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Swayman helps Bruins edge Panthers 2-1 to stave off playoff elimination
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Jeremy Swayman backed up his victory vow with 28 saves, Charlie McAvoy added to the list of disputed goals in this matchup with the go-ahead marker and the Boston Bruins staved of...
May 14, 2024
US Rep. Carol Miller defeats Jan. 6 rioter Derrick Evans for GOP nomination in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Congresswoman Carol Miller has held off a challenge from convicted Jan. 6 riot participant Derrick Evans to win the Republican primary for her U.S. House seat in West Virginia...
May 14, 2024
Judge rejects search warrant challenge against Nanaimo couple mired in fisheries allegations
NANAIMO - A former local commercial fisherman with a long history of illegal angling will be lured back to court to face several more fishing-related charges. Scott Stanley Matthew Steer, 47, and his ...
May 14, 2024
Biden administration is moving ahead on $1 billion arms package for Israel, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it is sending a new package of more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition to Israel, two congressional aides said Tuesday. It's the f...
May 14, 2024
Brad Knott, backed by Trump, wins Republican runoff for North Carolina congressional district
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Brad Knott has won the Republican primary runoff for the 13th Congressional District in North Carolina. Knott won the nomination over Kelly Daughtry on Tuesday. Daughtry had recei...
May 14, 2024
Rangers' captain Jacob Trouba earns NHL's Mark Messier Leadership Award
NEW YORK (AP) - From one former New York Rangers to a current one, Jacob Trouba was selected as the winner of the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award, the league announced on Tuesday. The award winner i...
May 14, 2024
Canadian swimmers McIntosh, Harvey finish 1-2 in women's 200 free at Olympic Trials
TORONTO - Canadian teenage swimming sensation Summer McIntosh has her second straight victory at the Olympic & Paralympic Trials. She finished first in the women's 200-metre freestyle at the Toron...
May 14, 2024
B.C. needs dedicated, cross-government wildfire strategy: former minister
A former British Columbia forests minister says the province is on the right track as it responds to worsening wildfires, but the scale of the challenge is so great, it's falling behind and needs to p...
May 14, 2024
B.C. needs dedicated, cross-government wildfire strategy: former minister
A former British Columbia forests minister says the province is on the right track as it responds to worsening wildfires, but the scale of the challenge is so great, it's falling behind and needs to p...
May 14, 2024
Colorado Avalanche try to forge ahead after losing Valeri Nichushkin to six-month suspension
DENVER (AP) - The nameplate above the locker for Valeri Nichushkin has already been removed at the Colorado Avalanche's practice facility. It could be just for now - or possibly for good. For a second...
May 14, 2024