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Nelson scores 2 as Isles top Canadiens, clinch playoff berth
NEW YORK (AP) - Brock Nelson scored twice as the New York Islanders beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 Wednesday night and clinched a playoff berth. The Islanders are awaiting the outcome of the Florida ...
Apr 12, 2023
Zach LaVine powers Bulls past Raptors 109-105 in play-in game to end Toronto's season
TORONTO - Zach LaVine took over in the second half as the Chicago Bulls rallied past the Toronto Raptors 109-105 on Wednesday to win their single elimination play-in game. LaVine scored 30 of his 39 p...
Apr 12, 2023
Springer drives in winning run in 10th inning as Jays beat Tigers 4-3
TORONTO - George Springer drove in Danny Jansen with the winning run in the 10th inning to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 4-3 walkoff win over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night at Rogers Centre. Wit...
Apr 12, 2023
B.C. Chinese community tells Mendicino of intimidation by foreign powers and proxies
VANCOUVER - Federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says Chinese community members in Vancouver have told him of "intimidation, harassment and abuse" linked to foreign governments or their prox...
Apr 12, 2023
Canada's health minister calls mass exports of Ozempic to U.S. an 'outrageous' abuse
VANCOUVER - Canada's federal health minister says he's working with provinces to prevent the mass exportation of essential medications after thousands of doses of the diabetes and weight-loss drug Oze...
Apr 12, 2023
Seoul: North Korea launches ballistic missile toward sea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan on Thursday, prompting Japan to order residents on an island to take shelter as...
Apr 12, 2023
Blood Tribe Department of Health holds tour of shelter, tipi raising ceremony
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Just over three months after the Blood Tribe Department of Health (BTDH) took over management of the Lethbridge Wellness Centre and Stabilization Unit, they opened up their doors for ...
Apr 12, 2023
B.C. pledges $10M funding boost for Chinese Canadian Museum ahead of July 1 opening
Vancouver's Chinese Canadian Museum will open its doors on July 1 on the 100th anniversary of racist legislation known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, after the province pledged an additional $10 millio...
Apr 12, 2023
Florida executes 'ninja killer' for couple's 1989 death
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - Florida executed a man known as the "ninja killer" on Wednesday for the 1989 slayings of a couple visiting the state from New Jersey. Louis Bernard Gaskin, 56, was pronounced dead ...
Apr 12, 2023
Rogers Centre roof open for Jays-Tigers game; earliest opening in franchise history
TORONTO - With summer-like weather conditions in the Toronto area, the roof was open at Rogers Centre on Wednesday night for the start of the Blue Jays' home game against the Detroit Tigers. It was th...
Apr 12, 2023