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By Lindsey Bahr Robert Redford’s legacy and mission was always going to be a key component of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, which will be the last of its kind in Park City, Utah. But in the wake of his death in Septemberat age 89, those ideas took on a new significance. This January, the […]
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By Michelle R. Smith And Laura Ungar More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections — vaccines, milk safety and fluoride _ have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law. An Associated Press...
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Shindico Realty Inc. has purchased 14.34 acres of land in the Water Tower District, one of Winnipeg's largest infill redevelopment projects. The site, located at the southeast corner of Marion Street and Archibald Street on the former Canada Packers lands, will anchor the retail portion of the mixed-use community planned for St. Boniface. Shindico...
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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police on Tuesday released images of a woman wanted for questioning after an infant girl with her umbilical cord still attached was abandoned at a busy midtown Manhattan subway station. The baby was left Monday in a passageway at the 34th Street-Penn Station subway stop during the typically […]
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The Winnipeg Goldeyes have their summer plans set. The club released its 2026 regular season schedule on Tuesday, confirming another 100-game run in the American Association with the same East and West division format first introduced in 2022. Winnipeg opens on the road Friday, May 15, against the Milwaukee Milkmen before returning home for the...
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By Jake Offenhartz NEW YORK (AP) — Mahmoud Khalil appeared Tuesday in a federal appeals court in Philadelphia as he continues to challenge a deportation case brought by President Donald Trump’s administration over his pro-Palestinian activism at Columbia University. The hearing before the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals came as the government...
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The Manitoba Wildlife Federation (MWF) has launched legal action against the Government of Manitoba and Bloodvein First Nation, alleging that a blockade on a provincial highway is unlawfully preventing licensed hunters and anglers from accessing Crown land on the east side of Lake Winnipeg. The application, filed with the Court of King's Bench and...
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By Michelle R. Smith And Laura Ungar Two advisers to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sat on a stage in California this spring, addressing an audience at a natural products industry trade show that drew tens of thousands of people from food brands, investment banks, supplement sellers and other companies. […]
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By Michelle R. Smith And Laura Ungar A wave of anti-science bills has been introduced in statehouses across America this year, pushed by people with special interests who have close ties to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. An Associated Press investigation found more than 420 bills attacking longstanding public health protections such as...
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By Michelle R. Smith And Laura Ungar To track and analyze the spread of anti-science legislation, The Associated Press examined more than 1,000 bills that had been introduced in states across the nation. Reporters identified the bills using the bill-tracking software Plural and a database maintained by the National Conference of State Legislatures....
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INGERSOLL — General Motors is ending production of its BrightDrop electric delivery van in Ingersoll, Ont. in the latest blow to the province’s automotive sector. The company says the decision is related to low demand for the model and it isn’t moving production elsewhere. That’s in contrast to the decision announced last week by Stellantis...
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By Elena Becatoros ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s conservative government is seeking to ban protests from being held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, an iconic monument outside Parliament in Athens which has frequently been the site of demonstrations. Opposition parties accuse the prime minister of intolerance and of sowing division. The...
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By Farai Mutsaka HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — For over 30 years, Edith Nyachuru has carried the weight of her brother’s unexplained death. At 16, Guide Nyachuru’s life was cut short at a Christian camp in Zimbabwe in 1992. Guide was one of over 100 boys and young men abused by British barrister and lay preacher […]
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By David Baxter OTTAWA — A Bangladeshi man in U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement custody is permanently barred from returning to Canada, a Canada Border Services Agency spokesperson said. Mahin Shahriar, a 27-year-old Bangladeshi national who had lived in Canada since 2019, said he inadvertently crossed the Canada-U.S. border in May and...
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By Sylvie Corbet PARIS (AP) — France’s culture minister said Tuesday that the security apparatus installed at the Louvre worked properly during a dramatic weekend heist in which historic jewels were stolen from the world’s most-visited museum. Questions have arisen about the Louvre security — and whether security cameras might have failed...
