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Vancouver Canucks claim former Toronto Maple Leafs winger Jimmy Vesey
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have claimed winger Jimmy Vesey off waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 27-year-old Vesey has five goals and two assists in 30 games with Toronto this season. V...
Mar 17, 2021
Fed expects to keep its key rate near zero through 2023
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve foresees the economy accelerating quickly this year but still expects to keep its benchmark interest rate pinned near zero through 2023, despite concerns in financial ...
Mar 17, 2021
Woman dies in shooting in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - Police say a woman has been fatally shot in Vancouver. A statement from Sgt. Steve Addison says police responded to a call at about 4 a.m. on Wednesday. Addison says the woman was found in...
Mar 17, 2021
Ottawa Senators acquire goaltender Anton Forsberg off waivers
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have claimed goaltender Anton Forsberg off waivers from the Winnipeg Jets. Forsberg gives the Senators goaltending depth with top netminder Matt Murray (upper body injury)...
Mar 17, 2021
Justice Centre says pastor of Edmonton-area church to be released
EDMONTON - A group that supports an Alberta pastor jailed after being charged with violating COVID-19 public-health orders says it expects him to be released in the coming days. Crown prosecutors have...
Mar 17, 2021
FortisBC says regulator approves maintaining price of natural gas to end of June
SURREY, B.C. - Natural gas supplier FortisBC says prices won't change for at least another three months, but other charges such as the provincial carbon tax still have the potential to increase the cu...
Mar 17, 2021
Research from N.S. prof suggests sperm whales taught each other how to avoid whalers
HALIFAX - New research from a team including a Dalhousie University biologist suggests sperm whales taught each other to avoid whalers in the 18th and 19th centuries. The scientists published a paper ...
Mar 17, 2021
Women's organization urges Inuit women to get COVID-19 shot, citing increased risks
A national Inuit women's organization is calling on Inuit women and families across Canada to get vaccinated against COVID-19.Speaking from her home in Baker Lake, Nunavut, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of C...
Mar 17, 2021
German automaker BMW ramps up electric vehicle offerings
FRANKFURT - German automaker BMW said Wednesday it intends to speed the rollout of new electric cars, vowing to bring battery-powered models to 50% of global sales by 2030. The company underlined the ...
Mar 17, 2021
Walker clan settles into curling bubble life again with Canadian mixed doubles
CALGARY - Geoff Walker knows every inch of the room, hall, lobby and parking lot of the hotel housing teams in Calgary's curling bubble. He and infant son Liam will cover the same ground while Laura W...
Mar 17, 2021