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Capitals hand the Flyers a 6th consecutive loss, extend their win streak to 5
WASHINGTON (AP) - Connor McMichael scored twice, Alex Ovechkin got an empty-netter for the 855th goal of his NHL career and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 Wednesday night for...
Oct 23, 2024
Gauld nets hat trick, Vancouver Whitecaps rout Portland Timbers 5-0 in wild-card game
PORTLAND - The Vancouver Whitecaps are officially into the Major League Soccer playoffs after posting an emphatic 5-0 victory over the Portland Timbers in a wild-card matchup Wednesday. Vancouver's ca...
Oct 23, 2024
5 million adults without primary care, surgeries returning to normal: CIHI report
TORONTO - A new report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information says 83 per cent of adults in this country have a regular primary-care provider, but that still leaves 5.4 million adults withou...
Oct 23, 2024
Tropical storm battering Philippines leaves at least 23 people dead in flooding and landslides
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Widespread flooding and landslides set off by a tropical storm in the northeastern Philippines on Thursday left at least 23 people dead, swept away cars and prompted authori...
Oct 23, 2024
York United downs Pacific FC to record first Canadian Premier League playoff win
TORONTO - York United FC won its first-ever Canadian Premier League playoff game, dispatching Pacific FC 2-0 in the fourth- versus fifth-place matchup that kicked off post-season play Wednesday. There...
Oct 23, 2024
Trash carried by a North Korean balloon again falls on the presidential compound in Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Trash carried by a North Korean balloon fell on the presidential compound in central Seoul on Thursday, South Korean officials said. It's the second such case since North Kor...
Oct 23, 2024
Suspect in shootings of Democratic office in Arizona had over 200 guns in his home, officials find
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - An Arizona prosecutor said the man arrested in the three-time shooting of a Democratic campaign office had more than 200 guns and over 250,000 rounds of ammunition in his home, lea...
Oct 23, 2024
The top election official in a politically crucial Nevada county says she was forced out
The top election official in one of the nation's most politically important counties said Wednesday she was forced out of her role just weeks before the November presidential election, disputing an of...
Oct 23, 2024
Pennsylvania high court gives voters provisional option if their mail ballots get rejected
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's highest court on Wednesday said people whose mail ballots are rejected for not following technical procedures in state law can cast provisional ballots, a decisio...
Oct 23, 2024
Pennsylvania high court gives voters provisional option if their mail ballots get rejected
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's highest court on Wednesday said people whose mail ballots are rejected for not following technical procedures in state law can cast provisional ballots, a decisio...
Oct 23, 2024