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McDavid leads Oilers to 3-2 victory over Flames in Battle of Alberta matchup
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid scored the game winner and the Edmonton Oilers won the latest Battle of Alberta Friday, topping the Calgary Flames 3-2. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Dominik Kahun also put away go...
Apr 02, 2021
Spezza scores lone goal of shootout to give Maple Leafs a 2-1 victory over Jets
WINNIPEG - Jason Spezza scored the only goal of the shootout to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night at Bell MTS Place. The veteran forward corralled a rol...
Apr 02, 2021
NDSS added back to Island Health's COVID-19 school exposure list
NANAIMO - Another local school is back on Island Health's radar.Three exposure events at NDSS from Monday, March 29 through Wednesday, March 31 were confirmed in an evening tweet from SD68 on April 2....
Apr 02, 2021
Raptors rout Warriors 130-77 for 2nd win in last 15 games
TAMPA, Fla. - Pascal Siakam scored 36 points in three quarters and the Toronto Raptors routed the Golden State Warriors 130-77 Friday night, with the largest margin of victory in the NBA this season. ...
Apr 02, 2021
Canadian Adam Svensson looking for back-to-back Korn Ferry Tour victories
DESTIN, Fla. - Canadian Adam Svensson has put himself in contention for back-to-back victories on the Korn Ferry Tour. Svensson, from Surrey, B.C., fired a 4-under 66 in the second round of the Emeral...
Apr 02, 2021
California to allow indoor gatherings as virus cases plummet
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California on Friday cleared the way for people to attend indoor concerts, theatre performances and NBA games for the first time in more than a year as the rate of people testing ...
Apr 02, 2021
Protests across Quebec after eight women killed in eight weeks
MONTREAL - Protesters marched through Montreal's Plateau borough Friday afternoon to denounce what many described as a "pandemic" of violence against women, after a slate of recent killings. Eight wom...
Apr 02, 2021
Metro Vancouver home sales hit all-time record in March: real estate board
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales and new listings set all-time records across the region last month. The board reports that residential home sales totaled 5,708 i...
Apr 02, 2021
Seven Vancouver Canucks on NHL's COVID list after five additions Friday
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks' COVID-19 situation has grown worse with seven players now on in the NHL's COVID protocols. Defencemen Alex Edler and Quinn Hughes, forwards Zack MacEwan and Antoine ...
Apr 02, 2021
Canadian goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan on the mend after surgery, has eye on Olympics
Handed the start against the top-ranked U.S. at the SheBelieves Cup, Canadian goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan no doubt hoped her 10th cap would be a night to remember. It was, but sadly for the wrong reaso...
Apr 02, 2021