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The show opened with a breakdown of Ottawa's latest defence math — and MP James Bezan didn't mince words. The government's claims of surging spending to 5% of GDP and even hitting 2% "this year” amount to little more than creative accounting, he said. Counting veterans' pensions, Global Affairs, CBSA, RCMP/CSIS, and now the Coast […]
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By John Chidley-Hill TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays will meet the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series starting Friday at Rogers Centre. Here are five things you need to know before Major League Baseball’s championship series begins: HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE — Who hosts Games 1 and 2 — as well as the climactic […]
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By Darren Haynes CALGARY — Jonathan Toews’ first NHL goal in more than 2 1/2 years was a pivotal one on Monday night. Toews’ power play marker at 2:41 of the third period came off a deflection of a Neal Pionk point shot to tie the game 1-1. Mark Scheifele notched the game-winner at 15:06 […]
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By Caleigh Wells Wasted food is a financial and environmental bummer. It costs U.S. consumers $728 every year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, and emits the annual equivalent planet-warming greenhouse gases of 42 coal-fired power plants. Carleigh Bodrug, a cookbook author who emphasizes cooking with plants and low-waste recipes,...
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By Neil Davidson As the Northern Super League gears up for its first-ever post-season, Michele Hozer’s documentary “The Pitch” provides a timely behind-the-scenes look at the making of the women’s pro league. Starting in late 2022, “The Pitch” follows league co-founders Diana Matheson and Thomas Gilbert as they looked to turn their...
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By James Pollard NEW YORK (AP) — Young jobseekers, challenged by a rapidly changing labor market, are having a tough time. The U.S. unemployment rate for 22- to 27-year-old degree holders is the highest in a dozen years outside of the pandemic. Companies are reluctant to add staff amid so much economic uncertainty. The hiring […]
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VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says a recent court ruling granting Aboriginal title to the Cowichan Tribes over land in Richmond is "a big deal” for both homeowners and the provincial economy. Eby voiced support for Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie, who warned that the B.C. Supreme Court decision could impact private land titles....
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By Craig Lord OTTAWA — Inflation jumped higher in September, Statistics Canada said Tuesday, thanks largely to annual changes in gas prices and persistent pressure at the grocery store. Annual inflation accelerated to 2.4 per cent last month, the agency said. That’s a jump of half a percentage point from 1.9 per cent in August […]
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By Rianna Lim TORONTO — Michael Angeletti says he knew he would catch George Springer’s home run ball before it actually happened. The Toronto native was sitting in the front row out in left field at Rogers Centre — wearing a Springer jersey — during Game 7 of the American League Championship Series. The game […]
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According to a poll released Monday by the Angus Reid Institute, most Canadians oppose new provincial plans to charge for COVID-19 vaccinations. The survey found 69% of Canadians reject ending free vaccine access, while only 24% support it. Alberta and Quebec have become the first provinces to introduce a $100 fee for those outside high-risk […]
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By Edna Tarigan JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A British woman will avoid execution for drug smuggling in Indonesia under an agreement signed Tuesday between the two nations to repatriate her and another Briton serving a life sentence. Lindsay Sandiford, 68, has been imprisoned on Bali since 2012. She was arrested at the resort island’s airport...
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By Ian Bickis TORONTO — Canadian businesses face all sorts of pressing challenges these days, but a new report argues climate transition plans are still crucial to their long-term success. Just as tariffs, interest rates and artificial intelligence have thrown curveballs in recent years, the report from Business Future Pathways says companies...
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By Neil Davidson As the Northern Super League gears up for its first-ever post-season, Michele Hozer’s documentary “The Pitch” provides a timely behind-the-scenes look at the making of the women’s pro league. Starting in late 2022, “The Pitch” follows league co-founders Diana Matheson and Thomas Gilbert as they looked to turn their...
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By Ali Swenson And Linley Sanders WASHINGTON (AP) — Most U.S. adults are worried about health care becoming more expensive, according to a new AP-NORC poll, as they make decisions about next year’s health coverage and a government shutdown keeps future health costs in limbo for millions. About 6 in 10 Americans are “extremely” or […]
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It’s not clear to me whether the mask slipped and Pierre Poilievre misspoke, or whether he genuinely believes there is a road to victory by parroting Donald Trump’s politics of grievance. On the Northern Perspective podcast, the Conservative leader called the RCMP’s leadership “despicable” for what he called a cover-up of Liberal...
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The City of Richmond has launched the first salvo in what will ultimately be the battle to decide the future of private land ownership in British Columbia. By failing to make its best arguments to defend the public interest, British Columbia’s NDP government has created uncertainty in private property ownership, the economically crucial real...
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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Rebuilding Syria after over a decade of civil war is expected to cost about $216 billion, the World Bank said in an assessment published Tuesday. The cost is almost ten times Syria’s 2024 gross domestic product. Syria’s civil war began in 2011 when mass protests against the government of then-President Bashar […]
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By Justin Spike BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Firefighters in Hungary have contained a blaze that broke out overnight at the country’s main oil refinery, authorities and Hungarian energy company MOL said Tuesday. No injuries have been reported. The fire erupted Monday night in a processing unit of the Danube Refinery in Szazhalombatta, south of the...
