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Centrist challenger ousts progressive prosecutor in DA race in Portland, Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Centrist district attorney candidate Nathan Vasquez has ousted the incumbent progressive prosecutor in Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland, after running a campaign in wh...
May 22, 2024
Will the Oilers, the last Canadian team in the NHL playoffs, become Canada's team?
The Edmonton Oilers are the last Canadian team left in the NHL playoffs and have the most Canadians on their roster of any remaining team. But will they be able to overcome regional loyalties and garn...
May 22, 2024
Strong play in Latin America has Canada's Matthew Anderson closer to golf dreams
Matthew Anderson doesn't hesitate when asked what his long-term goals are as a professional golfer. "Win on the PGA Tour, be a top ranked player in the world. That is absolutely the goal," said Anders...
May 22, 2024
High-flying Oilers, well-balanced Stars set for Western Conference final clash
DALLAS - Pete DeBoer met with his captain shortly after arriving in Texas. The message from the Dallas Stars head coach to Jamie Benn in June 2022 was clear. And the veteran forward was fully on board...
May 22, 2024
Assistant coach Marc Savard departs Calgary Flames
CALGARY - Calgary Flames assistant coach Marc Savard and the NHL club have agreed to part company. The Flames announced Savard's departure Wednesday. When Ryan Huska was promoted from assistant to Cal...
May 22, 2024
Former Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe gets the New Jersey Devils top job, source tells AP
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Sheldon Keefe is being hired as the coach of the New Jersey Devils, less than two weeks after he was fired by the Toronto Maple Leafs. A source close to the franchise confirmed the...
May 22, 2024
‘I’m pretty proud of the kids:’ underwater art display lights up Nanaimo school
NANAIMO - A local school gym transformed into a florescent underwater Indigenous art show has made for a proud educator. Nearly 400 students at Forest Park Elementary School contributed to the biolumi...
May 22, 2024
'Five feet nothing': Pickton's safety likely behind Quebec move, says ex-prison judge
VICTORIA - When serial killer Robert Pickton was transferred from British Columbia's Kent Institution to a maximum security prison in Quebec about six years ago, correctional authorities gave no publi...
May 22, 2024
Nikki Haley says she will vote for Donald Trump following their disputes during Republican primary
Nikki Haley said Wednesday that she will be voting for Donald Trump in the general election, a notable show of support given their intense and often personal rivalry during the Republican primary cale...
May 22, 2024
French President Macron arrives in New Caledonia as deadly unrest shakes archipelago
PARIS (AP) - President Emmanuel Macron has landed in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by plane from Paris in a high-profile show of support for the French Pacific archipelago wracked b...
May 22, 2024