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Kreider returns, sparks Rangers to 5-3 win over Maple Leafs
NEW YORK - Chris Kreider provided a big boost to the Rangers in his return from a one-game absence. Kreider and Mika Zibanejad scored in a 6-second span late in the first period and the New York Range...
Feb 07, 2020

Raptors stretch winning streak to record 12 with thrilling victory over Pacers
TORONTO - Serge Ibaka's three-point shots hadn't been falling all night, so when the Congolese big man set up to launch a long bomb with 30 seconds to play, and history on the line, the Scotiabank Are...
Feb 07, 2020

Tavares scores OT winner, Matthews scores 40th as Leafs beat Ducks
TORONTO - John Tavares scored his second goal of the night at 4:53 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs escaped with a 5-4 victory against Anaheim Ducks on Friday. Auston Matthews bur...
Feb 07, 2020

Canadian women qualify for Tokyo Olympics with hard-fought win over Costa Rica
CARSON, Calif. - Canada qualified for the Tokyo Olympics with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Costa Rica on Friday, thanks to a 72nd-minute goal by teenager Jordyn Huitema in the semifinals of the CON...
Feb 07, 2020

Jason Day climbs within 2 of the lead at Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - Nick Taylor of Canada birdied four of his last five holes on Friday at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am to take his first 36-hole lead on the PGA Tour. Taylor, of Abbotsford, B....
Feb 07, 2020

Chinese doctor who sounded the alarm about the virus dies
BEIJING - A Chinese doctor who got in trouble with authorities in the communist country for sounding an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak died Friday after coming down with the illness. The...
Feb 07, 2020

China virus death toll rises to 722 with 34,546 cases
BEIJING - The death toll in the viral outbreak in mainland China has risen to 722, while new cases jumped to 34,546, reversing declines over previous days. China's ruling Communist Party faced public ...
Feb 07, 2020

Newcastle Island ferry service staying afloat with City of Nanaimo help
NANAIMO - A subsidy will ensure the Newcastle Island passenger ferry service operates this year. The City of Nanaimo will give a total of $150,000 over two years to Snuneymuxw First Nation to sustain ...
Feb 07, 2020 The 40-passenger Grey Selkie will operate between Maffeo Sutton Park and Newcastle Island starting March 6, 2020. (Snunyemuxw First Nation)

Kirk Douglas, longtime influential movie star, dies at 103
Kirk Douglas, the intense, muscular actor with the dimpled chin who starred in "Spartacus," "Lust for Life" and dozens of other films, helped fatally weaken the blacklist against suspected Communists ...
Feb 07, 2020

'It's a tradition we're committed to:' Tubbers Hockey Tournament draws 300 players to Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A longstanding annual February hockey tournament has taken over the Nanaimo Ice Centre. The 39th annual Tubbers Hockey Tournament attracted 26 teams in five divisions to play on both facilit...
Feb 07, 2020 Tubbers Hockey Tournament organizer Tim Paugh during the opening day of the 39th annual event in Nanaimo. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)