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Canucks' Tocchet says Demko improving, top prospect Lekkerimaki an option for Game 5
VANCOUVER - Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet says Thatcher Demko has "improved immensely the last 72 hours" as the all-star goaltender works his way back from a lower-body injury. The 28-year-old start...
May 15, 2024
B.C. First Nation to reactivate judicial review of DFO's salmon farm virus policy
VICTORIA - A British Columbia First Nation says it is reluctantly preparing to take legal action to challenge Fisheries Department salmon farm policy as it loses faith in federal plans to remove the o...
May 15, 2024
Adley Rutschman's 2-run homer in bottom of the 9th helps Orioles avoid sweep in 3-2 win over Toronto
BALTIMORE (AP) - Adley Rutschman's two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning gave Baltimore a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday, enabling the Orioles - yet again - to avoid a s...
May 15, 2024
The New York Rangers were headed for another sweep. Now they're fighting to close out Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The New York Rangers looked headed for an easy push through the second round of the NHL playoffs when they quickly moved within a win of a sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes. Instea...
May 15, 2024
B.C. government and social media giants make deal on non-consensual intimate images
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government and social media giants have made what they call a "historic collaboration" for youth safety online. A joint statement from Premier David Eby and representat...
May 15, 2024
The Rural Municipalities of Alberta fear trio of provincial bills are a power grab
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's rural municipalities are teeing off on a trilogy of provincial bills they say erode trust and attack local authority.Paul McLauchlin, head of the Rural Municipalities of Alber...
May 15, 2024
Lethbridge home prices rise 11.6 per cent in one year
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report shows an upwards trend in home prices in Lethbridge.The Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) has released its Market Trend Summaries for April 2024.Between all resident...
May 15, 2024
Stars centre Roope Hintz out for Game 5 against the Avalanche with upper-body injury
DALLAS (AP) - Dallas Stars centre Roope Hintz is out for Game 5 of their Western Conference playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night because of an upper-body injury. Stars coac...
May 15, 2024
Peterka scores twice for Germany in 8-1 rout of Latvia at hockey worlds
PRAGUE (AP) - JJ Peterka scored twice in Germany's 8-1 rout of Latvia at the ice hockey world championship on Wednesday. Germany, last year's runner-up, netted five times in the second period in Ostra...
May 15, 2024
Montreal's international airport takes rival to court over name change
MONTREAL - The authority that runs Montreal's international airport is suing an up-and-coming airport on the city's South Shore, saying a recent branding effort will confuse travellers. Aroports de Mo...
May 15, 2024