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Testy B.C. election campaign sees leaders attacking each other more than policy
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's election campaign enters its final day in what is viewed as a too-close-to-call contest where David Eby's New Democrats and the B.C. Conservatives led by John Rustad deb...
Oct 18, 2024

Housing, health, and plastic straws: Here's how B.C. politicians are wooing voters
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's political party leaders have spent the 28-day provincial election campaign wooing voters with promises on critical issues including health care, housing, the cost of liv...
Oct 18, 2024

Capitals 3-2 win ends Stars' winning streak
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tom Wilson, Dylan Strome and Taylor Raddysh scored to help the Washington Capitals end the Dallas Stars' season-opening winning streak at four with a 3-2 victory Thursday night. Wils...
Oct 17, 2024

Senators looking to take learning experience from loss to Devils
OTTAWA - Travis Green might not have liked the end result, but he's counting on his team learning from the effort. Green's Ottawa Senators were handed a 3-1 loss by the New Jersey Devils Thursday nigh...
Oct 17, 2024

Canada's Dabrowski, New Zealand's Routliffe out of Japan Women's Open after walkover
OSAKA - Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe are out of the Japan Women's Open tennis tournament. Spain's Cristina Bucsa and Romania's Monica Niculescu advanced to the final on...
Oct 17, 2024

Kulak scores twice and McDavid gets first goal of season as Oilers beat Predators 4-2
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Brett Kulak scored twice and Connor McDavid added his first goal of the season to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-2 victory over the reeling Nashville Predators on Thursday nig...
Oct 17, 2024

Dubreuil wins fifth straight 500m title at Canadian long track championships
QUBEC - Laurent Dubreuil won his fifth straight men's 500-metre speedskating national title on the opening day of the Canadian long track championships on Thursday. The Lvis, Que., native, also the re...
Oct 17, 2024

Miller scores winner in OT, Vancouver tops Florida 3-2
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - J.T. Miller scored 2:09 into overtime and the Vancouver Canucks got their first win of the season, beating the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Thursday night. Teddy Blueger and Quinn Hugh...
Oct 17, 2024

Markstrom loses shutout bid late, leads Devils past Senators 3-1
OTTAWA - Jacob Markstrom turned away 30 shots Thursday night to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 3-1 win over the Ottawa Senators. On Monday, the Senators (2-2-0) scored eight goals against Los Angeles...
Oct 17, 2024

Rittich stops 25 shots, Los Angeles Kings beat Montreal Canadiens 4-1
MONTREAL - David Rittich bounced back with 25 saves in a 4-1 Los Angeles Kings victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. Alex Laferriere scored the go-ahead goal early in the second perio...
Oct 17, 2024