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Rust helps Penguins beat Canucks 5-4 to snap three-game skid
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Bryan Rust had two goals and an assist to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 on Wednesday night. Blake Lizotte scored after missing five games with a concuss...
Nov 27, 2024
Panthers get 2nd win in last 8 games, roll past Maple Leafs 5-1
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Aleksander Barkov and Carter Verhaeghe had power-play goals, Sam Reinhart had a short-handed score and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Wednesday night for...
Nov 27, 2024
Agbaji and Battle rain down 3s as the Raptors beat the hapless Pelicans 119-93
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Ochai Agbaji and Jamison Battle each scored 24 points, and the Toronto Raptors won on the road for the first time this season, 119-93 over the hapless New Orleans Pelicans on Wednes...
Nov 27, 2024
Suzuki scores in OT to give the Canadiens a 4-3 victory over the Blue Jackets
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Nick Suzuki scored 44 seconds into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Wednesday night, snapping a two-game skid. Juraj Slafkovsky had a goa...
Nov 27, 2024
Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi and the LA Angels finalize a $63 million, 3-year contract
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The Los Angeles Angels are rebuilding from the worst season in franchise history, and they think Yusei Kikuchi will be a solid piece of their new foundation. The veteran left-ha...
Nov 27, 2024
Nanaimo-Oceanside film productions this year had estimated $3.2M economic boost
NANAIMO - Films and television shows had a notable economic impact on the mid-Island this year, thanks to four major productions.The most high-profile production overseen by the Vancouver Island North...
Nov 27, 2024
Longtime P.E.I. mayor resigns after a contentious vote for pickleball courts
KENSINGTON, P.E.I. - A feud over proposed pickleball courts in Prince Edward Island has prompted a longtime mayor to throw in the towel. Rowan Caseley says there was lots he still wanted to accomplish...
Nov 27, 2024
Man charged following brutal Nanaimo assault
NANAIMO - Police believe they've found the man responsible for a highly disturbing public assault on a sidewalk near downtown Nanaimo. Brent Giles George Houle, 45, is charged with aggravated assault ...
Nov 27, 2024
Four Canadian women honoured in World Rugby's Dream Teams of the Year
MONACO - Canadians Alex Tessier, Sophie de Goede and Laetitia Royer have been named to World Rugby's Women's 15s Dream Team of the Year. Canada sevens captain Olivia Apps, meanwhile, was selected to W...
Nov 27, 2024
Liberal candidate in B.C. byelection seeks Métis membership after identity questioned
The Liberal candidate in a federal byelection in British Columbia says she is applying for Mtis membership after a local group questioned her claims of Indigenous identity. Madison Fleischer says in a...
Nov 27, 2024