Leafs spring more leaks in loss to Rangers

Led by scoring forwards Blake Wheeler, Mark Scheifele, Nikolaj Ehlers and Patrik Laine, the Winnipeg Jets find themselves among the top clubs in the Western Conference. Their 41 points in 31 games place them third in the Central Division. However, their goaltending and the health of their veteran blueliners

Germany needs to increase testing and boost vaccinations to avoid another COVID-19 lockdown, the conservative candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor said on Tuesday, before government talks to curb a rise in new cases. “We want to and will test more to avoid a new lockdown,” Armin Laschet told the North Rhine-Westphalia assembly. Hoping to become chancellor after a Sept. 26 election, Laschet is desperate to avoid new restrictions and said Germany should introduce incentives to encourage more people to get vaccinated and also ramp up compulsory testing.