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Zary scores twice in two minutes as Flames beat Flyers 6-3
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Connor Zary scored twice and Nazem Kadri had a goal in a 1:52 stretch midway through the first period for a three-goal lead and the Calgary Flames beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 ...
Mar 04, 2025
Desbiens comes up big as Victoire edge Frost 2-1 in a shootout
MONTREAL - Marie-Philip Poulin scored the only goal of the shootout as the Montreal Victoire extended their lead atop the Professional Women's Hockey League with a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Frost on ...
Mar 04, 2025
China will increase its defense budget 7.2% this year
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - China said Wednesday it will increase its defense budget 7.2% this year. It was announced at the National People's Congress, the annual meeting of China's legislature. The increa...
Mar 04, 2025
Trump will stand before Congress and offer a divided US an accounting of his turbulent first weeks
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday is expected to take credit for "swift and unrelenting action" in reorienting the nation's economy, immigration and foreign policy as he updates Cong...
Mar 04, 2025
Former B.C. MLA Mike de Jong ousted from federal Conservative nomination race
Former B.C. finance minister Mike de Jong says he's been told by the Conservative Party of Canada that he is no longer in the running to be a candidate for the party in the next federal election. He s...
Mar 04, 2025
Canada's Gabriel Diallo loses final Indian Wells qualifying match
INDIAN WELLS - Montreal's Gabriel Diallo missed out on qualifying for the Indian Wells Masters-level tennis tournament with a 7-6 (5), 6-2 loss to Ethan Quinn of the United States on Tuesday. Diallo, ...
Mar 04, 2025
What people have to say about B.C.'s budget as the U.S. applies tariffs
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government released a budget Tuesday with Finance Minister Brenda Bailey saying it defends the province from an unfolding North American trade war triggered by U.S. Pre...
Mar 04, 2025
B.C. budget brings record deficit, billions in trade-war contingencies
The days leading up to British Columbia Finance Minister Brenda Bailey's first budget had been a blur, she said, each "blended into the other" as she and her staff tried to keep up with unspooling dev...
Mar 04, 2025
Figure skater Fournier Beaudry talks new partnership after Sorensen suspension
Laurence Fournier Beaudry didn't know what was next. The Canadian figure skater was at a career crossroads after Nikolaj Sorensen - her partner on and off the ice - was handed a six-year suspension fo...
Mar 04, 2025
'Give the guy a break': Ontario Premier Doug Ford defends Wayne Gretzky
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Canadians should give Wayne Gretzky a break. The hockey legend has come under fire for supporting U.S. President Donald Trump by attending his inauguration in ...
Mar 04, 2025