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Alex Tuch scores short-handed winner, Sabres top Canadiens 3-2
MONTREAL - Alex Tuch scored a short-handed game-winner late in the second period as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Wednesday night at Bell Centre. Zemgus Girgensons and Jeff...
Feb 21, 2024

MLS Commissioner Don Garber says league is 'very prepared' to deal with referee lockout
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Lionel Messi's first full season in Major League Soccer started with replacement officials Wednesday when Inter Miami played host to Real Salt Lake, and Commissioner Don G...
Feb 21, 2024

Load from construction crane falls, hitting floors of unfinished Vancouver building
VANCOUVER - A load being lifted by a crane high above a Vancouver construction site fell, hitting several floors of an unfinished multi-storey building. Matthew Trudeau with Vancouver Fire Rescue Serv...
Feb 21, 2024

Upcoming wildfire season could be worse than last year, federal minister says
OTTAWA - Provincial, territorial and federal emergency response ministers have wrapped up two days of meetings in Ottawa on the upcoming wildfire season, which is already getting an early start in Alb...
Feb 21, 2024

At least 14 confirmed dead after an illegal open-pit gold mine collapses in Venezuela
LA PARAGUA, Venezuela (AP) - The collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela killed at least 14 people and injured several more, state authorities said Wednesday, as some...
Feb 21, 2024

Netflix announces documentary about Expos' departure from Montreal
Streaming service Netflix announced Wednesday that a new documentary about Major League Baseball's Montreal Expos and their departure from their Canadian home will be coming to the platform. The docum...
Feb 21, 2024

Hunting Hills' 24-hour Bike-A-Thon for mental health awareness returning for eighth year
The Hunting Hills High School's 24-hour Bike-A-Thon is returning this April for its eighth year.The bi-annual event, running from 12 p.m. on April 25 to 12 p.m. April 26, raises awareness and funds fo...
Feb 21, 2024

Association representing Canadian women's team files lawsuit against Canada Soccer
TORONTO - The Canadian Soccer Players' Association, which represents the Canadian women's team, has filed a $40-million lawsuit against 15 current and former board members of Canada Soccer, alleging "...
Feb 21, 2024

Province announces advisory council on inclusion for Black Albertans
Premier Danielle Smith and Minister of Immigration and Multiculturalism Muhammad Yaseen have launched an advisory council to tackle racism and systemic barriers for Alberta's Black community.Alberta's...
Feb 21, 2024

B.C. scraps proposed changes to Land Act amid consultation, controversy
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is scrapping a plan that was to allow shared decision-making with First Nations about the use of public land, which was part of the province's work to align ...
Feb 21, 2024