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Bruins win 4th straight; Pastrnak nets 2 to pass 40 goals
BOSTON (AP) - David Pastrnak scored twice, moving within one goal of the NHL lead, and Linus Ullmark stopped 30 shots on Monday to lead the Boston Bruins to their fourth straight victory, 3-1 over the...
Feb 20, 2023
Probe begins after pedestrian killed by truck in New Westminster, B.C.
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Police in New Westminster, B.C., confirm a pedestrian has been hit and killed by a transport truck. A statement from police says it happened just after noon on Sunday. The stat...
Feb 20, 2023
Northern Ontario's McCarville picks up third win in Tournament of Hearts
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories and Northern Ontario improved to 3-1 with victories Monday morning at the Canadian women's curling championship. Defending champion Kerri Einarson h...
Feb 20, 2023
Canada's Bianca Andreescu drops opening-round match in straight sets at Dubai Open
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Canada's Bianca Andreescu dropped her opening-round match 6-3, 6-4 to Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina at the Dubai Open on Monday. Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., had two ...
Feb 20, 2023
How Jimmy Carter once helped clean up a partial nuclear meltdown – in Ontario
He is known now as Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States. But in December 1952, James Earl Carter Jr. was a young U.S. naval officer about to be sent to a nuclear facility north of Ott...
Feb 20, 2023
New earthquake causes further devastation in Turkey, Syria
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A new 6.4 magnitude earthquake on Monday struck parts of Turkey and Syria that were laid waste two weeks ago by a massive quake that killed around 45,000 people. Officials said m...
Feb 20, 2023
Feds' contract with international group to advise on graves called a 'problematic'
OTTAWA - The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation says there are many problems with a $2-million contract Ottawa signed with an international group to give advice on unmarked graves. The centr...
Feb 20, 2023
Stutzle, MacKinnon, Larkin named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Ottawa Senators forward Tim Stutzle, Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon and Detroit Red Wings counterpart Dylan Larkin have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Stutzle led...
Feb 20, 2023
Arrest made in killing of Catholic bishop in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A suspect has been arrested in the killing of a Catholic bishop who was fatally shot over the weekend in Southern California, authorities said Monday. A person was arrested in the k...
Feb 20, 2023
Organizers, athletes adapt to warming climate before and during Canada Winter Games
HALIFAX - The East Coast's whipsaw shifts between freeze and thaw has complicated life for the Canada Winter Games, as athletes and organizers adapt to what climate scientists say is the new reality o...
Feb 20, 2023