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Oilers making Kings pay for taking penalties in first-round series
EDMONTON - It's hard to believe the Edmonton Oilers power play could get even better after a record-setting regular season. But it has. The Los Angeles Kings go into Saturday's Game 6 of their first-r...
Apr 27, 2023

B.C. New Democrat MP Randall Garrison says he will not be seeking re-election
OTTAWA - Longtime British Columbia NDP Randall Garrison says he will not seek re-election in the next federal vote. The representative for Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke on Vancouver Island announced his dec...
Apr 27, 2023

China welcomes Ya Ya the panda home after 20 years abroad
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Ya Ya the giant panda landed Thursday in Shanghai after departing from the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee, where she spent the past 20 years on loan. The popular panda's trip was close...
Apr 27, 2023

Health minister denies interfering in arm's-length drug-price agency before committee
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says he has not exercised any undue political pressure on the independent federal agency that regulates the price of patented drugs on its efforts to lower me...
Apr 27, 2023

'Difficult' Surrey, B.C. police decision on RCMP or municipal force Friday: minister
VICTORIA - British Columbia Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says Surrey residents will know Friday who will police the Metro Vancouver city, the RCMP or the municipal Surrey Police Service. Farn...
Apr 27, 2023

CFL reaches multi-year broadcast agreement with CBS Sports Network
TORONTO - The CFL has reached a multi-year broadcast agreement with CBS Sports Network, the league announced Thursday. The deal will see CBS Sports Network carry 34 games this year. CBS Sports Network...
Apr 27, 2023

Police say they're worried about mother after newborn found dead in Victoria lot
VICTORIA - Police in Victoria say they are worried about the welfare of a new mother whose baby was found dead. Officers and an ambulance were called Wednesday night to a report of a baby found in a p...
Apr 27, 2023

Alberta government expanding mental health support in schools
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government is expanding mental health support services at 10 schools, including multiple in Southern Alberta.The $4 million investment allotted in the 2023 budget aims to...
Apr 27, 2023

Special Avalanche Warning issued for parts of Western Canada
REVELSTOKE, BC - A Special Public Avalanche Warning (SPAW) has been issued for recreational backcountry users across parts of western Canada.The warning was issued by Avalanche Canada, in partnership ...
Apr 27, 2023

'Broken system:' Policing shortages facing N.B. communities highlight national issue
FREDERICTON - Some New Brunswick communities are being forced to find creative solutions to law enforcement because of RCMP policing shortages, a phenomenon experts say is symbolic of what much of sma...
Apr 27, 2023