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Jets head coach Bowness confident in goaltending, set on pressuring opposition
WINNIPEG - If an NHL team's success begins from the net out, the smile on the face of Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness reinforced his confidence in the team's goaltenders. Connor Hellebuyck is th...
Oct 08, 2023
Canadian universities bet on international students, but global shifts present risks
VANCOUVER - When the University of British Columbia announced the launch of Vantage College in 2013, the school said it envisioned the program for fee-paying international students would have enrolmen...
Oct 08, 2023
The US will send a carrier strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean in support of Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon has ordered the Ford carrier strike group to sail to the Eastern Mediterranean to be ready to assist Israel, two U.S. officials said Sunday. The USS Gerald R. Ford and i...
Oct 08, 2023
Alouettes inching closer to home playoff game as Redblacks visit on Thanksgiving
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have clinched a spot in the playoffs. Next up for quarterback Cody Fajardo and co. is securing home-field advantage to begin the post-season. Montreal (8-7) looks to ...
Oct 08, 2023
Maple Leafs eager to take next step after summer of change: 'It's a serious group'
TORONTO - Brad Treliving wasn't looking to change his new team's identity. Or it's culture. Or it's core of talented forwards. Hired as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs in May following the ...
Oct 08, 2023
NHL stars reflect on Patrice Bergeron's legacy: 'Perfect hockey player, perfect guy'
Charlie McAvoy had done it hundreds of times. When the Boston Bruins won, the players hugged their captain before exiting the ice. Always. It started with Zdeno Chara. When the hulking defenceman move...
Oct 08, 2023
Canadian municipalities looking to become 'spongier' to build climate resilience
MONTREAL - From green roofs in Toronto to Vancouver's rain city strategy, Canadian cities are looking to become "sponges" in order to help mitigate some of the effects of extreme rainfall events. In M...
Oct 08, 2023
Policeman in Egypt kills 2 Israelis and 1 Egyptian at tourist site
CAIRO (AP) - An Egyptian policeman opened fire on Israeli tourists in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, killing at least two Israelis and one Egyptian, according to Egypt's Interior Ministry. Extr...
Oct 08, 2023
American mountaineer, local guide dead after avalanches hit Tibetan mountain. Two others are missing
BEIJING (AP) - American mountaineer Anna Gutu and a Nepalese guide Mingmar Sherpa were confirmed Sunday dead after avalanches struck the slopes of a Tibetan mountain, while two others remained missing...
Oct 08, 2023
Earthquakes kill over 2,000 in Afghanistan. People are freeing the dead and injured with their hands
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in tw...
Oct 08, 2023