Counting today, there are really just two proper New Music Fridays left before the end of the year. Two weeks from now, the schedule will be taken up with Black Friday releases, most of which will be reissues and special editions. After that, the stragglers will come in until early December. Beyond that, it’s the recorded music industry’s hibernation period before things back to business in 2027.

Oh, and this week is completely dominated by the first proper studio album from U2 in eight years.

Singles

1. Alexisonfire, Push the River (Dine Alone)

Even though Alexisonfire has been around since 2001, this single is from what will be just their sixth full studio album. Bleed It won’t be out for almost two seasons. Fall will expire, and most of winter will go by before the record comes out on March 19. Love the song, and the video is about as fun and simple as you can get. There had to be drinking involved.

2. Dreamboys the Band, Somebody Like You (Universal Music Germany)

Here’s some German alt-pop featuring for female songwriters from Berlin. They’ve already established a football in various places across Europe and are now curious to see if North America will bite. Thoughts? Have they got a chance?

3. Flaming Lips, God Will Control the Werewolves (Third Man Records)

It’s been a while since the last Flaming Lips record–2021, to be exact. Come January 22, they will return with their seventeenth album, The Teardrop Throbs, issued through Jack White’s Third Man Records, their first record not on Warner in 37 years. There are two changes to the lineup: Founding member and bass player Michael Ivins left in 2021; and longtime keyboardist, guitarist and drummer Steve Drozd left the band in 2025 after a family crisis (his daughter briefly disappeared, and he wants to stay close to home from now on).

4. Fall Out Boy, ACES (Atlantic)

To be honest, the arrival of this single was a surprise to me. If there had been any advance notice, I missed it. Then again, maybe we all should have expected something when the Twilight of the Punks world tour was announced. The North American leg will feature The Offspring, Good Charlotte, and The Story So Far while European fans will have A Day to Remember and Neck Deep on the bill. The sole Canadian date will be at Rogers Stadium in Toronto on July 22.

Albums

1. Tracy Bonham, LIFT (American Laundromat)

Tracy burst out of the gate with a 1996 debut album entitled The Burdens of Being of Being Upright, which contained the hit Mother, Mother. This album is an expanded re-imagining of that first record. She’s had 30 years to ruminate on things. This is the new version of the third single to be released from that first record.

2. Jake Bugg, Alamo (Lovebugg Recordings/Thirty Tigers)

You may remember Jake as the English singer-songwriter who had an international breakout when, still a teenager, he released a self-titled debut album in 2012. Some people likened him to a cross between Oasis and Bob Dylan. This is his seventh album, which returns him to the sound of that first record.

3. Joan Osborne, Relish Reimagined (Brother Mister Producers/Mack Avenue Music Group)

Another reimagined debut album, Joan Osborne was on the radio at exactly the same time as Tracy Bonham in 1996 with a song called One of Us. After 30 years, she, too, believes that the original record needed an update.

4. U2, Carnaval Du Lutz (Universal)

Unless you’ve been off world for the last year, you know all about this record. U2’s 16th studio album. The title is Spanish for “carnival of light.” Big world tour called The Greatest Show on Earth. The album rocks more than the last couple. Reviews have been good. Dolly Parton appears on a duet with Bono, which was her last-ever recording session. A million different versions are available, including a three-CD set that contains the album and the two EPs released earlier this year.

5. Various Artists, 20th Century Paddy: The Songs of Shane MacGowan (Sony Music/EMI)

This is a two-CD, 36-track tribute to the late lead singer of The Pogues, who was one of the greatest lyricists of the 20th century. Contributors include U2, Tom Waits, Johnny Depp, Bruce Springsteen, Hozier, Steve Earle, Dropkick Murphys, Bob Geldof, and more. Pour a Guinness have a have a listen and a good cry.

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As the Ford government cracks down on private career colleges over alleged student loan fraud, a school that says it plays by the rules warns that continuing to withhold student funding hurts Ontario’s workforce and could put good actors out of business.

“Our revenues and income completely stopped all of a sudden, which resulted in layoffs. After 35 years, we did layoffs for the first time Monday,” said Muraly Srinarayanathas, the chairman of Computek College, a private career college with locations in Toronto, Ajax and Marhkam.

“We’ve requested the ministry to be first in terms of the inspections so that we can get back to what we do best, which is serving our students,” he said.

Computek mainly offers training for those entering healthcare, business and technology.

