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Sergachev scores overtime winner as Utah Hockey Club beats Canadiens 3-2
MONTREAL - Mikhail Sergachev scored the overtime winner as the Utah Hockey Club defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Tuesday at the Bell Centre. Sergachev tapped in a pass from Nick Schmaltz with 27...
Nov 26, 2024

Middle East latest: Ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon begins
The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah militants has begun as a region on edge wonders whether it will hold. Israel has said it will attack if Hezbollah breaks the ceasefire agreement, w...
Nov 26, 2024

B.C. police watchdog investigating death of man driving suspected stolen vehicle
NAKUSP, B.C. - British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating the death of a man who crashed while he was allegedly driving a vehicle that had been reported stolen. Mounties say an officer with N...
Nov 26, 2024

The latest on the Nova Scotia provincial election
Nova Scotians have gone to the polls after a campaign during which the Progressive Conservatives asked voters for a second term in office, and the NDP and Liberals both pledged to make life more affor...
Nov 26, 2024

Nebraska judge's ruling moves the state closer to legalizing medical marijuana
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Three weeks after Nebraska voters overwhelmingly approved medical marijuana the state moved a step closer to allowing it Tuesday when a judge ruled that the petitions that put the q...
Nov 26, 2024

Canadiens' Mike Matheson out against Utah with lower-body injury
MONTREAL - Montreal Canadiens defenceman Mike Matheson was not available for Tuesday's game against the Utah Hockey Club due to a lower-body injury. The Canadiens announced his injury half an hour bef...
Nov 26, 2024

Alberta takes aim at GHG emissions cap, proposes rules on trespass and data gathering
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is taking steps to challenge the proposed federal greenhouse gas emissions cap. Suggestions include a legal challenge to the cap, passing ...
Nov 26, 2024

NDP will not support Liberal GST holiday bill unless rebate expanded: Singh
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will not support a Liberal plan to give Canadians a GST holiday and $250 unless the government expands eligibility for the cheques, saying the rebate l...
Nov 26, 2024

Canadian freestyle ski star Mikael Kingsbury seeks to extend record
Canadian freestyle skier star Mikael Kingsbury is juggling both moguls and fatherhood. The 32-year-old Olympic and world champion from Deux-Montagnes, Que., opens his World Cup season Saturday in Ruka...
Nov 26, 2024

Fall storms cause gas price surge across B.C., including Nanaimo
NANAIMO - An increase in the price at the pumps is being blamed on recent wild weather cutting power to thousands of people across North America. Gas prices in B.C. shot up steadily this week, going f...
Nov 26, 2024