Author Archives:
First Nations need long-term funding for residential school investigations: chief
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The chief of a First Nation that's searching for unmarked graves at a former residential school in British Columbia says they're looking for long-term funding as they prepare for...
Mar 30, 2022
First Nations need long-term funding for residential school investigations: chief
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The chief of a First Nation that's searching for unmarked graves at a former residential school in British Columbia says they're looking for long-term funding as they prepare for...
Mar 30, 2022
'It's incredible': Paralyzed Broncos hockey player getting upgrade on spinal device
CALGARY - A former junior hockey player with life-altering injuries from a bus crash four years ago is getting a boost he's been anticipating for two years. Ryan Straschnitzki, 22, is one of four indi...
Mar 30, 2022
Canadian pot producers watch closely as Democrats aim to rewrite U.S. cannabis laws
WASHINGTON - More than three years after legal cannabis arrived in North America on a national scale, Congress is taking another stab at following Canada's lead by ending long-standing federal prohibi...
Mar 30, 2022
Celebrities: Monkeys near Florida airport delight visitors
DANIA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - As departing jetliners roared overhead, an aging vervet monkey moped on a mangrove branch one recent afternoon in the woods he inhabits near a South Florida airport, his ego b...
Mar 29, 2022
Nichushkin scores twice, Keumper stops 44 shots as Avalanche nip Flames 2-1
CALGARY - Valeri Nichushkin scored twice while Darcy Keumper stopped 44 shots as the Colorado Avalanche edged the Calgary Flames 2-1 in a clash between Western Conference division leaders Tuesday nigh...
Mar 29, 2022
Russian pledge to scale back in Ukraine draws skepticism
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia's pledge to scale back some military operations in Ukraine drew skepticism even as the two nations planned to return Wednesday to talks that could produce a framework for e...
Mar 29, 2022
McCarron scores twice as Predators beat Senators 4-1
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Michael McCarron scored twice and Juuse Saros made 36 saves to lead the Nashville Predators over the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Tuesday night. Tanner Jeannot and Matt Duchene also ...
Mar 29, 2022
Trudeau visits Vancouver school, Ukrainian bakery ahead of Liberal fundraiser
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau jokingly warned students at a Vancouver school Tuesday that they need to be nice to their substitute teachers because they'll never know when those former tea...
Mar 29, 2022
Huberdeau, Lomberg lead Panthers over Canadiens 7-4
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Jonathan Huberdeau and Ryan Lomberg both had two goals and an assist to lead the Florida Panthers past the Montreal Canadiens 7-4 on Tuesday night. Sam Bennett and Aleksander Bark...
Mar 29, 2022