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B.C. First Nation builds small island, fisheries officials check for habitat damage
VICTORIA - A British Columbia First Nation has built up a small artificial island in the tidal shallows of Coles Bay off Vancouver Island, triggering an investigation by fisheries officials into wheth...
Jun 05, 2025
South Korean lawmakers approve special investigations into martial law and Yoon's wife
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's liberal-led legislature overwhelmingly passed bills Thursday to launch special investigations into former President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived imposition of ma...
Jun 05, 2025
Israel says it has recovered the bodies of 2 hostages from the Gaza Strip
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel says it has recovered the bodies of two hostages taken in Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war in the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statem...
Jun 04, 2025
New Zealand Parliament votes for record suspensions of 3 lawmakers who performed Māori haka
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand legislators voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Mori haka to protest a proposed law. Hana-Rwhiti M...
Jun 04, 2025
Full-strength Draisaitl steps up for Oilers in Game 1 of Cup final
EDMONTON - Leon Draisaitl gave all he had in last season's Stanley Cup final. The Edmonton Oilers centre - hand and ribs injuries hampering his superstar ability - gutted it out with 10 goals and 11 a...
Jun 04, 2025
Full-strength Draisaitl steps up for Oilers in Game 1 of Cup final
EDMONTON - Leon Draisaitl gave all he had in last season's Stanley Cup final. The Edmonton Oilers centre - hand and ribs injuries hampering his superstar ability - gutted it out with 10 goals and 11 a...
Jun 04, 2025
Russian strike kills 5, including 1 year old, hours after Trump calls Putin
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - At least five people, including a one-year-old child, were killed in a Russian drone strike on the northern Ukrainian city of Pryluky overnight, regional governor Viacheslav Chaus...
Jun 04, 2025
Draisaitl nets OT winner, Oilers top Panthers 4-3 to take Game 1 of Stanley Cup final
EDMONTON - Leon Draisaitl capped a two-goal effort with the game-winning goal with 31 seconds left in overtime to lift the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-3 comeback win over the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of ...
Jun 04, 2025
Kirk burns former teammate Romano with walkoff hit as Blue Jays edge Phillies 2-1
TORONTO - Even though it was their first career meeting, Alejandro Kirk knows the tendencies of Phillies closer Jordan Romano better than almost anyone. Kirk took full advantage Wednesday night by dri...
Jun 04, 2025
Kirk drives in Guerrero Jr. to give Blue Jays a 2-1 walkoff win over Phillies
TORONTO - Alejandro Kirk drove in Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with the winning run to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 2-1 walkoff victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday at Rogers Centre. With form...
Jun 04, 2025