17 h. ago Max Verstappen skips day at F1 Miami GP as he awaits birth of first child with partner Kelly Piquet

Four-time reigning Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen skipped Thursday activities at the Miami Grand Prix to be with his partner as she awaits the birth of their first child. It is not clear when Kelly Piquet is due and Red Bull only announced Thursday morning that Verstappen would not attend media activities. The team […]

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36 h. ago Mom of late Gaudreau brothers works on special playground project at school where sons volunteered

"They'll just really love the fact that the children will have a playground to play in," said Jane Gaudreau.

Society

41 h. ago Hockey Canada trial: Jury sees video of woman calling sex 'all consensual'

She was dressed just in a towel and smiling at the camera on Canadian hockey star Michael McLeod’s cellphone. It was 4:26 a.m. inside a room at the Delta Armouries hotel in downtown London in June 2018. “It was all consensual. Are you recording me?” she asked in the video, played Wednesday for jurors at […]

Sport

7 d. ago London Knights star on being named OHL's top defenceman: 'Really cool'

Sam Dickinson had the best offensive season by a London Knights defenceman in franchise history. That 29-goal, 91-point performance in just 55 regular-season games earned him the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the OHL’s top defenceman Thursday. He followed Rick Green (1975-76), Brad Marsh/Rob Ramage (1977-78), Bob Halkidis (1984-85), John Erskine (1999-2000), Danny Syvret (2004-05) and […]

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9 d. ago Mahmoud Khalil’s wife gives birth after ICE denies Columbia activist’s plea for temporary release

NEW YORK — Federal immigration authorities denied Mahmoud Khalil’s request for a temporary release from detention to attend the birth of his first child, who was born Monday in New York, according to emails shared with The Associated Press. Khalil, a Columbia University activist who has been held in a detention center in Jena, Louisiana […]

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1 week ago Wife of detained Columbia activist says her husband was denied release for his son’s birth

NEW YORK — The wife of detained Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil accused federal immigration officials of purposely denying a request for her husband to attend the birth of their first child in order to make the family suffer. Noor Abdalla said in a statement that she had to give birth to a baby […]

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1 week ago Retiring Conservative MP Len Webber makes good on promise to late wife

Len Webber announced last month his retirement from politics, after 10 years as an Alberta legislature member and 11 years as the MP for Calgary Confederation.

Technology

2 w. ago Gaudreau brothers did not contribute to their deaths by cycling while impaired, judge rules

The judge ruled the issue was moot, upholding all of the charges against driver Sean Higgins, including manslaughter and vehicular homicide

Sport

2 w. ago PHOTOS: Looking back on London hockey star Logan Couture's career

London native Logan Couture, 36, announced on Tuesday he's no longer physically able to play hockey, effectively ending 933-game NHL career

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2 w. ago Defence tries to argue Gaudreau brothers were impaired while cycling before fatal crash

Superior Court Judge Michael Silvanio is presiding over the case.

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2 w. ago Gaudreau family in court as defence argues the brothers were cycling impaired before crash

The family of NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, appeared in a New Jersey courtroom Tuesday to hear lawyers discuss whether their own drinking contributed to their deaths when they were hit by an allegedly drunken and enraged driver as they cycled along a rural road. Lawyers for the driver charged with […]

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3 w. ago Johnny Gaudreau’s widow, Meredith, gives birth 7 months after NHLer’s death

'John, thank you for giving me our beautiful family. We love u, Daddy and miss you so much,' Meredith Gaudreau wrote in her announcement.

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3 w. ago Johnny Gaudreau’s widow welcomes third baby just months after NHLer’s death

Meredith Gaudreau is now a mother of three. The wife of Johnny Gaudreau welcomed their third child, seven months after the Columbus Blue Jackets forward and his brother, Matthew Gaudreau, were killed by an alleged drunk driver while biking in New Jersey,  their hometown. Meredith announced the arrival of her son on Instagram, and shared […]

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3 w. ago ‘Special boy’: Wife of late hockey star Johnny Gaudreau gives birth to third child

In a post on Instagram, she shared the news along with photos of the new baby alongside his two older siblings

Sport

3 w. ago GAME DAY: Can Calgary Flames star Nazem Kadri hit new high in goals?

If the Flames can earn a victory Saturday over the Vegas Golden Knights, they’ll be just three points out of the playoff picture

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3 w. ago Insiders spell out tentative timeline for return of star Edmonton Oilers

Game Day 76: Oilers vs Kings This in from host Bob Stauffer of Oilers Now and his guest Frank Seravalli of The Daily Faceoff, their tentative timeline for the return to play of injured Oilers such as Trent Frederic, Connor McDavid, Mattias Ekholm, Leon Draisaitl and Evander Kane. The Oilers have seven games left, with […]

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4 w. ago ‘AM I IN TROUBLE?’: Wild video shows married teacher’s arrest for raping teen student

Newly released body-cam footage captured the moment an Illinois teacher realized she was busted for alleged sexual abuse of a male student. Christina Formella, 30, of Downers Grove, was arrested during a traffic stop last month, just days after a 15-year-old boy claimed to police he was molested by the special education teacher in a […]

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