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Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, who sought Scotland's independence, dies at 69
LONDON (AP) - Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland who for decades championed Scotland's independence from the U.K., has died. He was 69. Anas Sarwar, leader of Scottish Labour, on Satu...
Oct 12, 2024

Bullet fired, window smashed at Jewish school in Toronto's north end: police
TORONTO - Police say they are investigating after a bullet was fired at a Jewish girls' school in Toronto's north end. Toronto Police Service says the shooting targeted Bais Chaya Mushka elementary sc...
Oct 12, 2024

Canada's Fernandez, Indonesia's Sutjiadi ousted from Wuhan Open in semifinals
WUHAN - Canada's Leylah Fernandez and Indonesia's Aldila Sutjiadi will not be moving on to the Wuhan Open final. The pairing lost 7-5, 6-2 to Americans Jessica Pegula and Asia Muhammad in the women's ...
Oct 12, 2024

2 men charged with second-degree murder, arson after Old Montreal fire killed 2
MONTREAL - Two men have been charged with second-degree murder and arson after a fire erupted in an Old Montreal building, killing a mother and daughter from France. Justin Fortier-Trahan, 20, and Juv...
Oct 12, 2024

Harris' doctor reports she's 'excellent health.' Her campaign wants to draw a contrast with Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris is in "excellent health" and "possesses the physical and mental resiliency" required to serve as president, her doctor said in a letter released Saturday...
Oct 12, 2024

Messier says 'change' is inevitable as the NHL enters streaming era on Amazon
TORONTO - Over his quarter century in the National Hockey League, Mark Messier witnessed sweeping technological changes to the game, from the advent of lighter hockey sticks to the use of video review...
Oct 12, 2024

Goalie Kevin Lankinen 'living day by day' with Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - Kevin Lankinen has made a point of focusing on what's in front of him - whether it's a puck or an opportunity. The goalie stuck to that ideal Friday as he made his debut for the Vancouver ...
Oct 12, 2024

Lightning score three goals in the third-period to beat Hurricanes 4-1
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Nikita Kucherov scored a third-period hat trick to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 in Friday night's season opener for both teams. Kucherov beat Hurr...
Oct 11, 2024

Flyers open NHL campaign with 3-2 shootout win over Canucks
VANCOUVER - Morgan Frost scored in the fifth round of the shootout and the Philadelphia Flyers opened their season with a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday. Tyson Forester and Cam York ...
Oct 11, 2024

Scheifele scores late in third, adds OT winner in Jets' 2-1 win over Blackhawks
WINNIPEG - Not only did Mark Scheifele win the game for the Winnipeg Jets, he recorded a significant milestone in doing so. The Winnipeg Jets assistant captain scored his 299th career NHL goal with 1:...
Oct 11, 2024