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Mangiapane, Flames stay hot on road, holding off Kings 3-2
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Andrew Mangiapane and Milan Lucic scored on the power play, and the Calgary Flames won their fourth straight road game, 3-2 over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. Matthew Tka...
Dec 02, 2021
School chief: Discipline not needed for boy before shooting
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - The superintendent of a Michigan school district says no discipline was necessary for a teen who was summoned to the office a few hours before four students were fatally ...
Dec 02, 2021
Norris scores late, Senators beat Canes for NHL-low 5th win
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Alex Formenton scored twice and Josh Norris broke a tie 19 seconds after the Ottawa Senators lost the lead in their 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night. Norris ...
Dec 02, 2021
Raptors end Bucks' eight-game winning streak with 97-93 victory
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet scored 29 points to lead the short-handed Raptors to a 97-93 victory over Milwaukee on Thursday, snapping the Bucks' eight game winning streak. The Raptors (10-13) ended a four...
Dec 02, 2021
Nichushkin helps Avalanche bounce back with 4-1 win over Canadiens
MONTREAL - Valeri Nichushkin scored and added an assist as the Colorado Avalanche earned a 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. Cale Makar had the eventual winner late in the second period...
Dec 02, 2021
Island Top Team returns to Brazilian jiu-jitsu competition
NANAIMO - Island Top team is back on the mat with two Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fall tournaments.A typical year might contain 10-14 events but pandemic-era rules have put things largely on hold.Head instruc...
Dec 02, 2021
'The fire that's here': US is still battling delta variant
While all eyes are on the new and little-understood omicron variant that is popping up around the country, the delta form of the coronavirus isn't finished wreaking havoc in the U.S., swamping hospita...
Dec 02, 2021
Port of Vancouver truck drivers strike averted after agreement reached
VANCOUVER - A container truck driver strike at two companies serving the Port of Vancouver that was set to begin Friday will be avoided. Labour union Unifor says it has reached an agreement with Prude...
Dec 02, 2021
Five more COVID-19 deaths in B.C., adult vaccination rate reaches 88.5 per cent
VICTORIA - British Columbia COVID-19 vaccination rate for those five years and older has reached 85 per cent for the first shot and 81.8 per cent for the second dose. A statement from the Health Minis...
Dec 02, 2021
'There are people who choose to drink and drive and we're there to stop them:' holiday enforcement ramps up in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Local police say impaired driving is a sure-fire way to make Santa's naughty list this holiday season.In recognition of national impaired driving enforcement day on Saturday, Dec. 4, local R...
Dec 02, 2021