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Slavin scores in OT, Hurricanes clip Capitals 2-1 in second-round playoff opener May 06, 2025 - 8:21 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Very few people in the arena knew the puck was in the net, including Jaccob Slavin, who shot it through traffic. Goaltender Logan Thompson figured it out when he saw the red light on behind him.
Skiing body FIS signs Azerbaijan to five-year sponsor deal for world championships May 06, 2025 - 4:56 AM

GENEVA (AP) — Skiing’s governing body signed the oil- and gas-rich state of Azerbaijan on Tuesday as its first global sponsor of world championships which face challenges from changing climate.
Canadiens' Ivan Demidov focused on winning ahead of matchup with Alex Ovechkin April 20, 2025 - 3:06 AM

BROSSARD - Ivan Demidov is excited to face off against Alex Ovechkin — but more importantly, he wants to win.
Canada's Gilles, Poirier claim another ice dance silver at figure skating worlds March 30, 2025 - 8:53 AM

BOSTON - Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are settling for silver once again, but they hope it serves as a springboard to gold at next year’s Olympics.
Alysa Liu delivers the US its first women's figure skating world championship in nearly 2 decades March 28, 2025 - 9:29 PM

BOSTON (AP) — Alysa Liu skated around the ice in disbelief, her golden dress shimmering in the lights of TD Garden, and the appreciative roar from a sellout crowd reminded her why she had returned to the sport following a nearly two-year retirement.
US dancers Chock and Bates, Canadian's Gilles and Poirier building figure skating's best rivalry March 28, 2025 - 4:00 PM

BOSTON (AP) — The word “rivalry" tends to carry a combative connotation, so perhaps it's best to describe the relationship between American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates and their Canadian counterparts, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, as healthy competition.
Canada's Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps seventh after world figure skating short program March 26, 2025 - 8:35 PM

BOSTON - Canadian pair Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps have a steep hill to climb if they hope to repeat as world figure skating champions.
World figure skating championships pause to remember those who died in plane crash March 26, 2025 - 6:27 PM

BOSTON (AP) — Before the skaters in their sequins and brightly coloured costumes took the ice at the world figure skating championships on Wednesday night, a choir dressed all in black sang a solemn hymn for those who died in a plane crash on their way back from a camp for up-and-coming skaters this winter.
American figure skater Alysa Liu takes the lead on the opening night of the world championships March 26, 2025 - 2:33 PM

BOSTON (AP) — American figure skater Alysa Liu assumed the lead after the short program on the opening night of the world championships on Wednesday, proving that the Olympian is much farther along in her comeback from retirement than almost anyone thought.
Gilles, Poirier sticking to their plan with gold in sight at figure skating worlds March 25, 2025 - 3:42 PM

With the top of the podium closer than ever, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are keeping to the same tried and true script.
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Iconic Penticton Peach concession stand back in local hands
After a few years with an out-of-town operator, The Peach concession stand in Penticton has a local one. Ice cream and sweets shop Tickleberry’s is going to be operating the stand this summer as well as the Skaha Main concession stand

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

New short-term rental bylaw means some in Kamloops may not be available
New licensing rules are putting pressure on Kamloops homeowners hosting short-term rentals, and some may not be allowed any longer. A new bylaw will require hosts get business licenses, bringing Kamloops in line with similar restrictions ac

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