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Bo Horvat's two-point night leads Canucks past Oilers 6-1 in pre-season game
EDMONTON - Bo Horvat had a goal and an assist as the Vancouver Canucks came away with a 6-1 pre-season victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. Brogan Rafferty, Jay Beagle, Sven Baertschi, Lukas ...
Sep 19, 2019
Brendan Gallagher scores twice in Canadiens' 5-4 shootout win over Panthers
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens' offence did just enough in regulation, and in the shootout, to remain perfect in the pre-season. Brendan Gallagher scored twice in regulation and the Canadiens downe...
Sep 19, 2019
Minshew, defence shine as Jaguars thump Titans 20-7
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Gardner Minshew threw two touchdown passes and should have had a third, Calais Campbell spearheaded another defensive gem and the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Tennessee Titans 20...
Sep 19, 2019
Cavan Biggio hit for cycle, just like dad Craig
BALTIMORE - Cavan Biggio hit for the cycle, just like his dad. Biggio homered in the third inning, singled in the sixth, doubled in the eighth and tripled in the ninth to boost the Toronto Blue Jays o...
Sep 19, 2019
Hays robs Guerrero, Jays sweep Orioles with 8-4 victory
BALTIMORE - Cavan Biggio homered and had three RBIs to offset a spectacular, homer-robbing catch by Austin Hays, and the Toronto Blue Jays used a six-run seventh inning to beat the Baltimore Orioles 8...
Sep 19, 2019
STARS embarking on ambitious campaign to replace aging helicopters
STARS is looking to replace some of its helicopters with new ones. Two of the five needed in Alberta are already flying out of Calgary. Three more are needed in this province The Grande Prairie base h...
Sep 19, 2019 A video image of the new Airbus H145 helicopter STARS has picked to replace its current fleet. Photo by Curtis Galbraith.
Invasive giant bee-eating hornets nest found in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - A nest of invasive Asian giant hornets has been discovered and destroyed in a park south of Nanaimo, B.C. The provincial government says its experts and a group of local beekeeper...
Sep 19, 2019
Justin Trudeau's painful blackface past a teachable moment: observers
TORONTO - The image of a smiling Justin Trudeau in a turban and dark makeup is unquestionably offensive, but law professor and former Ontario human rights commissioner Errol Mendes says the ...
Sep 19, 2019
AP Source: GM's offer to UAW would add lower-paying jobs
DETROIT - A General Motors offer to invest $7 billion in U.S. facilities includes $2 billion from joint ventures and suppliers for new plants that would pay workers less than the top union wage, a per...
Sep 19, 2019
From minstrel shows to campus firestorms, Canada's long history of blackface
Justin Trudeau's political fate hangs in the balance as a series of images of the Liberal leader wearing blackface and brownface have roiled the federal election campaign. The scandal has shocked many...
Sep 19, 2019