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Canada-USA women's hockey rivalry on display in Victoria contest, Canada wins
Victoria Bach scored the overtime winner Monday in a thriller that saw Canada's women's national hockey team defeat the United States 3-2 in Game 3 of the Rivalry Series. Bach's backhander on a 2-on-1...
Feb 05, 2020

Two Canadians aboard a cruise ship off Japan test positive for new coronavirus
Two Canadians on a cruise ship that has been quarantined off the coast of Japan have tested positive for the new coronavirus. "Princess Cruises can confirm that we have been notified that amongst...
Feb 05, 2020

Former Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi is dead at age 95
NAIROBI, Kenya - Daniel arap Moi, a former schoolteacher who became Kenya's longest-serving president and led the East African nation through years of repression and economic turmoil fueled by runaway...
Feb 05, 2020

'I took her into my arm and gave her a couple of whacks:' paramedics recognize man's life-saving heroics
NANAIMO - The life-saving actions of a man enjoying dinner at a local restaurant have been recognized by BC Emergency Health Services.Dirk Maritz helped dislodge food that was choking Dolores Poirer a...
Feb 05, 2020 Dolores Poirier and Dirk Maritz meet for the first time since Maritz helped dislodge food that was choking Poirier at a Nanaimo restaurant in November. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)

Kreider returns, sparks Rangers to 5-3 win over Maple Leafs
NEW YORK - Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad scored in a 6-second span late in the first period and the New York Rangers earned a 5-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night. Kreider and Zi...
Feb 05, 2020

Raptors stretch winning streak to record 12 with thrilling victory over Pacers
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors made history on Wednesday - but it certainly didn't come easy. Kyle Lowry poured in 32 points and Serge Ibaka added 30 points, including a huge three-pointer in...
Feb 05, 2020

Pysyk bags hat trick as Panthers down Leafs; Toronto loses Andersen to injury
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs appeared to be sitting pretty. Sure, they'd lost starting netminder Frederik Andersen to injury, but after a dominant 40 minutes and a goal that put th...
Feb 05, 2020

Florida trooper dies in shooting; suspect killed by officer
PALM CITY, Fla. - A stranded motorist fatally shot a Florida Highway Patrol trooper alongside Interstate 95 on Wednesday before he was killed by a passing police officer, the agency said. Trooper Jose...
Feb 05, 2020

Former Liberal MP Peschisolido 'chronically' broke code of conduct: commissioner
OTTAWA - The federal ethics watchdog says former Liberal MP Joe Peschisolido repeatedly broke the code of conduct for members of Parliament. Ethics commissioner Mario Dion says in a report that Peschi...
Feb 05, 2020

Super Bowl betting brings big business to sports books
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Business was brisk at sports books around the country on Super Bowl Sunday, with customers risking money on everything from the coin toss at the start of the game, to the colour ...
Feb 05, 2020