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SpaceX launches US, Russia, UAE astronauts to space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Thursday, including the first person from the Arab world going up for an extended monthslong ...
Mar 01, 2023
McDavid's historic fifth straight multi-goal game leads Oilers past Maple Leafs 5-2
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist for his fifth consecutive multi-goal game as the Edmonton Oilers earned a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. McDavid became th...
Mar 01, 2023
California high schooler fatally stabbed in classroom fight
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) - A 16-year-old student involved in a fight at a Northern California high school was fatally stabbed Wednesday inside a classroom full of students, authorities said. Another st...
Mar 01, 2023
Canada's Marino drops second-round match to China's Zhu at Monterrey Open
MONTERREY, Mexico - Canada's Rebecca Marino suffered a 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3 loss to China's Zhu Lin in second-round action at the Monterrey Open on Wednesday. The Vancouver native had 11 aces to one doub...
Mar 01, 2023
'Coming in like a lion:' cooler start to March expected after chilly end to February
NANAIMO - While February was a dryer than usual month for the Harbour City, but what we lacked in precipitation we made up for in cold weather.Environment Canada meteorologist Trevor Smith said the av...
Mar 01, 2023
Climate activists splash Royal B.C. Museum's mammoth 'Woolly' with pink paint
VICTORIA - A centrepiece of the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria, Woolly the mammoth, was defaced with pink paint by protesters trying to draw attention to climate change. A statement issued by the new c...
Mar 01, 2023
Climate activists splash Royal B.C. Museum's mammoth 'Woolly' with pink paint
VICTORIA - A centrepiece of the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria, Woolly the mammoth, was defaced with pink paint by protesters trying to draw attention to climate change. A statement issued by the new c...
Mar 01, 2023
Special prosecutor decides against charges in B.C. money laundering investigation
VICTORIA - Charges won't be laid in one of British Columbia's largest money laundering probes, despite a government directive for a special prosecutor to conduct a second review of a police investigat...
Mar 01, 2023
Special prosecutor decides against charges in B.C. money laundering investigation
VICTORIA - Charges won't be laid in one of British Columbia's largest money laundering probes, despite a government directive for a special prosecutor to conduct a second review of a police investigat...
Mar 01, 2023
Senators are buyers after acquiring defenceman Jakob Chychrun from Coyotes
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have acquired defenceman Jakob Chychrun form the Arizona Coyotes, signalling that they intend to make a push for an Eastern Conference wild-card spot. The deal cost the Se...
Mar 01, 2023