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Patrik Laine to return from knee injury, make Canadiens debut against Islanders
MONTREAL - Patrik Laine's long-awaited Montreal Canadiens debut - and first game in nearly a year - has arrived. The Finnish winger is back from a knee injury as the Canadiens host the New York Island...
Dec 03, 2024
Canada Post removes deadline for Santa letter program amid strike
Canada Post says it has removed the deadline for its Santa Claus letter program amid an ongoing national workers' strike that has halted mail delivery leading up to the holiday season. Some 55,000 wor...
Dec 03, 2024
Dense fog from high-pressure system creates near-zero visibility in Vancouver area
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is warning of near-zero visibility in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley areas of British Columbia as a high-pressure system brings dense fog. The weather agency says...
Dec 03, 2024
Vancouver home sales jump in November as more new listings keep prices steady: board
VANCOUVER - Greater Vancouver Realtors say the number of homes that changed hands in the region increased 28.1 per cent on a year-over-year basis in November, as buyers continued to take advantage of ...
Dec 03, 2024
South Korean president declares emergency martial law, accusing opposition of anti-state activities
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an "emergency martial law," Tuesday accusing the country's opposition of controlling the parliament, sympathizing with North Kor...
Dec 03, 2024
Double Olympic champion cyclist Evenepoel in hospital after training crash
ANDERLECHT, Belgium (AP) - Double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel was taken to hospital following a crash during training in Belgium on Tuesday. Belgian media reported Evenepoel was unable to avoid t...
Dec 03, 2024
Ski great Marcel Hirscher's comeback season ended by serious knee injury
SALZBURG, Austria (AP) - Ski great Marcel Hirscher's comeback season after five years away from the sport is over when it had barely begun. The Austrian star tore the ACL in his left knee "during a ha...
Dec 03, 2024
Alpine Canada eyes Panorama or Whistler, B.C., for future men's World Cup downhills
Whistler and Panorama, B.C., are candidates to host men's World Cup downhill ski races in the future. Alpine Canada president and chief executive officer Therese Brisson intends to find a replacement ...
Dec 03, 2024
In the news today: Canada mulling patrol changes at U.S. Border
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada mulling patrol changes at U.S. Border Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says his department is con...
Dec 03, 2024
B.C. police discipline ruling voided because officer overseeing investigation retired
VANCOUVER - A disciplinary decision against a former Vancouver police sergeant, who was found to have improperly shared degrading messages about a colleague who was sexually assaulted, has been voided...
Dec 03, 2024
