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Golden Knights down Maple Leafs 6-2 to snap Toronto's seven-game win streak
TORONTO - William Karlsson and Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist each as the Vegas Golden Knights downed the Maple Leafs 6-2 on Tuesday to snap Toronto's seven-game win streak. Ivan Barba...
Feb 27, 2024
Canada's Fernandez retires due to injury during first-round match at San Diego Open
SAN DIEGO - Canada's Leylah Fernandez retired from her first-round match at the San Diego Open due to injury on Tuesday against Germany's Tatjana Maria. Fernandez, the eighth seed at the tournament, h...
Feb 27, 2024
Biden and Trump win Michigan primaries, edging closer to a rematch
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won the Michigan primaries on Tuesday, further solidifying the all-but-certain rematch between the two men. Biden defeated ...
Feb 27, 2024
Bomb squad called to Abbotsford, B.C., thrift store after grenade is donated
ABBOTSFORD - Thrift stores can be a treasure trove of unusual finds, but a discovery in a donation bin at an Abbotsford, B.C., store set off a police and bomb squad response. Abbotsford Police say wor...
Feb 27, 2024
Canadians down Trinidad 3-0 to qualify for CONCACAF U-20 Championship
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad And Tobago - Canada booked its ticket to the CONCACAF U-20 Championship with a 3-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday, completing a perfect 3-0-0 run in Group D qualifying...
Feb 27, 2024
Rapidly expanding wildfires in the Texas Panhandle prompt evacuations
CANADIAN, Texas (AP) - A rapidly widening Texas wildfire doubled in size Tuesday and prompted evacuation orders in at least one small town as strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm highs fueled...
Feb 27, 2024
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says Winnipeg is a 'strong NHL market'
WINNIPEG - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says Winnipeg is a strong NHL market where "hockey matters," and that he believes the attendance issues affecting the team will be resolved. Bettman spoke to r...
Feb 27, 2024
Outbreak of deer disease new to Gulf Islands concerning provincial veterinarians
NANAIMO - Provincial veterinarians are asking the public to keep a lookout for a nasty viral disease affecting deer in the region.Adenovirus hemorrhagic disease (AHD), is a rapidly fatal viral disease...
Feb 27, 2024
Canada women look to keep rolling at CONCACAF W Gold Cup against Costa Rica
Having won twice already, the Olympic champion Canadian women are assured of making the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF W Gold Cup. But a victory Wednesday over No. 43 Costa Rica in its final Group C ga...
Feb 27, 2024
B.C. Premier Eby apologizes to Doukhobors, for wrongs that 'echoed for generations'
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby has officially apologized in the Victoria legislature to members of the Doukhobor religious community, including children who were forcibly taken from the...
Feb 27, 2024