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Two Canadians stranded by Taiwan earthquake, says firefighting agency
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's firefighting service says two Canadians were among a group of people stranded by rock slides in a gorge after the island's strongest earthquake in 25 years. The agency says i...
Apr 03, 2024
Residents to return to Vancouver's homeless encampment after city cleared the site
VANCOUVER - Residents forced out of a Vancouver homeless encampment will be allowed back in this week after the city completed a cleanup of the site. The City of Vancouver says in a statement that res...
Apr 03, 2024
NHLers on the evolution of power plays and penalty killing
Mark Giordano has witnessed the NHL's power-play evolution up close. The league's oldest player this season at age 40, the Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman quarterbacked the Calgary Flames' No. 1 unit i...
Apr 03, 2024
Tigers and Mets postponed by rain for 2nd straight day, will play doubleheader Thursday
NEW YORK (AP) - For the second consecutive day, the scheduled game between the Detroit Tigers and New York Mets was postponed because of rain. Wednesday night's game will be made up as part of a singl...
Apr 03, 2024
Sweden opens world women's hockey championship with 3-1 win over Denmark
UTICA, N.Y. - Lina Ljungblom scored the winning goal as Sweden opened up the 2024 world women's hockey championship with a 3-1 win over Denmark on Wednesday. Ljungblom's goal came late in the second p...
Apr 03, 2024
Blue Jackets captain Boone Jenner's wife gives birth to stillborn baby, the couple says
COLUMBIS, Ohio (AP) - Columbus Blue Jackets captain Boone Jenner's wife, Maggie, delivered a stillborn baby on Sunday, the couple said in a statement released by the club. The Jenners said Wednesday t...
Apr 03, 2024
Speed limiting devices to become mandatory on heavy B.C. commercial trucks
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Transportation Ministry says commercial trucks above a certain weight will soon be required to be fitted with technology to limit how fast they travel on provincial roa...
Apr 03, 2024
Anger and anxiety in Newfoundland after abrupt end to Growlers hockey team
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The sudden end of the Newfoundland Growlers has left sports fans crushed and business owners anxious in a capital city spurned before by professional hockey teams. John Riche, a Rea...
Apr 03, 2024
Advocacy groups decry federal government's shutdown of mental health website, app
Mental health and addictions experts are slamming the federal government's decision to shut down an online service where people could find free counselling and peer support over the last four years. H...
Apr 03, 2024
Toronto Raptors sign centre Malik Williams to 10-day contract
TORONTO - Centre Malik Williams has signed a 10-day contract with the Toronto Raptors. Per team policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The six-foot-11 Williams averaged 11.1 points, 9...
Apr 03, 2024