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By John Chidley-Hill TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays will meet the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series starting Friday at Rogers Centre. Here are five things you need to know before Major League Baseball’s championship series begins: HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE — Who hosts Games 1 and 2 — as well as the climactic […]
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By Patrick Whittle PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the rarest whales on the planet has continued an encouraging trend of population growth in the wake of new efforts to protect the giants animals, according to scientists who study them. The North Atlantic right whale now numbers an estimated 384 animals, up eight whales from […]
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By Amy C. Arnott Of Morningstar For most people, it’s natural to assume that if something is exclusive to the wealthiest echelons of society, it must be better. Asset management firms looking to access trillions of “retail” investor dollars explicitly reference this exclusivity when marketing private equity offerings. But investors should be...
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The Manitoba government is making a landmark investment in Indigenous language revitalization, committing more than $4.5 million to launch two new university-level degree programs designed to train fluent speakers and future teachers of Indigenous languages. Premier Wab Kinew and Advanced Education and Training Minister Renée Cable announced the...
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Ukrainian citizen allegedly working for Russian intelligence services as part of a sabotage campaign was detained in Poland, the country’s top prosecutor said on Tuesday. Prosecutors said individuals “acting on behalf of the Russian intelligence services” were allegedly preparing acts of sabotage involving “the...
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Years after she was holed up in a bunker alongside her then-husband and president who had refused to step down following an election loss, Simone Ehivet Gbagbo is seeking to return to the presidential palace in Ivory Coast ‘s election this week in what analysts say is an unlikely comeback. […]
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By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP) — Sanae Takaichi, a star of ultraconservative Japanese politics and a rare woman to rise in its male-dominated hierarchy, has been elected the country’s first female prime minister. Takaichi, 64, is also the first woman to lead the Liberal Democratic Party that has dominated Japan’s postwar politics almost without...
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By Jordan Omstead Two new studies are helping to shed light on the extent Canadians feel climate change is impacting their mental health. A national study published today suggests about 2.3 per cent of people in Canada experience climate change anxiety at a level the authors considered “clinically relevant,” causing meaningful distress and...
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Ukraine’s president and European leaders on Tuesday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of stalling for time in diplomatic efforts to bring his invasion of Ukraine to an end and opposed any move to make Kyiv surrender land captured by Russian forces in return for peace, as U.S. President Donald Trump has on occasion suggested. Eight […]
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By Karel Janicek BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A court in Slovakia on Tuesday convicted the man in last year’s attempted assassination of the country’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico of a terror attack and sentenced him to 21 years in prison. The shooting and the trial have shaken this small, European Union and NATO-member country […]
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By Rianna Lim and Cassidy McMackon TORONTO — To the sound of car horns and chants, thousands of Blue Jays fans poured into the streets of Toronto on Monday night celebrating the team’s first World Series berth in more than 30 years. In a nail-biter Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, Toronto defeated […]
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By Hanna Arhirova SHOSTKA, Ukraine (AP) — As the lights went out in her hometown, 40-year-old Zinaida Kot could not help but think about her next dialysis treatment for kidney disease. Without electricity, the machine that keeps her alive stops working. Kot is among millions of Ukrainians who are bracing for another winter of power […]
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Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Springer Dinger: Blue Jays come back for 4-3 win over Mariners to reach World Series Comeback wins were a big reason why the Toronto Blue Jays reached the American League Championship Series. George Springer topped them all with […]
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After publishing four critically acclaimed books of poetry, Laotian-Canadian author Souvankham Thammavongsa’s debut short-fiction collection, 2020’s How To Pronounce Knife, wowed readers and critics, winning the $20,000 Trillium Book Award […]
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By Rianna Lim and Cassidy McMackon TORONTO — To the sound of car horns and chants, thousands of Blue Jays fans poured into the streets of Toronto on Monday night celebrating the team’s first World Series berth in more than 30 years. In a nail-biter Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, Toronto defeated […]
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By John Chidley-Hill TORONTO — Surefire Hall of Famer Max Scherzer pulled Shane Bieber aside the night before Game 7 of the American League Championship Series to give him one simple piece of advice: “Believe in everybody, because everybody believes in you.” Bieber scattered seven hits over 3 2/3 innings, allowing two runs, but striking […]
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By Yuri Kageyama TOKYO (AP) — Share prices have soared recently in Tokyo on hopes that conservative Japanese lawmaker Sanae Takaichi, who was chosen Tuesday to be Japan’s first female prime minister, will double down on market friendly policies, including hefty spending on defense and cheap credit. The benchmark Nikkei 225 share index climbed...
