74 m. ago Ovechkin scores No. 891. He needs 3 to tie Gretzky and 4 to pass him

BOSTON — Alex Ovechkin moved four goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record after scoring the 891st of his career in the Washington Capitals game against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.  Ovechkin gave Washington a 2-0 lead on a power play with about four minutes left in the first period. John Carlson passed […]

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3 h. ago Maple Leafs’ Matthews gladly ‘witnessing history’ in Ovechkin chase

The long list of National Hockey League types blown away by Alex Ovechkin’s goal-record chase includes the guy who might catch him one day. Ovechkin went into the Washington Capitals’ game in Boston against the Bruins on Tuesday night five goals short of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record of 894 for most in NHL history. Maple […]

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9 h. ago Ontario's 2025 summer forecast has arrived and here's what's in store

Ontario's weather still seems to be yo-yoing between wintery lows and summerlike highs, but the province's 2025 summer forecast promises that higher temperatures will eventually stick around — but will they be too high?While blustery frigid temperatures seem committed to sticking around until the bitter end (can it be now, please?), experts have been predicting above-average temperatures in Ontario this spring, which have already been foreshadowed by a handful of above-seasonal days so far.This summer, they're holding fast to that prediction, forecasting above-average — even potentially record-breaking — temperatures throughout the sunny season.The Old Farmer's Almanac's summer 2025 report for the U.S. and Canada reports a slow build-up to hotter temperatures this summer, with June temperatures remaining more or less the same.However, the Almanac predicts July and August will bring above-average temperatures to much of North America, and, with last s...

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10 h. ago Alex Ovechkin 5 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record

Alex Ovechkin scored his 890th goal of his career this week, which puts him just five goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's long-standing NHL goals record.

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37 h. ago FIRST READING: All the ways the Canadian election is already breaking records

For one, it's the first Canadian election that non-Canadians have cared about

Politics

4 d. ago What we know about Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record that Sidney Crosby just broke

Crosby's feat comes as Washington's Alex Ovechkin is five goals from breaking Gretzky's NHL career record of 894 career goals

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5 d. ago FIRST READING: The Boomer/Millennial divide defining the Canadian election

Without seniors flocking to the Liberals, this election would be a cake walk for the Conservatives

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6 d. ago Lorne Gunter: NDP slump, Trump rhetoric driving Liberals' polling surge

On the weekend, federal NDP campaign director Jennifer Howard made the preposterous claim that her party had “momentum.” Indeed, according to Howard, the Dippers had “record-breaking momentum.” Yep, in polls and fundraising, the New Democrats have the same momentum the Titanic had just before it snapped in half and nestled into the floor of the […]

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1 week ago Ovechkin scores 888th career goal, now 7 back of breaking Gretzky’s record

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin has scored his 888th career goal to move seven away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career record. Ovechkin scored in the Washington Capitals’ home game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night, beating Samuel Ersson with 5:35 left in the first period. The goal counter in the corner of the arena […]

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2 w. ago Alex Ovechkin scores 887th goal to move within 8 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record

He now has 15 games remaining to break the record this season, starting with a three-game homestand next week

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2 w. ago Detroit aims to boost bid for PWHL expansion team, drawing record crowd

DETROIT — Young women, among those in a record-breaking crowd, held up signs with messages for the Professional Women’s Hockey League. “PWHL DETROIT NEEDS A TEAM,” was printed on one side of the signs. The six-team PWHL may expand next season — in its third year — and is touring cities potentially on the list […]

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2 w. ago Concert review: Heart brings Royal Flush 2025 tour to Vancouver

Band that recorded its breakout album Dreamboat Annie in town returns to Pacific Coliseum

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2 w. ago Gold Breaks Through $3,000 as Trump Turbocharges Record Rally

Gold prices passed $3,000 an ounce for the first time ever, driven higher by a central bank buying spree, economic fragility worldwide, and President Donald Trump’s attempts to rewrite the rules of global trade by imposing tariffs on allies and strategic rivals.

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2 w. ago Hope Mission says it’s helping record number of Edmontonians, fears impact of trade war

The Hope Mission says the record-breaking numbers of clients it is serving includes people needing shelters, meals and prevention programs.

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3 w. ago Ovechkin scores 886th career goal, now 9 back of breaking Gretzky’s record

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net Sunday to move nine back of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record. Ovechkin backhanded the puck in from centre ice with 1:29 left in the third period to seal the Washington Capitals’ 4-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken that extended their winning streak […]

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3 w. ago John Rustad: The NDP budget that should scare every British Columbian

Opinion: We are reckoning with a record-breaking deficit of $10.9 billion, which represents an increase of $1.8 billion in just the past two months

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4 w. ago How close is Alex Ovechkin to breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record?

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 884 goals and needs 10 to tie and 11 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 short of breaking the regular-season record by “The Great One” that had long seemed unapproachable. […]

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4 w. ago Just how close is Alex Ovechkin to breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record?

Alex Ovechkin has 884 goals.

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