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Highway blockades over old-growth logging aimed at forcing a dialogue, activists say
VANCOUVER - The activists behind road blockades and hunger strikes calling for an end to old-growth logging in British Columbia say their non-violent actions are aimed at sparking public discussion an...
May 03, 2022
Quick, L.A. Kings outlast Edmonton Oilers for 4-3 win in Game 1
EDMONTON - A late mistake proved costly as the Edmonton Oilers began their playoff run on Monday. Now the team is looking to learn from its errors. "Playoffs are a long journey. There are going to be ...
May 02, 2022
Matthews, Marner lead the way as Maple Leafs thump Lightning in Game 1
TORONTO - Auston Matthews scored twice as part of a three-point night and Jack Campbell made 23 saves to register the second playoff shutout of his career as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Tampa...
May 02, 2022
Torres drives in three runs as Yankees edge Blue Jays for 10th straight win
TORONTO - Gleyber Torres hit a two-run homer and singled home the deciding run in the ninth as the New York Yankees won their 10th straight, edging the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 in a battle of American Le...
May 02, 2022
Report: Draft opinion suggests high court will overturn Roe
WASHINGTON (AP) - A draft opinion circulated among Supreme Court justices suggests that earlier this year a majority of them had thrown support behind overturning the 1973 case Roe v. Wade that legali...
May 02, 2022
Jury awards $15M in damages in UVA lacrosse player's killing
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A former University of Virginia lacrosse player is liable for fatally beating his girlfriend in 2010 and must pay $15 million in damages in a wrongful death lawsuit, a jury found ...
May 02, 2022
Jury awards $15M in damages in UVA lacrosse player's killing
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A former University of Virginia lacrosse player is liable for fatally beating his girlfriend in 2010 and must pay $15 million in damages in a wrongful death lawsuit, a jury found ...
May 02, 2022
Judge lets Tulsa Race Massacre reparations lawsuit proceed
OKLAHOMA CITY - An Oklahoma judge ruled Monday that a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre can proceed, bringing new hope for some measure of justice for three survivors of the...
May 02, 2022
"Papi! Papi!" David Ortiz tours Baseball Hall of Fame
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - "Papi! Papi!" With the chants echoing in the Plaque Gallery as he entered, David Ortiz felt right at home inside the Hall of Fame. The dreams of his youth growing up in the Do...
May 02, 2022
Elementary school students halfway to $60K library refit at Departure Bay
NANAIMO - Fundraising for a long-overdue renovations to Departure Bay Elementary Eco-School's library is well ahead of schedule.The school's Parent Advisory Council (PAC) has raised just over $31,000 ...
May 02, 2022