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Montreal Chinese groups threaten to sue RCMP over 'secret police station' allegations
MONTREAL - Two Chinese community groups in the Montreal area say they will sue the RCMP if they don't apologize for alleging that the groups hosted secret Chinese government "police stations." In a la...
Dec 1, 2023
Rookie goaltender Joseph Woll making crease case with Toronto Maple Leafs
TORONTO - Joseph Woll saved his best for last. The Maple Leafs rookie goaltender had already made two huge stops in overtime when Kraken forward Jordan Eberle appeared on the lip of the crease with th...
Dec 1, 2023
Flu season has officially started in Canada, public health agency says
TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada says flu season is officially underway in this country. The rate of tests that were positive for flu stayed above the agency's threshold of five per cent f...
Dec 1, 2023
World Cup men's downhill race canceled due to heavy snowfall at Beaver Creek, Colorado
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) - Heavy snowfall from the night before led to the cancellation of a men's World Cup downhill race on Friday in Beaver Creek, Colorado. This marks the third speed-race postpone...
Dec 1, 2023
Seattle Kraken to be without forward Jaden Schwartz for six weeks because of upper body injury
TORONTO (AP) - The Seattle Kraken will be without forward Jaden Schwartz for six weeks because of an upper body injury, the team said Friday. Schwartz was injured during Seattle's loss at Chicago on T...
Dec 1, 2023
Victor Wembanyama will miss Spurs' game Friday in New Orleans with hip tightness
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Victor Wembanyama has been ruled out of San Antonio's game against New Orleans on Friday because of right hip tightness, the first time that the highly touted rookie will sit for a ...
Dec 1, 2023
Alberta RCMP conducting traffic stops for National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day
Alberta RCMP is reminding people to drive safely as we enter the holiday season.In support of National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day Saturday, officers will be conducting traffic enforcement initia...
Dec 1, 2023
Lawyer in Ali murder trial says 13-year-old B.C. victim was not an 'innocent'
VANCOUVER - Ibrahim Ali's lawyer says the 13-year-old girl he's accused of murdering in a British Columbia park wasn't the "innocent" depicted in a "rose-coloured" portrayal by the Crown at trial. Kev...
Dec 1, 2023
Liberals say Tories delaying help for Ukraine as advocacy group pleads with Poilievre
OTTAWA - Liberals are accusing Conservatives of delaying help for Ukrainians, after a Tory motion prevented the House of Commons from voting today on a bill meant to modernize the Canada-Ukraine free ...
Dec 1, 2023
Hockey games, free skating this weekend
StormThe Grande Prairie Storm are in Whitecourt Friday night. Face-off at 7 p.m.Grande Prairie has 30 points in 29 games so far this season, good for ninth place in the overall standings.The Wolverine...
Dec 1, 2023