jewelry Design Awards was held in Italy, the world capital of fashion and art. MEDICI Jewelry's Prince Lorenzo de' Medici, head of the Medici family, was invited to host the awards ceremony.Prince Lorenzo de' MediciTo view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit:https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/8722/152845_bcf40faef4721aec_001full.jpgMEDICI Jewelry also unveiled the design for
OTTAWA — Claude Giroux scored twice and added an assist as the Ottawa Senators beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-0 Saturday night. With the win the Senators (23-23-3) are riding a three-game winning streak. Ottawa was coming off a 6-2 win over Toronto on Friday night. The Senators are now 6-2-0 in their last eight at home and are a perfect 24-for-24 on the penalty kill through that span. Alex DeBrincat, Mathieu Joseph and Derick Brassard also scored for Ottawa, while Anton Forsberg was solid making
ATLANTA (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 32 points, including a season-high five 3-pointers, Paul George added 23 points and the Los Angeles Clippers won their fifth straight game, a 120-113 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night. Trae Young had 12 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter for the Hawks, who whittled a 14-point deficit down to four on De’Andre Hunter’s left corner 3 with 2:09 remaining. But they couldn’t get any closer after George buried a baseline jumper and Nicolas Batum hi
Tyson Degenhart was nearly perfect from the field, making 10-of-11 shot attempts.
SYDNEY (AP) — Phil Coles, who played key roles in getting an Australian team to the 1980 Moscow Olympics despite a U.S.-led boycott and later helped secure the 2000 Games for Sydney, has died, the Australian Olympic Committee said Sunday. He was 91. The AOC said Coles died Saturday, but didn't say where, although his hometown was Sydney. Coles was one of 24 International Olympic Committee members implicated in the bidding bribery scandal for the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. He was offici
One person was killed and four others were injured following a shooting Saturday in Baltimore after a passenger was shot and crashed their car, police said. The police arrived at the scene to find two adult males, an adult female, and a 2-year-old boy, all of whom were suffering from apparent gun shot wounds. Medics transported the victims to area hospitals, where one of the adult male victims was pronounced dead.
A long time coming getting back to the top of the podium, Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier captured another national pairs gold at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Saturday night with a spectacular free skate that scored them an overall season-best 227.97. The reigning world champions were forced to withdraw the night before last year's nationals when Frazier contracted COVID-19, denying them a chance to defend their 2021 title from their first season together. Skating second-to-last and ahead of eventual silver medalists Emily Chan and Spencer Howe, Knierim and Frazier performed a breathtaking routine to Harry Styles' “Sign of the Times" for a 146.01 to win by more than 30 points.
Watch one of Yair Rodriguez's most brutal knocks out ahead of UFC 284.