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After picking up their first loss of the season Monday, the Winnipeg Jets responded in a big way by taking care of the Red Wings 6-2 in Detroit Wednesday night. The Jets wasted little time getting on the board, opening the scoring just 2:48 into the game. Michigan’s Kyle Connor fed a hard-charging Gabriel Vilardi […]
A warehouse door guards the main entrance of Pilgrim Baptist Church in Winnipeg’s South Point Douglas neighbourhood. It’s one of several security measures it’s needed to take. “All the windows here we’ve got replaced with non-breakable glass, and we’ve got a gate put in the back. We have to get our air conditioner fixed again, […]
Statistics Canada’s latest financial security survey shows a stark disparity between the wealth of homeowners and renters, even as it fails to capture the true scale what’s owned by Canada’s richest families. The survey, conducted only every few years, shows home-owning families whose main earner was 55 to 64, and who had an employer-sponsored pension, […]
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Toronto Zoo says its “iconic” gorilla, aged 52, has passed away from natural causes after experiencing significant health issues. The Western lowland gorilla named Charles died late Tuesday afternoon, the zoo said. “Charles became an unforgettable part of a Toronto Zoo visit. With his impressive stature […]
The Montreal Canadiens hosted the Seattle Kraken Tuesday night in the first meeting ever between Juraj Slafkovsky and Shane Wright on Montreal ice. The head-to-head matchup, though, had no chance to boil because the Canadiens forfeited the contest only 10 minutes in, allowing four unanswered goals. Seattle rolled to a 8-2 win. Wilde Horses Obviously, […]
When asked about the risk artificial intelligence poses to humans, AI pioneer and Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton replies with a reference to a legendary Hollywood director and a grim joke. “James Cameron recently said Terminator was too optimistic,” he said. “Because humans had a chance against super intelligence.” His delivery is deadpan. Hinton, often referred […]
Value meals helped turn around McDonald’s U.S. sales in the third quarter, but that recovery could be dented in the final months of the year by an E. coli outbreak tied to the company’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers. U.S. same-store sales — or sales at stores open at least a year — rose 0.3% in the […]
TORONTO – Jakob Poeltl made a defensive rebound with 9.1 seconds left in overtime and made an outlet pass to a streaking RJ Barrett. The Toronto Raptors swingman sprinted down court, pulled up at the three-point line, and shot. Rim. Out. Offensive rebounds by Ochai Agbaji and Poeltl came up short and the Denver Nuggets […]
Descrease article font size Increase article font size In just one month, the Surrey Police Service will become the policing agency of jurisdiction in its namesake city, taking over that role from the RCMP. The final countdown is coming after a years-long battle. So far, the SPS has hired 445 officers. 2:01 City of Surrey […]
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Leon Draisaitl scored his second goal of the game 18 seconds into overtime and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Sunday night. “All around great night; great win for us,” Draisaitl said. “Always nice to come back in a game like that and find […]