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Mikkola scores twice as Panthers overcome 2-goal night from McDavid to rally past Oilers 5-3
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Niko Mikkola had the first two-goal game of his career, Kevin Stenlund had a three-point effort and the Florida Panthers rallied to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Monday night....
Nov 20, 2023
Prince Harry drops ceremonial puck for Canucks as lead up to 2025 Invictus Games
VANCOUVER - Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, performed the ceremonial puck drop at the Vancouver Canucks game on Monday night, as part of the lead up to the 2025 Invictus Games. The Canucks were host...
Nov 20, 2023
Documentary about Buffy Sainte-Marie wins International Emmy Award
NEW YORK - A documentary about folk legend Buffy Sainte-Marie, made before her Indigenous ancestry was called into question, has won an International Emmy Award. "Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On," dir...
Nov 20, 2023
Canadian men 90 minutes away from qualifying for Copa America tournament
TORONTO - Canada is 90 minutes away from the 2024 Copa America, with home-field advantage Tuesday when it hosts Jamaica in the return leg of their CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal. Canada, ranked ...
Nov 20, 2023
AHS Toys for Tickets campaign returns for 2023
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services (AHS) is accepting toys as payment for parking tickets for the holidays.AHS is bringing back its Toys for Tickets campaign for 2023, which gives people who hav...
Nov 20, 2023
Did you lose half a kilogram of cocaine? Police in B.C. would like to help
MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Police in Mission, B.C., say they are seeking the owner of half a kilogram of cocaine that was hidden in a public restroom's ceiling and anyone who wants to claim the drugs...
Nov 20, 2023
Transgender Day of Remembrance important amid rising incidents of violence: group
HALIFAX - Marking Transgender Day of Remembrance is especially important this year amid rising incidents of violence and hatred, the founder of a Nova Scotia-based advocacy group said Monday.Veronica ...
Nov 20, 2023
Big game trophy hunters among targets of new ban on importing raw ivory into Canada
OTTAWA - Canadian trophy hunters will be barred from bringing home elephant tusks or rhinoceros horns as Canada adopts new trade controls to help stop the critical decline in the animals' populations....
Nov 20, 2023
Lethbridge College to host irrigated crop conference in January 2024
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge College will start the new year by hosting a special agricultural event.The Irrigated Crop Production Update (ICPU) conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursda...
Nov 20, 2023
Two Quebec men charged with violating publication ban on identity of sex-crime victim
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say two men have been charged for allegedly revealing the identity of a woman who was sexually assaulted by a former member of the legislature. Sylvain Fortin, 61, ...
Nov 20, 2023