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• Blue Jackets host the Senators on losing streak

  07-04-2025 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Ottawa Senators (42-29-6, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (34-33-9, in the Metropolitan Division) Columbus, Ohio; Tuesday, 7 p.m.
  
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• NewsAlert: Strathcona Resources makes takeover offer for MEG Energy

  16-05-2025 12:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Strathcona Resources Ltd. is making a takeover stock-and-cash offer for MEG Energy Corp. that values the company at about $5.9 billion. Strathcona is offering 0.62 of a Strathcona share and $4.
  
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• Known for their shot volume, Hurricanes reach the East final by keeping the Capitals' to a minimum

  16-05-2025 12:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Known for their shot volume of putting the puck on net from just about every angle, the Carolina Hurricanes moved on to the Eastern Conference final by keeping the Washington Capitals from doing anything of the sort.
  
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• Israeli strikes kill at least 64 people in Gaza as Trump wraps up his Middle East visit

  16-05-2025 11:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip on Friday killed at least 64 people, hospitals said, as U.S.
  
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• U.S. ambassador and Trump's former presidential rival to speak in Ottawa

  16-05-2025 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Global business leaders and diplomats will converge on Ottawa today in an attempt to chart a path through the United States' tariff war.
  
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• Quebec renews subsidy program for electric school buses

  16-05-2025 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Quebec government is renewing a subsidy program for electric school buses that expired in March. The program will now offer subsidies of $240,000 for each purchase of an electric school bus, up from a maximum of $175,000.
  
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• Panthers bring 3-2 lead into game 6 against the Maple Leafs

  16-05-2025 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  Toronto Maple Leafs (52-26-4, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Florida Panthers (47-31-4, in the Atlantic Division) Sunrise, Florida; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Panthers -243, Maple Leafs +197; over/under is 5.
  
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• New Indigenous Services minister says she's been handed the 'toughest task'

  16-05-2025 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — As the first Indigenous person ever to lead the federal department responsible for delivering services to First Nations, Inuit and Métis, Mandy Gull-Masty knows she has a daunting task ahead.
  
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• Kahnawake casino owners sue Mohawk council, grand chief for $220 million

  16-05-2025 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Two owners of a casino in a First Nations community southwest of Montreal are suing the territory's council for more than $200 million.
  
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• In the news today: Crews continue battle against Manitoba wildfires

  16-05-2025 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
  
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• First-degree murder trial in Quebec truck attack set to hear first witnesses

  16-05-2025 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  RIMOUSKI — A jury trial for a man charged with killing three people with a truck in eastern Quebec is expected to hear from its first witnesses today.
  
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• Crews keep battling deadly, out-of-control wildfires in eastern Manitoba

  16-05-2025 10:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  LAC DU BONNET — Fire crews in Manitoba continue to battle out-of-control wildfires, including one in the eastern part of the province, which has revealed the bodies of a couple in the ashes.
  
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• 'Trump factor' could cause gas price volatility this summer, analyst says

  16-05-2025 10:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The May long weekend is when gasoline prices tend to start levelling off ahead of the high-demand summer driving season.
  
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• Small businesses gear up — again — for a possible Canada Post strike

  16-05-2025 10:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Small businesses and shipping firms are preparing for a possible Canada Post strike as early as next week, a disruption they warn could strain supply chains and freeze millions of packages as well as billions of dollars in sales.
  
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• Canadian campers going 'elbows up' this summer amid U.S. trade war

  16-05-2025 10:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — Some outdoorsy Canadians are planning to build their tents with elbows up this summer as the season unofficially kicks off this long weekend.
  
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• Hellebuyck gets run support, posts shutout in must-win Game 5 for Jets

  16-05-2025 08:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — His sometimes-struggling netminder just needed more run support, Winnipeg Jets coach Scott Arniel said after a 3-1 loss in Dallas on Tuesday. Well, it took awhile, but Connor Hellebuyck finally got that support to the tune of four goals.
  
