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McDavid's historic fifth straight multi-goal game leads Oilers past Maple Leafs 5-2
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist for his fifth consecutive multi-goal game as the Edmonton Oilers earned a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. McDavid became th...
Mar 01, 2023

California high schooler fatally stabbed in classroom fight
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) - A 16-year-old student involved in a fight at a Northern California high school was fatally stabbed Wednesday inside a classroom full of students, authorities said. Another st...
Mar 01, 2023

Canada's Marino drops second-round match to China's Zhu at Monterrey Open
MONTERREY, Mexico - Canada's Rebecca Marino suffered a 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3 loss to China's Zhu Lin in second-round action at the Monterrey Open on Wednesday. The Vancouver native had 11 aces to one doub...
Mar 01, 2023

Climate activists splash Royal B.C. Museum's mammoth 'Woolly' with pink paint
VICTORIA - A centrepiece of the Royal B.C. Museum in Victoria, Woolly the mammoth, was defaced with pink paint by protesters trying to draw attention to climate change. A statement issued by the new c...
Mar 01, 2023

Special prosecutor decides against charges in B.C. money laundering investigation
VICTORIA - Charges won't be laid in one of British Columbia's largest money laundering probes, despite a government directive for a special prosecutor to conduct a second review of a police investigat...
Mar 01, 2023

Senators are buyers after acquiring defenceman Jakob Chychrun from Coyotes
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have acquired defenceman Jakob Chychrun form the Arizona Coyotes, signalling that they intend to make a push for an Eastern Conference wild-card spot. The deal cost the Se...
Mar 01, 2023

Collision claims three and seriously injures two more on highway north of Kamloops
CLEARWATER - RCMP say three people are dead and two others are seriously injured in a crash north of Kamloops, B.C. Const. James Ward with the B.C. Highway Patrol says a report came in Wednesday morni...
Mar 01, 2023

Trudeau Foundation to return $200,000 donation over possible connection to China
OTTAWA - The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation says it is returning $200,000 it received seven years ago after a media report alleged a potential connection to Beijing. The Globe and Mail, citing an u...
Mar 01, 2023

'Is Alberta glitching?' Province's emergency alert system sends multiple tests
EDMONTON, AB - A test of the Alberta Emergency Alert system has some Albertans wondering if there was an actual emergency.Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis sent out a stateme...
Mar 01, 2023

'Havana syndrome' report won't undermine U.S. support for victims: White House
WASHINGTON - The White House says a new report debunking the idea that "Havana syndrome" was the work of a foreign adversary won't diminish President Joe Biden's support for its victims. U.S. intellig...
Mar 01, 2023