It’s one of hundreds of private career colleges where thousands of students have had their promised student loans cut as the province said it’s investigating “serious concerns” about alleged Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) fraud.

But the blanket ban has been “confusing,” said Srinarayanathas, as Computek is audited each year and is visited by inspectors annually, indicating a clean record.

It’s now not only upended the lives of students, but the OSAP ban has also put the college on shaky financial ground, he said.

In July, the Ford government first disqualified students at five private career colleges from OSAP loans due to concerns about enrollment practices and unusually high concentration of student loan applications.

By October, the government extended the OSAP ban to all 242 private career colleges as the province investigated “serious concerns” raised by the federal government, advocacy groups and internal audits and inspections.

On Thursday, College and Universities Minister Nolan Quinn announced that legislation will be introduced Monday with the intent to increase oversight and accountability. He said the significant concerns around OSAP usage in the sector are far more widespread than first suspected.

“What we have found here are not minor administrative concerns, but rather co-ordinated, sophisticated efforts to take advantage of students and taxpayers for personal gain,” he said Thursday at a press conference.

Srinarayanathas said the school is “very much aligned” with the Ford government’s desire to maintain integrity in the sector and investigate any alleged fraud. But those ambitions need to be balanced with keeping students in class and able to pay for housing, he said.

Students have reported that the sudden loss in funding has meant not only are they unable to attend school to build their careers, they are now struggling to pay for rent, food and childcare costs.

“Some of our students have been on welfare, have taken OSAP, trusting that OSAP would provide their tuition support and also their living expenses,” said Srinarayanathas. In the months that have passed, the financial situation for students is now “extremely dire,” he added.

The school’s students are mainly between the ages of 35 to 45, are newly Canadian citizens or permanent residents, and are looking for opportunities to build their lives and contribute to Ontario, he explained.

“There’s this great excitement about building up Canada, elbows up, that requires supporting people who want to take advantage of those opportunities,” he said.

Dental assistants, pharmaceutical technicians, and personal support workers, he said, are just some of the careers that are mostly supported by private career colleges.

“Being able to train and get into those higher paying opportunities is essential for everyone across Ontario and across Canada. So it is very challenging to be in this situation,” he said.

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OTTAWA – Shane Pinto won’t likely forget his 26th birthday anytime soon.

Pinto scored his second goal of the game 2:08 into overtime to lead the Senators to a 4-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche, who lost both Cale Makar and Nathan Mackinnon midway through the game. The team said the two would travel to Montreal but had no other update.

Pinto scored the winner when he intercepted a Parker Kelly pass near centre ice and wristed a shot past Scott Wedgewood blocker side from the top of the slot.

His first goal came after he blocked a shot and won a foot race for a loose puck to beat Wedgewood five-hole.

“He was great,” said Senators coach Travis Green. “He was probably our best player tonight. He was skating, physical when he needed to be. We needed that tonight.”

Drafted 32nd overall in 2019, Pinto has developed into a dependable two-way centre who can handle tough defensive assignments while providing secondary scoring.

He’s someone Senators head coach Travis Green trusts in different situations. Pinto is often matched against the opposition’s top line, kills penalties, wins faceoffs and still contributes offensively.

“I’m not sure where he caps out as a player,” said Green. “I don’t think we’ve seen it yet. If he’s in a matchup role we still want him to score and try to score. When we do play with a matchup we want that line to play in the other zone and play offence as well.

“And I think Pints’ game is still growing like a lot of our players.”

Despite his defensive responsibilities, Pinto is third in team scoring with nine goals and 17 points. He has seven goals and three assists in his last 10 games.

He’s coming off back-to-back 20-goal seasons and a sixth-place finish in Selke Trophy voting last season.

Pinto earns the praise and respect of his teammates for the way he plays.

“He was great tonight,” said Tim Stutzle. “He had a lot of energy, obviously, a great read in overtime.

“He’s a special player and he’s going to make those plays and puts it in the back of the net.”

However, Stutzle did take some credit for his performance. He had been encouraging Pinto to eat more fish and he invited him over for dinner Wednesday night where fish was on the menu.

The Senators jumped out to a 2-0 lead, then trailed 3-2 late in the game before tying it and winning in overtime.

Pinto talked about the team’s resiliency and their ability to better deal with adversity this season.

“Maybe just maturity,” he said. “I think not getting too high or too low. I think all of us boys kind of have been through a fair bit in the NHL and you realize that you’ve got to kind of be even keel and stay with it.