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• Hurricanes eliminate Capitals with 3-1 Game 5 win

  16-05-2025 07:20 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov scored the go-ahead goal with just under two minutes left and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 3-1 in Game 5 on Thursday night, winning the second-round series and advancing to the Eastern Confe
  
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• 'Everybody stepping up': Jets stay alive with dominant 4-0 win over Stars in Game 5

  16-05-2025 07:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Adam Lowry believes the Winnipeg Jets found another gear on Thursday that was driven by a powerful emotion. “Desperation,” the Jets captain said.
  
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• A sick Jamal Murray scores 25 points, Nuggets beat Thunder 119-107 to force Game 7

  16-05-2025 07:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  DENVER (AP) — A sick Jamal Murray may have been questionable for Game 6, but in his mind there was nothing ambiguous about his playing status. “Absolutely not,” Murray said when asked if there was any chance he'd have sat out the game.
  
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• Jets beat the Stars 4-0 to force Game 6 in the Western Conference semifinal series

  16-05-2025 06:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Dallas Stars 4-0 on Thursday night to force a sixth game in the Western Conference semifinal series.
  
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• Ehlers scores twice, Jets stay alive with dominant 4-0 win over Stars in Game 5

  16-05-2025 06:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets will live to skate another day.
  
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• Thai construction magnate surrenders on felony negligence charges over building collapse in quake

  16-05-2025 06:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — A construction magnate and more than a dozen other people surrendered to police Friday on criminal negligence charges for the collapse of a Bangkok high-rise during a March 28 earthquake.
  
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• Father and son, 11, killed in crash in Toronto's east end

  16-05-2025 06:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — A 47-year-old man and his 11-year-old son are dead after a crash in Toronto's east end. Police say they responded to Kingston Road and Manse Road on Thursday evening for reports of a vehicle hitting a motorcycle.
  
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• North Bay Haven’s team effort defeats Baldwin to reach programs first Final Four - Panama City News Herald

  16-05-2025 06:07 via news.google.com
  North Bay Haven’s team effort defeats Baldwin to reach programs first Final Four  Panama City News Herald
  
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• New Jersey Transit train engineers to go on strike, leaving some 350,000 commuters in the lurch

  16-05-2025 06:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  New Jersey Transit train engineers will go on strike early Friday, leaving an estimated 350,000 commuters in New Jersey and New York City to seek other means to reach their destinations or consider staying home.
  
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• New Jersey Transit train engineers go on strike, leaving some 350,000 commuters in the lurch

  16-05-2025 06:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  New Jersey Transit train engineers went on strike Friday, leaving an estimated 350,000 commuters in New Jersey and New York City to seek other means to reach their destinations or consider staying home.
  
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• A sick Jamal Murray scores 25, powers Nuggets' 119-107 win over Thunder to force Game 7

  16-05-2025 06:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray fought through an illness to score 25 points and power the Denver Nuggets past the Thunder 119-107 on Thursday night, sending the series back to Oklahoma City for a decisive Game 7.
  
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• Bad-angle shot eliminates Ovechkin and the Capitals, ending 'memorable' year for Washington

  16-05-2025 05:50 via baytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Logan Thompson probably made dozens of saves in these playoffs tougher than this one — a shot by Andre Svechnikov from a severe angle that knocked Washington out of the postseason.
  
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• Knights become back-to-back OHL champions with win over Generals

  16-05-2025 05:05 via baytoday.ca
  
  LONDON — The London Knights are back-to-back Ontario Hockey League champions. Kasper Halttunen scored twice as London topped the Oshawa Generals 5-2 in Game 5 of the championship series Thursday, helping the Knights capture the J.
  
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• Océanic stay alive with 5-1 win over Wildcats in Game 4 of QMJHL final

  16-05-2025 04:35 via baytoday.ca
  
  RIMOUSKI — Maël Lavigne had a goal and an assist to help the Rimouski Océanic stay alive with a 5-1 win over the Moncton Wildcats in Game 4 of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League final on Thursday.
  
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