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Senators win third straight over Canadiens behind Stutzle's three-point effort
GANDER, N.L. - Tim Stutzle recorded a goal and two assists as the Ottawa Senators won their third consecutive game over the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 Thursday in pre-season action at the Steele Community...
Oct 6, 2022
Biden: Nuclear 'Armageddon' risk highest since '62 crisis
NEW YORK (AP) - President Joe Biden said Thursday that the risk of nuclear "Armageddon" is at the highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, as Russian officials speak of the possibility of us...
Oct 6, 2022
Death toll from Hurricane Ian reaches triple digits
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The death toll from Hurricane Ian climbed into the triple digits on Thursday. The number of recorded storm-related deaths has risen to at least 101 in the eight days since the...
Oct 6, 2022
Yellowknife pub heads to trial to fight fine for breaking COVID-19 rules
YELLOWKNIFE - The owners of a Yellowknife pub headed to trial Thursday to fight a charge of violating Northwest Territories COVID-19 public health orders. Public health officers issued a ticket to The...
Oct 6, 2022
Multi-vehicle crash shuts down Island Hwy. traffic in central Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A multi-vehicle collision on the Island Hwy. involving at least three vehicles has sent three people to hospital.It happened on Thursday, Oct. 6, roughly 100 metres north of the Northfield R...
Oct 6, 2022
Hockey Nova Scotia will withhold registration fees from Hockey Canada
HALIFAX - Hockey Nova Scotia has "lost confidence" in Hockey Canada's leadership and is suspending the transfer of funds to the national organization. The provincial federation's board of directors vo...
Oct 6, 2022
Small wildfire in Metro Vancouver regional park now under control
COQUITLAM, B.C. - The Metro Vancouver Regional District says a small wildfire sparked in a park last Saturday is now considered under control. A statement from the district says a 50-person firefighti...
Oct 6, 2022
Two absent Conservative MPs say they supported failed conscience rights bill
OTTAWA - Two Conservative MPs who were absent from a vote in the House of Commons on conscience rights say they supported the proposed legislation. Melissa Lantsman, one of the party's deputy leaders,...
Oct 6, 2022
B.C. signs new climate agreement with California, Oregon and Washington
SAN FRANCISCO - British Columbia Premier John Horgan has signed a new climate pact with the governors of Washington, Oregon and California that includes investments in cross-border climate infrastruct...
Oct 6, 2022
Fan sues Patriots, says they ruined his Brady-signed flag
BOSTON (AP) - The New England Patriots caused irreparable damage to a U.S. flag signed by Tom Brady by improperly displaying it in the team's hall of fame at Gillette Stadium, the flag's owner contend...
Oct 6, 2022