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'Kings fatigue,' high prices dampen enthusiasm for Oilers playoff tickets
EDMONTON - The in-house decibel meter shot past 100 throughout the game. More than 1,150 hats - 14 bags full - were collected after Zach Hyman scored his third goal of the game. Just another raucous p...
Apr 23, 2024
Canucks star goalie Thatcher Demko unavailable for Game 2: coach
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks will be without all-star goalie Thatcher Demko when they face the Nashville Predators in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series. Coach Rick Tocchet says Demko is ...
Apr 23, 2024
B.C. places online harms bill on hold after agreement with Meta, X, TikTok, Snapchat
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is putting its proposed online harms legislation on hold after reaching an agreement with some of the largest social media platforms to make people safer onl...
Apr 23, 2024
Plastic treaty talks in Ottawa get underway with pleas for high ambition, flexibility
OTTAWA - The Ecuadorean diplomat tasked with shepherding the fourth round of talks for a global plastic treaty in Ottawa this week says the world cannot wait much longer for governments to get it righ...
Apr 23, 2024
Medicine Hat woman wins $2M on Western 6/49
Medicine Hat's Allison Shulson is ready to start a new chapter of her life thanks to a $2-million win on the March 13 draw for Western 6/49.She won with a ticket she purchased at a convenience store i...
Apr 23, 2024
Canada adds Tij Iginla, son of Hall of Famer Jarome Iginla, to U18 squad
CALGARY - Hockey Canada completed its 25-player roster for the upcoming world men's under-18 hockey championship Tuesday with the addition of forward Tij Iginla. The 17-year-old son of Hockey Hall of ...
Apr 23, 2024
Toronto FC looks to spoil Simcoe County Rovers' Canadian Championship debut
TORONTO - Growing up in England, John Herdman saw plenty of cup competition. He knows the pitfalls that can come with it. "What you always know is that there's a few banana skins in the opening rounds...
Apr 23, 2024
US government agrees to $138.7M settlement over FBI's botching of Larry Nassar assault allegations
DETROIT (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement Tuesday with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larr...
Apr 23, 2024
US government agrees to $138.7M settlement over FBI's botching of Larry Nassar assault allegations
DETROIT (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement Tuesday with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larr...
Apr 23, 2024
Baby lives after stroller hit and dragged by vehicle in Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH, B.C. - A baby in a stroller survived being struck and dragged for two blocks while it was lodged in the front of a vehicle in Squamish, B.C. Mounties say they received multiple calls that a ...
Apr 23, 2024