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US Army veteran who killed 15 in New Orleans attack was inspired by Islamic State
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A U.S. Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year's revelers in New Orleans, killing 15 people, had posted videos to social media hours before the carnage saying...
Jan 01, 2025
Immanuel Quickley's return adds new dimension to Toronto Raptors
TORONTO - Immanuel Quickley dribbled a few steps past half-court, then stagger stepped to shed his defender and launch a three-pointer with one foot still on the Toronto Raptors' logo. He made the 29-...
Jan 01, 2025
Andre Lee scores his 1st NHL goal, and the Kings blank the slumping Devils 3-0
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Andre Lee scored his first NHL goal, Darcy Kuemper recorded his second shutout of the season and the Los Angeles Kings beat the New Jersey Devils 3-0 on Wednesday for their third st...
Jan 01, 2025
B.C. teen with avian flu deemed no longer infectious, taken off supplemental oxygen
VANCOUVER - A letter sent to the editor of The New England Journal of Medicine signed by Canadian health officials says the British Columbia teenager who tested positive for avian flu has been taken o...
Jan 01, 2025
Peterman, Gallant punch playoff ticket at Canadian mixed doubles curling trials
LIVERPOOL, N.S. - Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant stayed undefeated at the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials with a pair of victories Wednesday. The husband-and-wife duo from Calgary clinched a...
Jan 01, 2025
A fireworks explosion in the Honolulu area has killed 3 people and injured at least 20
HONOLULU (AP) - A New Year's Eve fireworks explosion in a Honolulu-area neighborhood killed at least three people and critically injured 20 others , authorities said. The accident occurred just before...
Jan 01, 2025
Immanuel Quickley returns for Toronto Raptors versus Brooklyn Nets
TORONTO - Immanuel Quickley is finally back in the Toronto Raptors' lineup as they host the Brooklyn Nets tonight. The combo guard has only played in parts of three games for the Raptors so far this s...
Jan 01, 2025
Grey Cup champ Toronto Argonauts sign defensive lineman Da'Marcus Johnson
TORONTO - The reigning Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts have signed American defensive lineman Da'Marcus Johnson. The six-foot-four, 255-pound lineman from Sacramento, Calif., recorded 52 tackles, ...
Jan 01, 2025
SOUND OFF: Greater access to treatment can improve women's experience of menopause
Over 90 per cent of midlife women in British Columbia experience at least one significant physical symptom of menopause and those with more were also more likely to live with mental health conditions ...
Jan 01, 2025
Canadian man, 38, dies in avalanche in Utah mountains
MONTREAL - Authorities in Utah say a Canadian man has died in an avalanche while snowboarding in the mountains near Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake County sheriff's office says the body of 38-year-old D...
Jan 01, 2025
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