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Coleman, Backlund lead Flames to 5-1 win over Rangers
NEW YORK (AP) - Andrew Mangiapane scored twice and the Calgary Flames beat the New York Rangers 5-1 on Monday night for their third straight win. Blake Coleman and Mikael Backlund each had a goal and ...
Oct 25, 2021

Fillier scores 2, Canada beats US again in women's hockey
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Sarah Fillier scored twice, including the go-ahead goal with 3:58 remaining, and Canada beat the United States 3-2 in Game 2 of the rivals' nine-game pre-Olympic series on Monda...
Oct 25, 2021

Judge orders return of items seized during 2018 arrest of Meng Wanzhou
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ordered the return of items seized from Meng Wanzhou during the Huawei executive's arrest at Vancouver's airport over an extradition request from...
Oct 25, 2021

Vancouver Canucks eager for return to home arena packed with fans
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have missed their fans. It's been nearly 600 days since the club has played a regular-season game in front of a home crowd, a stretch that's set to end Tuesday when V...
Oct 25, 2021

Judge says Oklahoma can proceed with 5 lethal injections
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A federal judge in Oklahoma ruled Monday the state can move forward with scheduled lethal injections for five death row inmates, including Julius Jones, whose case has drawn inter...
Oct 25, 2021

Grande Prairie RCMP seeking to identify shooting suspect
The Grande Prairie RCMP are putting out a call for the public's help to identify a man they allege was involved in a shooting at a home in Grande Prairie earlier this month.RCMP say they were called t...
Oct 25, 2021

Police: 6 injured, including officer, in Idaho mall shooting
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Police in Boise, Idaho, said Monday that five people and a police officer have been injured in a shooting at a shopping mall. They say one person is in custody. Police on Twitter s...
Oct 25, 2021

Grande Prairie records COVID-19 fatality, 47 new cases over weekend
The City of Grande Prairie added 47 new COVID-19 cases and 48 recoveries over the weekend, along with one death, bringing the active case total in the city down to 197.The fatality was one of 25 death...
Oct 25, 2021

Judge agrees to 'terrorism enhancement' in case of ex-Canadian Armed Forces reservist
GREENBELT, Md. - The ex-Canadian Armed Forces reservist convicted of gun charges linked to what the FBI called a neo-Nazi plot to attack a gun-rights rally in Virginia is facing up to 25 years behind ...
Oct 25, 2021

Online criteria for Afghan refugee program changes, applies to only those who've fled
OTTAWA - The Canadian government has quietly changed the criteria on its website for a special program for vulnerable Afghan refugees so that only those who have already managed to escape to other cou...
Oct 25, 2021