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Religious festival stampede in Israel kills 44, hurts dozens
JERUSALEM - A stampede at a religious festival attended by tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel killed at least 44 people and injured about 150 early Friday, medical officials s...
Apr 29, 2021
Lindholm scores twice as Calgary Flames defeat the Edmonton Oilers 3-1
EDMONTON - Elias Lindholm scored twice and Dillon Dube added an insurance goal in the third period as the Calgary Flames defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 on Thursday night at Rogers Place. The victory...
Apr 29, 2021
Canadian welterweight Rory MacDonald wins PFL debut via first-round submission
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald, returning to action after 18 months, made short work of his Professional Fighters League debut with a first-round submission win ...
Apr 29, 2021
Matthews scores again, Leafs down Canucks 4-1
TORONTO - Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 36th goal of the season as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Thursday night.The 23-year-old sniper hit the 60-point mark fo...
Apr 29, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, April 29 , 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 29, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 305,605 new vaccinations administered for a total of 13,13...
Apr 29, 2021
Dozens injured in stampede at big Israeli religious festival
JERUSALEM - More than 100 people were injured, dozens critically, in a stampede at a religious gathering popular with ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel attended by tens of thousands of people, Is...
Apr 29, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, April 29, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 29, 2021. There are 1,211,083 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,211,083 confirmed cases (83,452 acti...
Apr 29, 2021
Old-growth forest activists to appeal B.C. court injunction against blockades
VANCOUVER - A group of activists maintaining blockades aimed at preventing old-growth trees from being logged have filed a notice to appeal a British Columbia Supreme Court decision that granted an in...
Apr 29, 2021
NFL draft: No suspense as 3 QBs dominate early picks
No suspense at the top of this NFL draft: Quarterback, quarterback and, yep, quarterback. With fans in attendance, prospects on hand and Commissioner Roger Goodell dispensing greetings to players bein...
Apr 29, 2021
NFL draft: No suspense as 3 QBs dominate early picks
No suspense at the top of this NFL draft: Quarterback, quarterback and, yep, quarterback. With fans in attendance, prospects on hand and Commissioner Roger Goodell dispensing greetings to players bein...
Apr 29, 2021