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Tavares scores twice as Maple Leafs beat Rangers 4-3
NEW YORK (AP) - John Tavares scored twice and an added an assist, and Anthony Stolarz made 27 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New York Rangers 4-3 on Thursday night. Bobby McMann and Mat...
Mar 20, 2025
Avalanche overwhelm Senators with first-period barrage en route to 5-1 victory
OTTAWA - The Colorado Avalanche wasted no time asserting their dominance Thursday night, scoring four first-period goals en route to a commanding 5-1 victory over the playoff-hungry Ottawa Senators. N...
Mar 20, 2025
Keith Mitchell settles for a 5-way tie for the lead at Valspar Championship
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) - Keith Mitchell thrived in a tough wind on a tough Copperhead course at Innisbrook on Thursday until he dropped two shots late in his round and had to settle for a 4-under 67 a...
Mar 20, 2025
Yukon pharmacare deal to cover contraceptives, diabetes meds at little or no cost
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon and federal governments have announced a $9.5-million pharmacare agreement over four years, giving universal access to contraceptive and diabetes medications for the territory's...
Mar 20, 2025
Florida man is executed for the killings of an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother
STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man who killed an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used drugs was executed Thursday evening. Prison officials said Edward Jame...
Mar 20, 2025
Man convicted of manslaughter in 2023 stabbing of teen on Surrey, B.C., bus
Homicide investigators say a man has been found guilty of manslaughter in the 2023 stabbing death of a 17-year-old boy on a bus in Surrey, B.C. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says in a sta...
Mar 20, 2025
Man convicted of manslaughter in 2023 stabbing of teen on Surrey, B.C., bus
Homicide investigators say a man has been found guilty of manslaughter in the 2023 stabbing death of a 17-year-old boy on a bus in Surrey, B.C. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says in a sta...
Mar 20, 2025
'It's just zoomed by': Big Little Science Centre commemorates 25 years of interactive education
KAMLOOPS - The Big Little Science Centre (BLSC) in Kamloops recently celebrated its 25th anniversary of operations. BLSC was founded in 2000 by a retired science teacher, Gordon Gore. While Gore passe...
Mar 20, 2025
Fire chief says blaze in Burnaby, B.C., highrise injures 15, three seriously
BURNABY, B.C. - A fire in a highrise in the Metro Vancouver suburb of Burnaby has sent 15 to hospital, three of them with serious injuries. Fire Chief Ian Hetherington says about four dozen firefighte...
Mar 20, 2025
Fire chief says blaze in Burnaby, B.C., highrise injures 15, three seriously
BURNABY, B.C. - A fire in a highrise in the Metro Vancouver suburb of Burnaby has sent 15 to hospital, three of them with serious injuries. Fire Chief Ian Hetherington says about four dozen firefighte...
Mar 20, 2025
