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Botswana president concedes defeat in election, ending ruling party's 58 years in power
GABORONE, Botswana (AP) - Botswana President Mogweetsi Masisi conceded defeat in the general election Friday, in a seismic moment of change for the county that ended the ruling party's 58 years in pow...
Nov 01, 2024
Penguins beat Ducks 2-1 in overtime to end losing streak
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Sidney Crosby scored his second goal of the game 2:35 into overtime as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-1 on Thursday night to end a six-game losing streak. Crosby fo...
Oct 31, 2024
Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll better equipped to handle injury frustration
TORONTO - Joseph Woll rolls with the punches. And the Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender has dealt with his fair share of body blows. He appeared poised to take over the No. 1 job last season until gettin...
Oct 31, 2024
Draisaitl scores twice, assists another to lead Oilers to 5-1 win over Predators
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Leon Draisaitl scored two goals and assisted another to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. Viktor Arvidsson, Corey Perry ...
Oct 31, 2024
Man arrested after Punjabi singer AP Dhillon's B.C. home shot at
Police on Vancouver Island say they've arrested a man after a home in Colwood that property records show is owned by Indo-Canadian pop star AP Dhillon was shot at back in September, and another suspec...
Oct 31, 2024
Ovechkin scores his 858th goal and has 2 assists as the Capitals beat the Canadiens 6-3
WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin scored his 858th career goal and had two assists, and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 on Thursday night to continue their strong start. Ovechkin...
Oct 31, 2024
William Nylander scores twice, Maple Leafs down Kraken 4-1
TORONTO - William Nylander scored twice and Joseph Woll made 24 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Seattle Kraken 4-1 on Thursday. Matthews Knies and Auston Matthews, with a bank-shot empty n...
Oct 31, 2024
B.C. Lions using adversity as fuel heading into West semifinal
SURREY, B.C. - It wasn't the regular season the B.C. Lions planned for. After starting the campaign 5-1, the Leos faced challenge after challenge - injuries, an extended losing skid, a quarterback con...
Oct 31, 2024
Canada's Marina Stakusic falls in straight sets in second round of Merida Open
MRIDA - Canada's Marina Stakusic dropped her second-round match 6-3, 6-3 to Serbia's Nina Stojanovic on Thursday at the Merida Open tennis tournament. Stakusic of Mississauga, Ont., had just one ace t...
Oct 31, 2024
Man who killed eagles on a Native American reservation gets nearly 4 years in prison
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A Washington state man who authorities said killed at least 118 eagles as part of a wildlife trafficking ring that operated on a Native American reservation in Montana was sente...
Oct 31, 2024