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Poulin scores winner, PWHL Montreal beats New York 3-2 for first win at home
LAVAL, Que. - Captain Marie-Philip Poulin scored the game-winning goal as Montreal edged New York 3-2 for its first win on home ice in Professional Women's Hockey League action Tuesday night at Place ...
Jan 16, 2024
Avalanche bury Senators 7-4 with third-period outburst
OTTAWA - The Colorado Avalanche scored four unanswered third-period goals to beat the Ottawa Senators 7-4 on Tuesday night. Trailing 4-3 to start the third period, Colorado (29-13-3) didn't take long ...
Jan 16, 2024
China's population drops for a second straight year as deaths jump
BEIJING (AP) - China's population dropped by 2 million people in 2023 in the second straight annual drop as births fell and deaths jumped. The government's statistics bureau said Wednesday that the to...
Jan 16, 2024
Cubs' catcher Serven claimed by Blue Jays off waivers
TORONTO (AP) - Catcher Brian Serven was claimed by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers from the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday. The 28-year-old Serven hit .130 with one RBI in 11 games for Colorado last season...
Jan 16, 2024
Assistive hearing technology pilot project approved for Nanaimo facilities
NANAIMO - A pilot project designed to bring assistive hearing technology to City buildings is moving ahead.The project will see an audio loop system, or hearing loop, system installed at the front cou...
Jan 16, 2024
Skaters take rare chance to hit the ice in B.C. cold snap, but face safety warnings
VANCOUVER - Andrew Mar was lacing up at Trout Lake in Vancouver, where a cold snap has been giving residents a rare chance to enjoy what Mar calls the "peak of Canadiana" - outdoor skating. "This neve...
Jan 16, 2024
Human rights complaint filed over Manitoba election ad against landfill search
WINNIPEG - The daughter of a slain First Nations woman has filed a human rights complaint against Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives for an ad campaign about its decision not to search a Winnipeg-ar...
Jan 16, 2024
Best friends Laskova, Vanisova determined to make it as Czech players in the PWHL
MONTREAL - Dominika Laskova remembers waiting for a pass that never landed on her stick. Laskova was 12 years old taking the ice for Czechia's under-15 national camp. Her teammate, Tereza Vanisova, wa...
Jan 16, 2024
Health minister chides U.S. officials over cost-saving scheme to buy Canadian drugs
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland has been calling around to United States officials to let them know that the Canadian government will be guarding its medical drug supply after the U.S. moved to ...
Jan 16, 2024
Federal lawsuit accuses NY Knicks owner James Dolan, media mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A woman has alleged that New York Knicks owner James Dolan sexually assaulted her a decade ago and then set her up to be molested by now-imprisoned film producer Harvey Weinstein, a...
Jan 16, 2024