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Connor Hellebuyck makes 35 saves, leading the Jets to a 4-1 win over the Red Wings
DETROIT (AP) - Nikolaj Ehlers and Kyle Connor scored in the first period and Connor Hellebuyck made 35 saves, leading the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night. The J...
Oct 26, 2023
Radio host Larry Elder ends Republican presidential campaign and endorses Donald Trump
Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder announced Thursday that he was ending his 2024 Republican campaign for president and endorsing former President Donald Trump. Elder, who sought to replace Cali...
Oct 26, 2023
Canucks are in a better place this season than same time last year
VANCOUVER - After six games the Vancouver Canucks are in a much happier place this NHL season than they were at the same time last year. The Canucks opened their schedule with a convincing 8-1 home wi...
Oct 26, 2023
B.C.'s new fossil emblem an 80-million-year-old marine reptile called elasmosaur
VICTORIA - British Columbia has officially designated a large, fierce-looking marine reptile that swam in waters off Vancouver Island 80 million years ago as the province's official fossil emblem. The...
Oct 26, 2023
Liberal bill updating sex-offender registry in response to court decision becomes law
OTTAWA - A Liberal bill that adds victims' input to the process for publication ban decisions and changes how the national sexual offender registry works has received royal assent. The new law require...
Oct 26, 2023
Smith says Alberta's CPP exit campaign to continue despite questions over key number
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta will continue its $7.5-million pension-exit advertising and survey campaign, despite acknowledging the key dollar figure is disputed and likely headed to...
Oct 26, 2023
Wife of ex-Alaska Airlines pilot says she's in shock after averted Horizon Air disaster
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The wife of a former Alaska Airlines pilot who prosecutors say tried to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight while riding in the cockpit jump seat said Thursday she knew her h...
Oct 26, 2023
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advances to quarterfinals at Swiss Indoors
BASEL, Switzerland - Defending champion Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal advanced to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Dutch qualifier Botic van de Zan...
Oct 26, 2023
U.S. man sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex exploitation of 3 B.C. children
SURREY, B.C. - An Oregon man has been sentenced to 20 years in a U.S. federal prison for sexually exploiting three British Columbia children. RCMP say 37-year-old Kevin McCarty of Happy Valley, Ore., ...
Oct 26, 2023
Skaters prepare for international competition on Canadian ice
VANCOUVER - Canadian figure skaters are hoping to build on detailed preparation and past performances in front of home support as the Skate Canada International Competition is set to get underway. Six...
Oct 26, 2023