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'Crime of vengeance': Saskatchewan RCMP say witnesses key to solving brutal slaying
Mounties suspected Tiki Laverdiere was dead before her burned, bludgeoned body was found wrapped in a carpet under rocks in a Saskatchewan pond in the summer of 2019. She was a 25-year-old mother of t...
May 25, 2024
Dallas Stars centre Wyatt Johnston took unique path to Western Conference final
DALLAS - Wyatt Johnston was preparing for his next game. He had no idea when it would arrive. The teenage centre had played 53 times in the Ontario Hockey League when COVID-19 abruptly shuttered the j...
May 25, 2024
Major performing arts centres putting video game music in the spotlight
TORONTO - The Toronto Symphony Orchestra is forgoing the usual classical staples by the likes of Mozart and Beethoven this weekend for a radically different repertoire drawn from video games "World of...
May 25, 2024
Private property or public space? Encampments spark debate over campus status
MONTREAL - After four weeks that have featured torrential downpours, blistering heat and two failed legal bids to have them removed, pro-Palestinian protesters remain encamped on McGill University's d...
May 25, 2024
Border intelligence program needs improved training, analytical tools: evaluation
OTTAWA - Better training and information-processing tools are needed to help the intelligence program at Canada's border agency fight everything from firearms smuggling to human trafficking, says an i...
May 25, 2024
Governments must disaster-proof Canada's hospitals against climate change: experts
OTTAWA - A wall of flames met David Matear when he finally stepped outside of the downtown Fort McMurray hospital, after the final patient was hurried out of the building and into a waiting bus. "You ...
May 25, 2024
Goodrow scores in overtime, Rangers outlast Panthers 2-1 in Game 2 to even Eastern Conference final
NEW YORK (AP) - Barclay Goodrow scored at 14:01 of overtime and the New York Ranger beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Friday night in Game 2 to even the Eastern Conference final. Goodrow fired a snap s...
May 24, 2024
Colt Keith hits first MLB HR, Maeda throws 5 scoreless innings and Tigers beat Blue Jays 6-2
DETROIT - DETROIT (AP) - Colt Keith hit his first major league home run and Kenta Maeda threw five scoreless innings in his return to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Friday n...
May 24, 2024
Minnesota tops Boston 4-1, grabs 2-1 lead in inaugural PWHL championship series
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Michela Cava and Taylor Heise both had a goal and an assist to lead Minnesota to a 4-1 victory over Boston on Friday night, giving their team a 2-1 lead in the inaugural champio...
May 24, 2024
Colt Keith hits first MLB HR, Maeda throws 5 scoreless innings and Tigers beat Blue Jays 6-2
DETROIT (AP) - Colt Keith hit his first major league home run and Kenta Maeda threw five scoreless innings in his return to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Friday night and s...
May 24, 2024