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'Cup or bust:' Oilers look to next season after earlier than expected playoff exit
EDMONTON - After taking a step back in this year's Stanley Cup playoffs, Edmonton superstars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl say it's "Cup or bust" for the Oilers going forward. The Oilers made it t...
May 16, 2023
Canada, U.S. team up on EV charging corridor from Quebec City to Kalamazoo
WASHINGTON - Canada and the U.S. are teaming up to build a corridor of charging stations between Quebec City and Michigan to encourage motorists in both countries to buy more electric vehicles. Transp...
May 16, 2023
Mid-Island heat records smashed during spring heatwave
NANAIMO - Less than a week after a meteorologist said we could be in for some record-setting heat this spring, those predictions came true. Communities across Vancouver Island and much of the province...
May 16, 2023
Depleted Toronto FC and New York Red Bulls meet at BMO Field with points at a premium
TORONTO - Wednesday's game between Toronto FC and the New York Red Bulls is hardly a marquee matchup, with the two teams anchoring the bottom of the Eastern Conference and missing a combined 20-plus p...
May 16, 2023
4 rescued in major fire in downtown Portland, Oregon, before firefighters pulled back as blaze rages
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Firefighters rescued several people and at least one dog from a dramatic, three-alarm apartment fire in downtown Portland on Tuesday before they were ordered to fall back. Portla...
May 16, 2023
Authorities ID New Mexico gunman who killed 3, wounded 6 as 18-year-old high schooler
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) - The gunman who killed three people and wounded six others while roaming through his northwestern New Mexico neighborhood and apparently firing at random targets was an 18-year-...
May 16, 2023
B.C. teen sustained head injuries before death, pathologist tells murder trial
VANCOUVER - A forensic pathologist testifying in the trial of a man accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl in Burnaby, B.C., says the victim sustained "blunt force" scalp and head injuries before she...
May 16, 2023
B.C. teen sustained head injuries before death, pathologist tells murder trial
VANCOUVER - A forensic pathologist testifying in the trial of a man accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl in Burnaby, B.C., says the victim sustained "blunt force" scalp and head injuries before she...
May 16, 2023
Jays recall Thomas Hatch from triple-A, option Jay Jackson after suspicious homer
TORONTO - Right-handed reliever Thomas Hatch has been recalled by the Toronto Blue Jays. Hatch was brought up from triple-A Buffalo in time to be active for Toronto's Tuesday night game against the vi...
May 16, 2023
Veteran receiver Wieneke settling into life with Saskatchewan Roughriders
SASKATOON - He's adjusting to a new team and new offence but Jake Wieneke doesn't have to worry about developing a chemistry with his quarterback. Wieneke is in his first training camp with the Saskat...
May 16, 2023