Erik Karlsson unlikely to finish season with Senators

Ottawa Senators captain Erik Karlsson won’t play Wednesday night against the Buffalo Sabres, and coach Guy Boucher says he’s not expecting the defenceman to join the team for its final two games. The Senators let Karlsson determine his playing schedule so he could be close to his wife after their baby was stillborn two weeks ago. […]

Ottawa Senators captain Erik Karlsson and wife Melinda reveal son was stillborn

Ottawa Senators captain Erik Karlsson and his wife Melinda say their son, who they named Axel, was stillborn. In a statement shared by Karlsson on his Twitter account Wednesday, the couple thanked supporters for the outpouring of condolences they received and for respecting their privacy after news of the loss of their son spread on social media. “At this extremely […]

Condolences pour in after son of Ottawa Senators captain Erik Karlsson dies

The Ottawa Senators are heartbroken for their grieving captain. The club revealed Tuesday that the son of Erik and Melinda Karlsson has died. The couple announced they were expecting in November 2017. Karlsson had previously said the baby was due in mid-April, around the start of the NHL playoffs.  The 27-year-old defenceman didn’t suit up in the Senators’ 7-2 loss to the Florida Panthers Tuesday night. Following the […]

Condolences pour in after son of Ottawa Senators captain Erik Karlsson dies

The Ottawa Senators are heartbroken for their grieving captain. The club revealed on Tuesday that the son of Erik Karlsson and his wife, Melinda, has died. The couple announced they were expecting in November 2017. Karlsson had previously said the baby was due in mid-April, around the start of the NHL playoffs.  The 27-year-old defenceman didn’t suit up in the Senators’ 7-2 loss to the […]

Condolences pour in after son of Ottawa Senators captain Erik Karlsson and wife dies

Ottawa Senators announced Tuesday that the son of captain Erik Karlsson and his wife, Melinda, has died.  “The collective thoughts and prayers of the Ottawa Senators organization, the city of Ottawa and entire hockey community rest with Erik and Melinda Karlsson following the loss of their son,” read a statement from the team. Condolences poured in on Twitter Tuesday […]

#MelynkOut billboards go up as Senators fans voice frustration

Billboards designed to put pressure on Ottawa Senators owner and CEO Eugene Melnyk to sell the team have gone up at several locations around Ottawa. The billboards went up Monday and will remain for two weeks at: Ogilvie Road near St. Laurent Boulevard. Hunt Club Road near Paul Benoit Drive. Bank Street near Riverside Drive. Carling Avenue near Preston Street. […]

‘Urgently engage with Russia’: US senators call for dialogue after new nuclear arsenal unveiled

A group of US lawmakers have called for strategic dialogue with Moscow. They feel that the matter is “more urgent” following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unveiling of a number of cutting-edge weapons systems. Read more “A US-Russia Strategic Dialogue is more urgent following President Putin’s public address on March 1st when he referred to several […]

Republican senators are begging Trump to reverse one of his first major economic decisions

Joshua Lott/Getty Images 25 Republican senators sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking him to get the US back into the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. Trump pulled the US out of TPP on the third day of his presidency, but recently said he is open to renegotiating the deal. But recent moves by the […]

US Senators want to give feds sole power to issue missile alerts

US senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii announced back in January that he wants take the responsibility of sending missile alerts away from state and local governments. Now he and fellow Senators Kamala Harris and Cory Gardner have introduced a legislation that would give feds the sole authority to send out missile threat notifications. Under the […]

2 GOP senators say the party should consider returning Steve Wynn’s donations after sexual misconduct allegations surface

Reuters Two Republican senators say their party should consider returning donations from Republican National Committee finance chair and casino mogul Steve Wynn in light of sexual misconduct allegations against him. Wynn resigned from the RNC on Saturday, but has denied all of the allegations against him. RNC chair Ronna McDaniel did not make mention of […]