“And I think our mindset’s just better with that this year, just more mature and staying with it. I think that’s all that is.”

The start to the evening was special for Pinto as it was the annual Hockey Fights Cancer game where hundreds of kids fighting cancer were invited to watch the game. Prior to the ceremonial puck drop, a young girl the team had met last season rang a bell at centre ice to mark the end of her cancer treatment. The significance of the moment was not lost on Pinto.

“It was a little emotional,” admitted Pinto. “I think you just realize how lucky we have it. It’s so cool that we did that for her. It’s just emotional and you try to compartmentalize it a little bit but you realize at the same time that there’s things bigger than the game. It was cool to see.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 13, 2026.

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A woman from the Mohawk community of Akwesasne is making history at McGill University, becoming the first graduate of its Indigenous language revitalization PhD program.

Mary Onwá Tekahawáhkwen Macdonald, 73, completed the program in three years, two years ahead of its usual five-year timeline.

Macdonald has spent decades teaching Kanyen’kéha, the traditional name for the Mohawk language — her First Nations language.

Her academic achievement is also helping inspire a new generation of students working to preserve Indigenous languages at risk of disappearing.

Macdonald retired at age 70 after 45 years of teaching Indigenous languages in Akwesasne to pursue her doctorate at McGill.

At first, she worried about returning to school alongside younger students. “How does a 70-year-old woman compete with 20-year-olds?” she told Global News.

“ thinking to myself, oh God, can I actually do this?”

But the fear soon disappeared, and Macdonald became a mentor to other students pursuing their master’s degrees.

The program, created in 2023, is designed for students who already speak an Indigenous language and live in communities in the Americas where their languages are threatened.

Jessica Coon, a linguistics professor at McGill, said the program aims to equip students with the skills to advance language preservation.

“To provide them with the tools and concepts that they need to further advance language documentation, revitalization, reclamation work in their home communities,” Coon said.

Macdonald hopes to continue that work as an elder in residence at McGill, mentoring other students.

Among them is Jasmine Jimerson, an Oneida PhD student from Wisconsin who is following in the footsteps of her great-grandmother, Maria Hinton, who produced an Oneida dictionary.

Jimerson said Hinton was the last speaker in their community, and she is proud of the work her great-grandmother did.

“So it’s my goal to continue that work and make sure that we’re still using her work,” Jimerson told Global.

With Macdonald now among those helping guide students, the effort to preserve Indigenous languages is being carried forward by a new generation.

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TORONTO – Auston Matthews saw a familiar script unfold.

The Maple Leafs had plenty of good moments. And as then they have so often during a miserable home stretch, a couple of crucial mistakes at key moments once again wound up as their ultimate undoing.

Toronto was tied 2-2 with the high-flying Wild early in the third period Thursday when a series of miscues in both the neutral and defensive zones led to a parting of the seas in front of goaltender Anthony Stolarz.

Minnesota winger Matt Boldy took advantage to complete his hat trick — and send injury-hit Toronto to its fifth straight home defeat.

“I thought we played a pretty solid game against a really good team,” Matthews said in the wake of a 5-2 setback where he scored his Maple Leafs-leading 12th goal of the season. “And then there’s just compounding really big mistakes that end up in the back of our net. That kind of stuff just has to leave our game.

“I get it’s tough sledding right now for everybody, and it’s obviously not fun when the losses keep piling up. The confidence gets shaken a little bit, but it’s on us as a team, as a group, to fight through it.”

The game-winning goal saw the Wild move into Toronto’s end before Maple Leafs winger William Nylander and defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson got their coverage signals crossed on Boldy and linemate Ryan Hartman.

Maple Leafs head coach Jim Hiller indicated the issues actually started earlier.

“We screwed that up in the neutral zone,” he said. “It shouldn’t have got to that point. Once it got to that point, it makes it hard. But we should have cleaned that up earlier.

“There’s a chance to clean that up earlier, I’ll just leave it at that.”

Toronto (8-11-2) has lots to clean up after starting the campaign with plenty of enthusiasm and new faces following the franchise’s first playoff-less spring in a decade.

The Maple Leafs, however, have now lost five in a row and been outscored 22-9 as part of this disastrous run at Scotiabank Arena. Even a victory Saturday against Connor McDavid’s Edmonton Oilers would still give Toronto its fewest points ever on a six-game homestand.

