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McDavid calls three-game suspension 'harsh' but understands league's decision
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid admitted that he's not proud of cross-checking an opponent on the face. But, the Edmonton Oilers captain and three-time Hart Trophy winner said that NHL officials need to be ...
Jan 22, 2025
Poilievre 'not aware' of more than two genders; says there are other priorities
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he is only aware of two genders - male and female - and that the government should leave people alone. In an interview with CP24 news channel, Poilie...
Jan 22, 2025
Mistrial declared after New Hampshire jury deadlocks in youth detention center rape case
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday after jurors said they were deadlocked in the case of a former worker at New Hampshire's youth detention center charged with raping a 14-year...
Jan 22, 2025
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes visits Capitol Hill after Trump clemency
WASHINGTON (AP) - Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, the far-right extremist group leader convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, visited Capitol Hill on Wednesday after Presi...
Jan 22, 2025
Avs forward Valeri Nichushkin suffers setback in return from lower-body injury, status week-to-week
Forward Valeri Nichushkin suffered a setback in his return from a lower-body injury and doesn't figure to be back in the Colorado Avalanche lineup anytime soon. Colorado coach Jared Bednar described N...
Jan 22, 2025
Canadian Darren Owen looks to shake up MMA world with the Global Fight League
Canadian Darren Owen is no stranger to thinking big. In 2011, he and fellow Victoria entrepreneur Jason Heit appeared on "Dragon's Den" to pitch for help to grow their regional mixed martial arts prom...
Jan 22, 2025
B.C. First Nation leader apologizes, walks back on Northern Gateway pipeline support
The president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs is apologizing and walking back comments suggesting he supported reviving the Northern Gateway pipeline project, and now says he doesn't support "resusci...
Jan 22, 2025
Fewer black bears killed by conservation officers in B.C. last year
VICTORIA - There were 303 black bears killed by conservation officers in British Columbia last year, a low not seen since predator statistics were first published online in 2011. The Conservation Offi...
Jan 22, 2025
Evacuations ordered as new fast-moving wildfire threatens mountain homes north of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Evacuations were ordered on Wednesday for remote communities near a new wind-driven wildfire in mountains north of Los Angeles, as Southern California endured more dangerous winds a...
Jan 22, 2025
Carney, Arya file paperwork, officially entering Liberal leadership race
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney and Chandra Arya have submitted their paperwork to enter the race ahead of tomorrow's deadline. The two appear to be the first through that gate, sub...
Jan 22, 2025
