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Sharp Leafs snap Lightning's five-game win streak with 4-1 victory
TORONTO - Auston Matthews scored in the second period as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Tuesday. Michael Bunting, Pierre Engvall and William Nylander had the other goa...
Dec 20, 2022
Top Stories of 2022: Health restrictions ease, events return to normal
NANAIMO - It seems so long ago now, but numerous pandemic-related restrictions in place earlier this year were lifted in phases by April as the threat of the Omicron variant wore off.We're still impac...
Dec 20, 2022
Peru Congress tentatively OKs early election amid unrest
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peru's Congress tentatively endorsed a plan on Tuesday to hold early elections in 2024 in an attempt to defuse a national political crisis after lawmakers ousted President Pedro Cast...
Dec 20, 2022
Officers cleared of wrongdoing in shootout with Toronto cop killer: SIU
Officers were justified in fatally shooting a gunman who killed three people, including a Toronto constable, earlier this year, Ontario's police watchdog said Tuesday. Sean Petrie, 40, had "embarked o...
Dec 20, 2022
Canada's Malcolm Johnston looks to follow brother Alistair via MLS SuperDraft
Canadian Malcolm Johnston watched his older brother Alistair Johnston make the move from the U.S. college ranks to the pros. Now it's his turn. The 21-year-old midfielder from the University of Maryla...
Dec 20, 2022
Condo shooting victims include grandfather of Leafs defenceman Mete
TORONTO - The grandfather of Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Victor Mete was among those killed in a mass shooting in Vaughan, Ont. on Sunday. The NHL club said in a statement Tuesday that 79-year-old ...
Dec 20, 2022
US asks court to end asylum limits, with a short delay
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to end asylum restrictions, but asked the court for a delay until at least after Christmas. The administration made the plea ...
Dec 20, 2022
Ukraine's Zelenskyy preparing to visit DC on Wednesday
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is preparing to visit Washington on Wednesday, according to three AP sources, in his first known trip outside the country since Russia's invas...
Dec 20, 2022
Island Top Team earns gold medals in final 2022 competition
NANAIMO - Two recent Brazilian Jiu Jitsu events wrapped up the tournament schedule for Nanaimo's Island Top Team. Cassidy Hinsberger and head instructor Rob Biernacki won gold medals at the Vancouver ...
Dec 20, 2022
Case manager who talked assisted dying with veterans no longer employed
OTTAWA - A Veterans Affairs employee who spoke to former Armed Forces members about accessing medical assistance in dying is no longer with the department, although the federal government would not sa...
Dec 20, 2022