“No one’s feeling sorry for ourselves,” said Stolarz, who finished with 21 saves as the club dropped to 1-7-0 over its last eight. “We have to treat every game like a playoff game … you gotta hit everything, gotta block shots. We have to start playing some desperate hockey to get us back on track.”

Asked where he saw a silver lining amid this ugly run, Hiller didn’t get into specifics.

“I see lots of hope,” he said. “I see lots of hope. Yeah, yeah, I see lots of hope. I see it all over the place.

“I really do.”

TANEV SITS AGAIN

Toronto defenceman Chris Tanev was rested a second time in three games for load management purposes.

The 36-year-old shutdown blueliner missed nine contests earlier in the schedule with an upper-body injury. He was limited to just 11 appearances because of various ailments in 2025-26.

Tanev said after sitting Sunday’s 4-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils that he doesn’t agree with the decision, but accepts it given his health issues over the last 12 months.

“I think he knows we have his best interests at heart,” Hiller said following Thursday’s optional morning skate. “He’s a good teammate, he’s a good player, and when he’s called upon, he plays hard.”

Hiller added the decision on Tanev’s availability is collaborative through different parts of the organization.

“We have great resources and just a crack staff,” he said. “Everyone’s involved with it and debate it, and a good decision’s made … then everybody moves forward.”

GETTING CLOSER

Wild defenceman Brock Faber is nearing a return after suffering a skull fracture in the pre-season.

Head coach John Hynes said the 24-year-old could be back as early as Saturday against the Boston Bruins.

“Incredible player, incredible teammate,” Minnesota forward Nick Foligno said. “Just happy that it wasn’t as bad as it could have been. He’s such a warrior and a guy that you knew was just wanting to get back on the ice as soon as possible.

“I’m not surprised that he’s already a little ahead of schedule.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 13, 2026.

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CALGARY – Grey Cup week continues today with CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston’s annual state of the league address.

Johnston is completing his second season as commissioner after taking over in April 2025 following a lengthy broadcasting career that included serving as president of TSN.

He is likely to face questions about efforts to bring a 10th franchise to Quebec City, where business and civic leaders are working to secure financing for a new 25,000-seat stadium.

The CFL Players’ Association also holds its annual state of the union today.

The Edmonton Elks and Montreal Alouettes return to practice ahead of Sunday’s 113th Grey Cup at McMahon Stadium.

Edmonton is making its first Grey Cup appearance since winning in 2015, while Montreal is back in the championship game for a second straight year.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 13, 2026.

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A Toronto priest is facing criticism for accepting a medal from Vladimir Putin last week as the Russian president is waging a war on Ukraine that has killed thousands of civilians.

At a ceremony at the Kremlin on Nov. 4, Putin presented the Order of Friendship to Father Vladimir Malchenko, head priest at Toronto’s Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church.

A video of the event obtained by Global News shows Malchenko striding onto a stage to greet Putin, who shakes the priest’s hand and pins the Russian state honour onto his frock.

Putin commended Malchenko for helping Canadian “parishioners maintain their connection with their historical homeland.” Malchenko’s acceptance speech lauded the “Fatherland.”

The awards ceremony took place on Russia’s National Unity Day. In his remarks praising Malchenko, Putin also celebrated Russian troops he said were “bravely” fighting in Ukraine.

Reached by phone this week, Malchenko said he had no regrets about being honoured by Putin, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes for the abduction of Ukrainian children.

“I don’t look at it as a political act. It’s an act of recognition of our pastoral duties here in Canada,” Malchenko told Global News after returning to Toronto from Moscow.

“And our community is very grateful that there’s been a certain amount of recognition of our work here to comfort people’s lives in Canada,” said Malchenko.

But the Ukrainian Canadian Congress said it was “disgraceful” that the Canadian priest had accepted a medal from the Russian leader as he continues to attack his neighbours.

Two days before Malchenko exchanged pleasantries with Putin, Russia bombed a school in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region that was used as a humanitarian hub, killing more than 50 people.

“This is a textbook case of moral hypocrisy unbecoming of an individual who purports to promote Christian teaching,” said Danylo Korbabicz, CEO of the Canadian Ukrainian group.

The Order of Friendship is awarded for “outstanding contributions to strengthening friendship” and “fostering peace and friendly relations among countries.”

Past recipients include pro-Russia actor Steven Seagal and former prime minister Jean Chretien, but that was before Putin sent his troops into Ukraine in 2014.

