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Washington beats Wilson, Seahawks 17-15 for 3rd win in a row
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) - Kendall Fuller intercepted Russell Wilson's pass on a last-minute 2-point conversion attempt, and Washington held on to beat the Seattle Seahawks 17-15 Monday night for the team's...
Nov 29, 2021
Myanmar court postpones verdict for ousted leader Suu Kyi
BANGKOK (AP) - A court in Myanmar has postponed its verdict in the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to allow testimony from an additional witness. The court agreed with a defense motion on Tues...
Nov 29, 2021
Conor Garland helps Canucks top Habs 2-1 to snap four-game losing skid
MONTREAL - Conor Garland had the winner in the second period as Vancouver held on for a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday as the Canucks snapped a four-game losing skid. Elias Petterson ha...
Nov 29, 2021
Karel Vejmelka has 46-save shutout as Coyotes upset Jets 1-0
WINNIPEG - Unheralded Arizona goalie Karel Vejmelka made 46 saves to record his first NHL shutout as the Coyotes clipped Winnipeg 1-0 on Monday. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 14-o-15 shots for Winnipeg (1...
Nov 29, 2021
VIDEO: First two months of BCHL season a massive success for the Clippers
NANAIMO - With the first third of the BCHL schedule in the books, there's a lot for the Nanaimo Clippers to be happy about.The team enters December with the second best record in the Coastal Division ...
Nov 29, 2021
Yukon reports 32 new cases of COVID-19, no new deaths
VANCOUVER - Yukon is reporting 32 new cases of COVID-19 over a three-day period, bringing the active case count to 69. Since the pandemic began, the territory has recorded 1,507 cases. Of those, the h...
Nov 29, 2021
EXPLAINER: What charges does Jussie Smollett face at trial?
CHICAGO (AP) - The twists, turns and oddities of the legal saga surrounding Jussie Smollett's claim in 2019 that he was the target of a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago have culminated in an ac...
Nov 29, 2021
Nanaimo, Oceanside expecting glancing blow from storm parade's third act
NANAIMO - It won't come with the same ferocity storms earlier in November delivered, but the region can still expect some sizeable rainfall coming.The third in a parade of storms, dubbed atmospheric r...
Nov 29, 2021
Inside the 'big wave' of misinformation targeted at Latinos
WASHINGTON (AP) - Before last year's presidential election, Facebook ads targeting Latino voters described Joe Biden as a communist. During his inauguration, another conspiracy theory spread online an...
Nov 29, 2021
Canada's residential addiction programs need national standards: expert
OTTAWA - An expert on substance use policy says there should be clearer standards for publicly funded residential addiction treatment programs in Canada. While health and safety standards for such fac...
Nov 29, 2021