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Red Wings beat Sabres 4-1, ending 7-game losing streak to boost chance at a wild-card spot
DETROIT (AP) - Patrick Kane scored a tiebreaking goal late in the second period and James Reimer stopped 25 shots, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday in a m...
Mar 16, 2024
Week in Review: Week of March 11
Welcome to Week in Review.This week, the amount of time waiting for a surgery -- any surgery -- has decreased in Kamloops.A municipal advisor sent to Kamloops to work with mayor and council is wrappin...
Mar 16, 2024
Marielle Thompson leads Canadian sweep of medals in women's World Cup ski-cross event
VEYSONNAZ, Switzerland - Marielle Thompson led a Canadian sweep of the medals in a women's World Cup ski-cross event Saturday. Thompson, of Whistler, B.C., registered the victory. Brittany Phelan, of ...
Mar 16, 2024
Canadian Kim Boutin wins women's 500-metre short-track gold medal
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Canada's Kim Boutin won gold in the women's 500-metre final Saturday at the ISU world short-track speedskating championships. Boutin, of Sherbrooke, Que., posted a winning tim...
Mar 16, 2024
Abbotsford, B.C., police arrest 50-year-old man for woman's death
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Police in Abbotsford say a man has been arrested in the death of a woman after officers responded to a report of an assault at a home in the city Friday night. They say that patrol ...
Mar 16, 2024
Authorities order residents to shelter in place after 3 killed in suburban Philadelphia shootings
FAIRLESS HILLS, Pa. (AP) - Three people were killed after gunfire erupted early Saturday in a suburban Philadelphia township, forcing cancellation of a St. Patrick's Day parade and shutting down a chi...
Mar 16, 2024
Furless raccoon, dubbed 'Rufus', rescued and given refuge in Nova Scotia shelter
HALIFAX - A rare bald raccoon is in the care of a Nova Scotia shelter, where staff hope she'll grow her fur coat - including a bandit-like, black streak across her eyes. Hope Swinimer, the director of...
Mar 16, 2024
Despite hours of negotiations, armed man killed by police in eastend Calgary standoff
A 30-hour armed standoff with Calgary police that forced some residents of a southeast neighbourhood out of their homes came to an end on Friday night after officers shot a man dead. Police had been s...
Mar 16, 2024
Some doctors sneak education into their online content to drown out misinformation
TORONTO - When Dr. Siobhan Deshauer makes online videos, her primary goal is to demystify medicine. Her secondary goal? "I call it 'smuggling in education,'" said the physician and YouTuber, who boast...
Mar 16, 2024
India announces multi-phase general elections starting April 19 with results expected on June 4
NEW DELHI (AP) - India on Saturday announced its general elections will start on April 19 and results are expected on June 4. The voting will stretch over six weeks and seven phases, with different st...
Mar 16, 2024