Following Russia’s 2022 assault on Kyiv, Canada placed Putin on its Russia sanctions list, citing his “grave breach of international peace and security.”

Also sanction was Kirill, the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox church and a cheerleader of Putin’s attack on Ukraine, which he has deemed a “holy war.”

In his comments to Global News, Malchenko said his Toronto church was “above politics,” did not support any wars and was “greatly” concerned about the human suffering caused by armed conflicts.

But he said he didn’t raise the war in Ukraine with Putin at the medal ceremony. “No, it really wasn’t time for a conversation,” he explained.

He characterized his award as recognition for “fulfilling our Christian duties in Canada,” and said the church was apolitical. “We never talk about the war,” he said.

However, the church’s website links to Russian online platforms that parrot the claim that Ukraine is an “imaginary country” and Ukrainians are “imaginary” people.

The links, which also claim there is “no such thing” as Ukraine, are in line with Russian propaganda that aims to justify Putin’s military campaign.

Malchenko’s church is a registered charity that receives government tax breaks. In 2012, the Conservative government awarded him the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal.

In his brief acceptance speech, Malchenko said that Russians lived “in all cities, in all countries of this world. But we have one Fatherland. Russia, Holy Rus.”

“And may the Lord God bless our beloved Fatherland. May He bless it with prosperity and well-being forever.”

Putin’s speech harkened back to past wars that he said “drove invaders” out of what he called Russia’s “native lands.”

“Today our fighters are just as bravely defending Russia’s interests and our statehood as part of the special military operation,” he said, using his term for the Ukraine war.

Malchenko’s visit to the Kremlin came at a time of some of the worst atrocities of Putin’s attempt to use his military might to turn Ukraine into a vassal of Moscow.

The night before Russia’s deadly attack on a school in Zaporizhzhia, a hospital complex was struck, injuring at least 73, while the bombing of a hospice in Dnipro forced the evacuation of dozens of terminally ill and elderly patients.

On Wednesday, Canada joined its G7 allies in condemning Putin’s attacks on “residential buildings, civilian infrastructure, and cultural heritage.”

Global Affairs Canada did not respond to requests for comment about the matter.

Stewart.Bell@globalnews.ca

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With the Winnipeg Jets on their annual mentors trip, Mark Scheifele chose a fitting night to tie one of his biggest hockey mentors for a prestigious franchise milestone.

Scheifele scored twice and added a helper, tying Dale Hawerchuk for the franchise points record and moving within a single marker of him for the goals record too as the Jets crushed the Stars 8-3 in Dallas Thursday night, extending their win streak to five games.

The Jets rode a five-goal second period to the victory for their first regular season win against Dallas since April of 2025 after five straight losses.

“It was incredible,” said Scheifele. “We kinda just got to work. We got on their ‘D’, had good sticks, kinda started moving the way we like to and from there, just were able to create a lot. It was a great period.”

The Jets top line of Scheifele, Kyle Connor, and Gabriel Vilardi combined for nine points as each had three-point nights.

It was the first time the Jets scored eight goals in a game and five goals in a single period since December of 2024.

“Wasn’t real pleased with the first but certainly came out and kinda like the third period at home the other night against New Jersey, we played more of a direct game,” said Jets head coach Scott Arniel. “We got in and got after their defence. We had five ‘D’. They had five ‘D’ and we were really just working every chance we could to put pucks down by the goal line and try to get after them.”

The Jets struck for five goals over the span of just 19 minutes after recently scoring five goals over a four game stretch during their nine-game losing skid.

“Over these last five games, the confidence now is back,” said Arniel. “When you’re not scoring and you’re losing games, nobody wants to make a play. Everybody wants to get rid of the puck and right now we’re doing the opposite. We’re being very confident. We’re holding onto pucks and creating space for the next guy.

“That’s the feeling that you want to have all the time.”

Dawson Mercer had his second straight two-goal game, while Connor, Vilardi, Dylan Samberg, and Cole Koepke had their other markers.

With another goal on the man advantage, the Jets have now scored seven power play goals over their last four games.

Scheifele needs one more point and two more goals to pass Hawerchuk for both the franchises all-time goals and points records.

“Words can’t really describe how it feels,” said Scheifele. “It’s pretty incredible. Just the amazing player that he was and what he meant to the city of Winnipeg and what he meant to me – it’s a pretty cool feeling.”

