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Vancouver Canucks forward Pearson out for season after second hand surgery
Vancouver Canucks forward Tanner Pearson will miss the rest of the season due to an ongoing hand injury. General manager Patrik Allvin announced Thursday that the 30-year-old left-winger has undergone...
Jan 12, 2023
Oklahoma executes man who killed elderly couple in 2003
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma executed a man Thursday who was convicted of killing an elderly couple and committing other crimes 20 years ago before authorities caught up to him in Texas after a ma...
Jan 12, 2023
Proud Boys sedition trial opens 2 years after Jan. 6 riot
WASHINGTON (AP) - A high-profile Capitol riot trial opened Thursday for former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants charged with seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors say was a de...
Jan 12, 2023
Amid fishing deaths, calls rise for small boats to have stability checks
HALIFAX - As Canadian fishers continue to die when their boats capsize in frigid waters, a debate is surfacing over why clear rules aren't in place to ensure basic stability of vessels that face ocean...
Jan 12, 2023
Canada's Jessie Fleming, Bev Priestman shortlisted for FIFA Best Football Awards
Canada midfielder Jessie Fleming and coach Bev Priestman have been shortlisted for the Best FIFA Football Awards. Fleming is one of 14 nominees for the Best FIFA Women's Player. Her opposition include...
Jan 12, 2023
Hundreds of jobs affected as Canfor announces pulp line closure at B.C. mill
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - An estimated 300 jobs in British Columbia will likely be gone by the end of the year as Canfor Pulp Products closes the pulp line at its Prince George pulp and paper mill. The Va...
Jan 12, 2023
Pillen names Ricketts to US Senate seat vacated by Sasse
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - In one of his first acts as Nebraska's governor, Republican Jim Pillen on Thursday named to the state's vacant U.S. Senate seat the former governor who helped him get elected. Pil...
Jan 12, 2023
White House: Classified documents found at Biden's home
WASHINGTON (AP) - Documents with classified markings from President Joe Biden's time as vice president were found at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, the White House said Thursday, days after it was ...
Jan 12, 2023
Stankoven scores 100th goal, Blazers beat Giants 6-3 in first game after WHL trade deadline
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers won big in their first game following the Western Hockey League (WHL) trade deadline.Logan Stankoven scored five points, including his 100th career WHL goal, as the Bla...
Jan 12, 2023
Rights group releases scathing report on Canada's violations of Indigenous rights
NEW YORK - A leading human rights group says Canada is failing to address long-standing abuses, delivering a scathing rebuke of what it calls the federal government's inadequate climate policy and vio...
Jan 12, 2023
