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Lightning eliminate Hurricanes, advance to Cup semifinals
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Brayden Point and Ross Colton scored and Andrei Vasilevskiy controlled the crease, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-0 on Tuesday night to win the sec...
Jun 08, 2021
Varlamov's strong play has Islanders on brink of semifinals
After a strong regular season, Islanders goalie Semyon Varlamov found himself on the bench while rookie Ilya Sorokin was shining in the first round of the playoffs. When Sorokin lost the series opener...
Jun 08, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, June 8, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 352,502 new vaccinations administered for a total of 26,843,0...
Jun 08, 2021
Bird of prey freed after misadventure behind grill of B.C. pickup truck
CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Mounties in British Columbia's Interior helped free a bird that was trapped behind the grill of a pickup truck. Police say a woman from the Williams Lake area told them she...
Jun 08, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, June 8, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. There are 1,395,410 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,395,410 confirmed cases (21,539 active,...
Jun 08, 2021
Fort St. John resident charged with five counts of attempted murder in Merritt shooting
MERRITT, BC - The RCMP say a Fort St. John man has been charged after a shooting involving police that injured the suspect and a child in B.C.'s southern Interior.Police say in a statement 46-year-old...
Jun 08, 2021
Grande Prairie's Minic hoping for strong performance at Canada Olympic swimming trials
Grande Prairie's Catherine Minic is heading to the Canada Olympic swim trials next week in Toronto.The swim trials will take place in Toronto from June 19-23 at the Pan Am Sports Centre. The original ...
Jun 08, 2021
McAuliffe wins Democratic nomination for Virginia governor
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Terry McAuliffe, the exuberant former Virginia governor and longtime fixture of Democratic politics, won the party's nomination Tuesday in his quest for a second term in office. M...
Jun 08, 2021
Apology first step in reconciliation with residential school victims, survivors: GPCSD Chair
Grande Prairie and District Catholic Schools has issued an apology to Treaty 8 and the rest of Canada's Indigenous community, saying it regrets Catholic participation in Canada's residential school sy...
Jun 08, 2021
'Symbols of trauma': B.C. First Nation calls on Ottawa to remove day-school buildings
VERNON, B.C. - The chief and council of a First Nation in British Columbia are calling on the federal government to remove three former day school structures they say are symbols of trauma and pain. I...
Jun 08, 2021