The Jets lost defenceman Dylan DeMelo to a lower-body injury in the first period. He’ll definitely miss their next game and likely more.

“Mel will be week-to-week here,” said Arniel.

The game didn’t start well for the Jets as it took Dallas just over four minutes to break the ice with their top line cashing in on the transition.

The Stars broke the puck out of their own zone on a 3-on-2 with Arttu Hyry carrying it into the neutral zone before sliding it over to Thomas Harley. Harley took it across the Jets’ blue line, then sent a pass to his right to Roope Hintz. He found Hyry cutting to the slot, who wired a shot past Stuart Skinner to make it 1-0.

Both teams had to play most of the game with just five blueliners as Lian Bischel went down with a leg injury early for Dallas while DeMelo also left the game with a leg injury in the first.

Winnipeg appeared to tie the game on the power play with 3:21 to go in the first when Cole Perfetti found Connor in his familiar spot with the man advantage. Dallas challenged the play, believing there was a missed call for offside on the zone entry and they were right as Perfetti just barely got in early, wiping the goal off the board.

That proved huge as Dallas made it 2-0 with 1:28 left. The play began with Nils Lundkvist having the puck in his own end and passing it to Jason Robertson near centre ice. With two players going for Robertson, he one-touched the puck to a streaking Hintz down the left wing.

That sprung Hintz in on a breakaway and he beat Skinner five-hole on the backhand.

Both teams wound up getting 12 shots on goal in the first, with Winnipeg getting five of their 12 on their one power play look.

It took just 71 seconds for the Jets to find the back of the net in the second period. Scheifele tried to drive the puck to the net in the Dallas end but had it stripped. The puck hit a couple of Stars players before skittering to the point where Samberg snapped a harmless-looking shot that somehow found its way past Jake Oettinger.

The Jets tied the game with 7:03 gone in the period and once again it was Winnipeg’s top line getting it done. Josh Morrissey sent the puck to the slot from the right point, looking for a redirection from Connor. Oettinger made the initial save but nobody could find the puck as it trickled into the slot where Scheifele found it and potted it for his fifth of the season.

Dallas regained the lead at the 11:14 mark when a Harley point shot grazed off David Perron in front and past Skinner for Perron’s first as a Star.

But the lead was short-lived as Winnipeg drew level again less than three minutes later. A bad clear in the Dallas end allowed Mercer to intercept it along the half-wall before sending it to Brayden Yager on the other side of the zone. He was chased by a couple of defenders before giving it to Perfetti in the slot, who sent a great pass to a wide-open Mercer at the backdoor for his fourth in the last three games.

Yager also picked up his first career assist on the play.

Dallas had a golden look to take the lead again with less than four minutes to go in the period when Wyatt Johnston got the puck in the slot and was all alone as he fired a shot that Skinner robbed with the glove.

It was a pivotal save as Winnipeg would take their first lead of the night on the power play with 1:48 remaining.

The Jets cycled the puck low in the Dallas zone with Perfetti and Connor playing catch before Connor sent it to Vilardi at the faceoff dot to the left of Oettinger. As multiple Stars closed in around Vilardi, he sent a pass to the other faceoff dot where Scheifele was waiting to blast a one-timer home for his second of the night, making it 4-3 Winnipeg.

In the dying seconds, the Jets would get some insurance. Perfetti carried the puck over the Dallas blue line with Mercer streaking down the middle, just barely keeping himself onside as he drove past the Dallas defence. Perfetti slid him the puck and Mercer did the rest, freezing Oettinger with a deke before depositing the puck into the open net for fourth goal in the last two games.

The Jets outshot the Stars 14-9 in the second with five of them getting past Oettinger.

And they extended their lead just a minute into the third when Connor took a pass from Vilardi at the faceoff dot before ripping a shot high over the glove of Oettinger, ending his night early. It was Connor’s 16th goal of the season.

Scheifele picked up an assist on the play to tie him with Hawerchuk for the franchise points record with 929.

Vilardi made it 7-3 with 4:48 to go, sprung on a 2-on-1 as a Dallas defender fell near his own blue line. He had Scheifele cutting to the net and wanted to pass it to him to give him a chance at the record but Jamie Benn took the passing lane away, so Vilardi took the shot and beat Casey DeSmith for just his second of the season.

The Jets continued to pile on just 14 seconds later when Koepke beat DeSmith with a shot from the slot for his third of the campaign.

