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Plans to lift a B.C. orca calf out of remote lagoon aim for two-week timeline
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A rescue effort that involves lifting a killer whale calf out of a remote tidal lagoon off northern Vancouver Island could happen within the next two weeks. Federal Fisheries Departme...
Apr 04, 2024
Draft of Saskatchewan's pronoun policy gave teachers discretion for at-risk students
SASKATOON - Emails show an early draft of Saskatchewan's school pronoun policy would have allowed teachers to use a child's preferred identification if there was concern the student faced danger when ...
Apr 04, 2024
As NATO alliance marks 75 years, Russia and Donald Trump again threaten its future
OTTAWA - Brussels is playing host to foreign ministers from 32 countries this week to mark 75 years since the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. As the alliance celebrates its annive...
Apr 04, 2024
Oettinger gets 2nd shutout in row and Stars get record 8th win in row, 5-0 over Edmonton
DALLAS (AP) - Jake Oettinger stopped 35 shots for his second consecutive shutout, Radek Faksa scored early and assisted on two of the four Dallas goals in a less than 7-minute span of the second perio...
Apr 03, 2024
Kim takes 1st-round lst-round in T-Mobile Match Play, with wind and lower temperatures on the way
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) - Sei Young Kim took advantage of ideal playing conditions Wednesday, shooting a 6-under 66 in the opening round of the T-Mobile Match Play. Las Vegas-area residents Daniell...
Apr 03, 2024
Rescuers search for people out of contact in Taiwan after strong earthquake
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) - Rescuers searched for dozens of people out of contact Thursday a day after Taiwan's strongest earthquake in a quarter century damaged buildings, caused multiple rockslides and k...
Apr 03, 2024
Edwards, Reid help Timberwolves rout Raptors 133-85 to move into tie for first in West
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Anthony Edwards scored 28 points, Naz Reid added 23 and the Minnesota Timberwolves routed the short-handed Toronto Raptors 133-85 on Wednesday night to move into a tie for first-pla...
Apr 03, 2024
Yordan Alvarez homers twice, Astros shut out Blue Jays again in 8-0 victory
HOUSTON (AP) - Yordan Alvarez homered twice amd matched his career high with four hits, Cristian Javier and four relievers combined on a one-hitter and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-...
Apr 03, 2024
Vasilevskiy backstops Lightning to 4-1 victory over Leafs; Matthews scores No. 63
TORONTO - Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves as the Tampa Bay Lightning topped Toronto 4-1 on Wednesday despite Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews adding to his NHL lead with the sniper's 63rd goal of the...
Apr 03, 2024
BC Soccer Premier League franchise coming to Kamloops?; Rivers FC hires women's coach
KAMLOOPS -- Lyle Dos Santos was hired in October as general manager of both the Kamloops Youth Soccer Association and Rivers FC, the latter a club that fields men's and women's teams in semi-pro Leagu...
Apr 03, 2024
