Today in History for Jan. 11: In 1569, England's first state lottery was held to raise money for the construction of harbours. In 1693, an earthquake at Catania, Italy, killed 60,000.

Brent Burns scored twice, Victor Olofsson had a goal and an assist, and Ilya Solovyov scored his first NHL goal for the Avalanche (33-4-7), who are 12-2-0 in their past 14 games. Gavin Brindley and ...

DENVER -- Trent Miner made 29 saves in his first NHL win, and the Colorado Avalanche extended their home point streak to 21 games with a 4-0 shutout against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Ball Arena on ...

Canada has landscapes that are varied with places to adventure, cities to explore and friendly people who are still eager to ...

The outstanding performance of québécois ball carrier David Gabriel Georges has been echoed across the US. The productive ...

The Mardi Gras season, also referred to as Carnival, begins 12 days after Christmas on Jan. 6 and lasts until Fat Tuesday.

2006 — The New England Patriots set an NFL mark with 10 straight postseason victories by beating the Jacksonville Jaguars 28-3. New England’s milestone surpasses the nine straight playoff victories by ...

Leaders of those Quebec-based nations continue to assert that many members of the groups in Vermont can’t claim legitimate ...

Kris Letang reached a major milestone on Thursday, playing in his 1,200th NHL regular-season game as the Pittsburgh Penguins ...

MacKinnon became the third player in franchise history to reach 400 goals and first to score them all for the Avalanche.