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Nikita Kucherov scores twice, Lightning beat Canucks 4-3 to end 3-game winless streak
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Nikita Kucherov scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Thursday night to end a three-game winless streak. Nicholas Paul and Michael Eyssimont als...
Oct 19, 2023
Biden declares support for Israel and Ukraine is 'vital' for U.S. security
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden declared it is "vital for America's national security" for Israel and Ukraine to succeed in their wars, making the case Thursday night for deepening U.S. involvem...
Oct 19, 2023
Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, a proving ground for Canadian athletes
SANTIAGO, Chile - One of three jewels in the multi-sport triple crown for a Canadian athlete is the Pan American Games. Athletes who have already worn the Maple Leaf in Olympic and Commonwealth Games ...
Oct 19, 2023
Suspect who crashed into Chinese Consulate in San Francisco armed with knife, crossbow
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco police said a man killed by police after intentionally crashing a car at the Chinese Consulate was armed with a knife, and a crossbow and arrows. San Francisco Polic...
Oct 19, 2023
Vernon Adams Jr. shrugs off injury concerns ahead of Stampeders tilt
SURREY, B.C. - Despite the odds stacked against them, the B.C. Lions are aiming for finishing top of the CFL's Western Division. The road to that is complicated. A B.C. loss Friday night to Calgary (5...
Oct 19, 2023
Actor Donald Sutherland shares frustration with the Toronto Blue Jays
Even famed Canadian actor Donald Sutherland is frustrated with the Toronto Blue Jays. Sutherland was using batting as a metaphor on Thursday while speaking about a new Canada Post stamp that will bear...
Oct 19, 2023
Labour minister promises action to prevent repeat of B.C. port strike dispute
Canada's federal labour minister says the government's latest attempt to prevent disruptive disputes at British Columbia's ports will lead to change this time. Seamus O'Regan promised to follow throug...
Oct 19, 2023
Health expert says B.C. overdose crisis needs expanded, dignified treatment focus
VICTORIA - A British Columbia health expert says the province needs more overdose prevention sites and a renewed commitment to decriminalization as it tries to curb drug poisonings that kill six peopl...
Oct 19, 2023
Flames draft pick Topi Ronni under investigation in Finland after accusation of rape
Calgary Flames draft pick Topi Ronni is under investigation in his native Finland after being accused of rape. Ronni's Finnish Elite League team Tappara Tampere said on its website that Ronni informed...
Oct 19, 2023
Newly appointed California Sen. Laphonza Butler will not seek election to a full term in 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Newly appointed California Democratic Sen. Laphonza Butler will not seek election to a full term in 2024. Butler - who was named earlier this month by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom t...
Oct 19, 2023