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COVID vaccines don't cause cancer. But false claims persist in sea of misinformation
Anyone who spends even a moderate amount of time online has likely come across social media posts falsely claiming that COVID-19 vaccines are harmful to human health. Among the most widely debunked cl...
Mar 23, 2024

Borrow a bee colony? West Vancouver library loans out pollinators
VANCOUVER - Patrons at the West Vancouver Memorial Library are abuzz over a loan program of mason bees that come with their own "bungalow." The bee program is a bid to educate people about the need fo...
Mar 23, 2024

What we know and don't know about Kate's cancer diagnosis
Kate, the Princess of Wales, has disclosed that she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy - though in a video announcement Friday, she did not say what kind of cancer or reveal details of her trea...
Mar 23, 2024

NHL roundup: Playoff-hungry Capitals beat Hurricanes 7-6 in shootout
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sonny Milano recorded his first hat trick in the NHL, Alex Ovechkin scored again, and the Washington Capitals ended the Carolina Hurricanes' winning streak at five with a shootout vi...
Mar 22, 2024

Nam leads at Palos Verdes in 2nd career LPGA Tour start
PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. (AP) - Malia Nam took a one-stroke lead into the weekend in just her second career LPGA Tour start, shooting a 2-under 69 on Friday in the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship ...
Mar 22, 2024

Japan's Sakamoto three-peats as women's figure skating world champion
MONTREAL - Kaori Sakamoto of Japan is the first women's figure skater to three-peat as world champion since American Peggy Fleming from 1966 to 1968. Sakamoto captured gold again Friday at the Bell Ce...
Mar 22, 2024

Gilgeous-Alexander powers Thunder past injury-plagued Raptors 123-103
TORONTO - Canadian guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 23 points with eight assists and seven rebounds as the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the hurting Toronto Raptors 123-103 on Friday. Chet Hol...
Mar 22, 2024

Capitals' Wilson suspended 6 games for stick to the face of Leafs' Gregor
WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington Capitals winger Tom Wilson was suspended six games Friday for his stick to the face of Toronto Maple Leafs forward Noah Gregor. The NHL's department of player safety gave ...
Mar 22, 2024

'Grandpa' Cink, Hughes share lead with 3 others at Valspar Championship
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) - Stewart Cink made a great escape from the pine straw for an unlikely birdie and had a 4-under 67 that gave him a five-way share of the lead Friday in the Valspar Championship ...
Mar 22, 2024

Republican Mike Boudreaux advances to special election to complete term of ousted Speaker McCarthy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux is advancing to a May election in California to decide who will complete the remainder of the term of deposed former U.S. House Speaker Kevin Mc...
Mar 22, 2024