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By Gregory Strong TORONTO — Comeback wins were a big reason why the Toronto Blue Jays reached the American League Championship Series. George Springer topped them all with a come-from-behind moment that will go down as one of the biggest homers in franchise history. Springer hit a go-ahead three-run shot in the seventh inning and […]
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By Gregory Strong TORONTO — Comeback wins were a big reason why the Toronto Blue Jays reached the American League Championship Series. George Springer topped them all with a come-from-behind moment that will go down as one of the biggest homers in franchise history. Springer hit a go-ahead three-run shot in the seventh inning and […]
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By Rianna Lim and Cassidy McMackon TORONTO — To the sound of car horns and chants, thousands of Blue Jays fans poured into the streets of Toronto on Monday night celebrating the team’s first World Series berth in more than 30 years. In a nail-biter Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, Toronto defeated […]
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By Piyush Nagpal NEW DELHI (AP) — Thick smog blanketed India’s capital on Tuesday, a day after millions celebrated the Hindu festival of Diwali with fireworks that sent air pollution levels soaring to hazardous levels across the city. Revelers in New Delhi burst firecrackers late into Monday night, filling the air with smoke and fine […]
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By Rianna Lim and Cassidy McMackon TORONTO — To the sound of car horns and chants, thousands of Blue Jays fans poured into the streets of Toronto on Monday night celebrating the team’s first World Series berth in more than 30 years. In a nail-biter Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, Toronto defeated […]
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By Rianna Lim and Cassidy McMackon TORONTO — To the sound of car horns and chants, thousands of Blue Jays fans poured into the streets of Toronto on Monday night celebrating the team’s first World Series berth in more than 30 years. In a nail-biter Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, Toronto defeated […]
ReadWinnipeg Sun - Local (11 hours ago)
George Springer didn’t quite call his shot, one of the most magnificent home runs in Blue Jays history and the one blast that rocketed them to the World Series for the first time since 1993. But he was ready for his moment, hobbled leg and all. Springer, the man brought here in 2021 for moments […]
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By Hannah Schoenbaum Daniel Naroditsky, a chess grandmaster who started as a child prodigy and quickly became one of the most influential American voices in the sport, died Monday. He was 29. The Charlotte Chess Club in North Carolina, where Naroditsky trained and worked as a coach, announced his death on social media, calling him […]
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By Sylvia Hui LONDON (AP) — Britain’s royal family is once again under intense scrutiny as a memoir by one of Prince Andrew ‘s and Jeffery Epstein’s most outspoken accusers, Virginia Giuffre, hits bookstores Tuesday. The memoir “Nobody’s Girl” is being published posthumously six months after Giuffre died by suicide in April. Giuffre...
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By Jared Book MONTREAL — A year after having the rookie of the year in the lineup, the Montreal Canadiens might even have a better group this season. Led by Oliver Kapanen, who scored the opening goal — his rookie-leading fourth of the season — in Monday’s 4-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, and Ivan […]
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By Kanis Leung HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities on Tuesday were preparing to reopen the runway where a cargo aircraft crashed a day ago, but said it would remain out of regular use until wreckage from the accident was fully cleared. The Boeing 747 flown by Turkey-based ACT Airlines flight from Dubai skidded […]
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By Amy Taxin SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout is planning to testify Tuesday in a lawsuit over whether the MLB team should be held responsible for the drug overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. Trout, a three-time American League most valuable player who hit his 400th career home run […]
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PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy heads to prison Tuesday to serve time for a criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya. The first ex-leader of modern France to be imprisoned, Sarkozy contests both the conviction and a judge’s unusual decision to incarcerate him pending appeal. His...
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By Ed White Michelino Sunseri climbed past boulders on his way to a record-breaking feat: The extreme runner reached the summit of Grand Teton, one of the highest mountains in the American West, and then rushed back down, all in less than three hours. The National Park Service, however, didn’t celebrate. Instead, it charged him […]
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By Darren Haynes CALGARY — Mark Scheifele’s torrid start continued on Monday, extending his goal streak to five games with the game-winning marker at 15:06 of the third period as the Winnipeg Jets rallied to defeat the struggling Calgary Flames 2-1. Jonathan Toews also scored for Winnipeg (5-1-0), who have won five games in a […]
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