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Group in B.C. looks to build smaller, homelike long-term care units after COVID-19
VANCOUVER - Rows of rooms line a long, narrow hallway where a tall aluminum cart stacked with food trays is parked as staff at the front desk register visitors and offer surgical masks. At the other e...
Dec 31, 2021
LA Kings snap Vancouver's seven-game win streak under Bruce Boudreau
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Adrian Kempe and Viktor Arvidsson scored in the shootout, Jonathan Quick made 17 saves and the Los Angeles Kings snapped the Vancouver Canucks' seven-game winning streak under new c...
Dec 30, 2021
Tkachuk, Gaudreau lead Calgary Flames to 6-4 win over Seattle Kraken
SEATTLE (AP) - Matthew Tkachuk scored the go-ahead goal with 2:26 left and had two assists as the Calgary Flames beat the Seattle Kraken 6-4 on Thursday night in their first game in nearly three weeks...
Dec 30, 2021
Behind the wait for a verdict at Maxwell jury deliberations
NEW YORK (AP) - The Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial was a four-week winding road featuring sordid testimony by four women who accused the British socialite of grooming their teenage selves for...
Dec 30, 2021
Top Stories of 2021: Pet sitter sentenced for nearly beating a dog to death
NANAIMO - Crimes against vulnerable members of society, whether they be people or pets, enrage the public on a different level.Shocking animal abuse by a man trusted to take care of his neighbours' do...
Dec 30, 2021
Raanta, Teravainen help Carolina Hurricanes beat Montreal Canadiens in return
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Antti Raanta made 26 saves, Teuvo Teravainen scored two goals and the Carolina Hurricanes excelled on special teams in a 4-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night....
Dec 30, 2021
B.C. breaks previous day's COVID-19 record by more than 1,400
VICTORIA - British Columbia is reporting a daily record of 4,383 COVID-19 cases, shattering the previous record of 2,944 set a day earlier. The Health Ministry says in a news release there were 17,357...
Dec 30, 2021
Judge sides with law enforcement in pipeline protest suit
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A federal judge has sided with local law enforcement in a case brought by Dakota Access Pipeline demonstrators alleging excessive use of force by police at a protest site in Nort...
Dec 30, 2021
Colts' Leonard off virus list, ready to face Raiders
Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard couldn't wait to get back to work Thursday. He has even bigger plans for Sunday. Less than three hours after team officials activated the two-time All-Pro ...
Dec 30, 2021
No fans allowed at Canada's figure skating championships due to COVID-19 concerns
OTTAWA - Canada's figure skating championships will have no fans in attendance as the national sports organization adapts to surging COVID-19 numbers. Skate Canada says all purchased tickets for the e...
Dec 30, 2021