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Canada, Sweden thrilled by pace of play at 4 Nations: 'It's not an all-star game'
MONTREAL - NHL stars faced questions about what fans could expect entering the 4 Nations Face-Off. Would players take the event seriously? Would it have the feel of an all-star game? Connor McDavid be...
Feb 12, 2025
Gas explosion at Taiwan food court kills 1 and leaves 11 hospitalized
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A gas explosion at a department store in Taiwan on Thursday killed one man and left 11 others hospitalized, fire authorities said. The blast occurred at the food court on the 12t...
Feb 12, 2025
Canada defenseman Shea Theodore is out for the rest of the 4 Nations Face-Off because of injury
MONTREAL (AP) - Canada defenseman Shea Theodore is out for the rest of the 4 Nations Face-Off because of injury. Theodore injured his right wrist or forearm when he got crunched into the glass on a hi...
Feb 12, 2025
Toronto Raptors head into all-star break with thinking of the future
TORONTO - The first half of the Toronto Raptors' season ended the same way it started - with a blowout loss at home against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Donovan Mitchell scored 21 points to lead the Easte...
Feb 12, 2025
Marner scores winner, Crosby stars as Canada beats Sweden 4-3 in OT to open 4 Nations
MONTREAL - Mitch Marner scored at 6:06 of 3-on-3 overtime as Canada edged Sweden 4-3 to open the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament Wednesday. The Toronto Maple Leafs winger ended a back-and-forth extra pe...
Feb 12, 2025
NDP candidates told to expect election call as early as March 10 in internal memo
OTTAWA - An internal memo to federal NDP candidates and their campaign staff says they should prepare for a federal election call to come as early as March 10, a day after the Liberals are set to anno...
Feb 12, 2025
Alex Bregman and Red Sox agree to $120 million, 3-year contract, AP source says
Alex Bregman and the Boston Red Sox agreed to a $120 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday night. The person spoke to the AP on condition...
Feb 12, 2025
Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers clobber Toronto Raptors 131-108
TORONTO - The Cleveland Cavaliers raced to an early lead and never looked back in a 131-108 blowout win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. Cleveland's balanced scoring attack was headed by all sta...
Feb 12, 2025
Flu activity in B.C. peaking as COVID-19, respiratory virus decline
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is seeing "peaking influenza activity" even as other respiratory illnesses such as RSV and COVID-19 are in decline, and health officials are reminding people to get vaccin...
Feb 12, 2025
Hundreds of pills seized in bust outside pharmacy in Prince George, B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Police in Prince George, B.C., say officers have seized hundreds of pills and other suspected drugs including fentanyl and methadone in an operation targeting trafficking outside...
Feb 12, 2025