Skinner wound up making 30 saves on the night to earn the win.

The Jets will try to make it six wins in a row when they pay Chicago a visit Saturday afternoon.

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The biggest songs. The hottest stars. The stories behind the songs.

Every week, American Country Countdown with Ryan Fox counts down the Top 30 songs in Country music, featuring exclusive artist interviews, songwriter insights, and the latest news from Nashville.

Catch American Country Countdown with Ryan Fox every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon on CISN Country 103.9 Edmonton and Country 105 Calgary.

Ella Langley is back at No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart with “Loving Life Again,” returning to the top spot after Morgan Wallen’s “Been By Now” took over last week. It’s the song’s second nonconsecutive week at No. 1, making it just the second song by a solo-billed woman to accomplish that feat since the chart began in 1990. The first was also Ella’s “Choosin’ Texas,” which spent three nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 earlier this year.

Ella’s success doesn’t stop at No. 1. Her collaboration with Koe Wetzel, “Jaded,” jumps from No. 6 to No. 3, giving her two songs in the Country Airplay Top 3 at the same time. She’s the only woman to accomplish that feat, having first done it in May with “Be Her” and “Choosin’ Texas.”

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Ella’s “Choosin’ Texas” continues its record-breaking run atop the Billboard Hot 100, extending its all-time record to 27 weeks at No. 1. The song held off a Halloween comeback from Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” which jumped from No. 20 to a new peak of No. 2. To put Ella’s achievement into perspective, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is next on the all-time list with 22 weeks at No. 1, followed by Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” and Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” both with 19 weeks.

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Country Music’s Biggest Night is almost here. The 60th Annual CMA Awards take place Wednesday, November 18, at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, with Lainey Wilson hosting.

Ella Langley heads into the ceremony with a leading nine nominations, including Female Vocalist of the Year, where she’s up against Miranda Lambert, Megan Moroney, Kacey Musgraves and Lainey Wilson. Ella is also set to perform during the show.

Lainey has even joked about bringing Ella a bedazzled broom and dustpan in case she sweeps the awards.

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For Ella Langley, “Loving Life Again” is much more than another No. 1 hit. During a concert in Chattanooga, Tennessee, she opened up about the personal struggles that inspired the song, including the moment she realized she needed to step away from performing.

“I got to a point last year where I looked at myself in the mirror and I didn’t recognize the person that I saw. The people around me didn’t recognize the person that they saw.”

Ella took two weeks away from performing to spend time with her family and reconnect with herself. That experience eventually inspired “Loving Life Again,” which she wrote with ERNEST and Devin Dawson.

The official lyric video brings the song’s message close to home. Filmed in the Alabama countryside, it features Ella performing barefoot at her grandfather’s piano. She also co-directed the video with Wales Toney.

Watch Ella Langley’s official “Loving Life Again” lyric video below.

 

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OTTAWA – Shane Pinto celebrated his birthday in style Thursday night scoring his second goal of the game 2:08 into overtime to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 4-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

Tim Stutzle and Drake Batherson also scored for the Senators (12-6-2).

Linus Ullmark returned to the lineup for the first time since Oct. 21 and made 26 saves.

The Avalanche lost more than the game. Superstars Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar did not finish the game due to lower-body injuries in the second period.

MacKinnon left the game with just over eight minutes remaining after taking a check from Artem Zub in the hip area and was seen grabbing his right side. Makar was injured moments earlier.

Arturi Lehkonen, Parker Kelly and Gabriel Landeskog scored for the Avalanche (11-6-3). Scott Wedgewood stopped 22 shots.

Kelly, who had left the game in the second period, tied the game 2-2 with a short-handed goal at 3:54 of the third.

The Avalanche took their first lead at 10:03 on the power play with Landeskog scoring a snap shot from the top of the slot.

The Senators tied it with 3:56 remaining when Batherson snagged a loose puck in the crease and buried his 10th of the season to send it to overtime.

Takeaways

Senators: With Ullmark back in goal, the Senators played with an added level of confidence.

Avalanche: Despite falling behind early and losing players to injury, the Avalanche stuck to their game.

Key Moment

Pinto, who turned 26, intercepted a pass in Colorado’s zone and fired a wrist shot in for the winner.

Key Stat

Zub played his 400th career game, becoming the seventh defenceman to reach that milestone as a Senator.

Up next

Senators: Visit the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.

Avalanche: Visit the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 12, 2026.

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