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Canadiens net 2026 draft pick from Hurricanes for Primeau's negotiating rights
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have acquired a seventh-round draft pick in 2026 from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for goaltender Cayden Primeau's negotiating rights. In 2024-25, Primeau appe...
Jun 30, 2025
Parksville mobile home fire claims woman’s life
PARKSVILLE -A fully-involved structure fire in Parksville turned tragic over the weekend. Parksville Fire Rescue chief Marc Norris said they responded to a mobile home on Corfield St. North near the c...
Jun 30, 2025
Bryan Kohberger to plead guilty to killing 4 University of Idaho students, multiple media report
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Bryan Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty to murdering four University of Idaho students as part of a deal with prosecutors to avoid the death penalty, multiple media outlets repo...
Jun 30, 2025
Blue Jays OF Anthony Santander still not swinging because of partial shoulder dislocation
TORONTO (AP) - Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Santander still hasn't been able to resume swinging a bat as he recovers from a partially dislocated left shoulder. General manager Ross Atkins said...
Jun 30, 2025
Ottawa Senators sign goalie Leevi Merilainen to one-year contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators signed goalie Leevi Merilainen to a one-year, US$1.05-million contract extension Monday. Merilainen, a Senators third-round draft pick in 2020, posted an 8-3-1 record with...
Jun 30, 2025
Man shot Idaho firefighters who had asked him to move his vehicle, killing 2, sheriff says
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - A man shot firefighters battling a blaze in northern Idaho after they asked him to move his vehicle, killing two of them and wounding a third, a sheriff said Monday. The ma...
Jun 30, 2025
Orcas sharing prey with humans may be trying to learn 'who we are,' researcher says
Jared Towers was in his research vessel on two separate occasions watching killer whales off the coast of Vancouver Island when the orcas dropped their prey directly in front of him and his colleagues...
Jun 30, 2025
Former NHL defenceman Brent Seabrook joins Calgary Flames' player development staff
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have hired three-time Stanley Cup champion and Olympic gold medallist Brent Seabrook to the team's player development staff. The defenceman from Tsawwassen, B.C., spent 15...
Jun 30, 2025
Little kitty Pita is ready to take on the world
NANAIMO - Pita is an extremely fearless, confident and playful kitty, having come to the Nanaimo SPCA as a newborn.Now at eight weeks old, this Domestic Short-hair kitty is ready to find a place to ca...
Jun 30, 2025
Netanyahu to head to Washington next Monday as Trump presses for a ceasefire in Gaza
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks at the White House next Monday as the U.S. leader has begun stepping up his push on the Israeli g...
Jun 30, 2025