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Visiting Avalanche score a weird one to beat the Senators 5-4
OTTAWA - Mikko Rantanen had a goal and two assists and Lars Eller scored a bizarre winner as the Colorado Avalanche won their fourth straight game with a 5-4 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursd...
Mar 16, 2023
Pascal Siakam's double-double lifts Raptors over visiting Thunder 128-111
TORONTO - Pascal Siakam's double-double powered the Raptors past the Oklahoma City Thunder 128-111 on Thursday as Toronto earned back-to-back wins. Siakam led the Raptors (34-36) with 25 points, 14 re...
Mar 16, 2023
California to transform prison with death row legacy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to transform a state lockup that is home to the nation's largest number of death row inmates into a facility where prisoners can receive ed...
Mar 16, 2023
Province funds pilot program offering training and work experience to youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
The Alberta government is providing nearly $500,000 to support youth living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for increased access to on-the-job-training and work experience.The funds are to launch ...
Mar 16, 2023
Princeton stuns Arizona 59-55 in March Madness
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Tosan Evbuomwan and Princeton used a late-game run to earn the school's first NCAA Tournament win in 25 years, topping No. 2 seed Arizona 59-55 on Thursday. The 15th-seeded T...
Mar 16, 2023
Guards union says second pigeon with a backpack found in B.C. prison
VANCOUVER - A pigeon wearing a tiny empty backpack has been captured inside a federal prison in British Columbia, in what a union official says was likely another plan by inmates to smuggle drugs. The...
Mar 16, 2023
Alberta government funds program to help empower youth aging out of care
Alberta's government is investing an additional $28 million through Budget 2023 to empower youth and young adults to successfully transition out of government care and build careers.The government is ...
Mar 16, 2023
Storm season ends on home ice
The 2022-23 Alberta Junior Hockey League season has ended for the Grande Prairie Storm.The Storm lost 4-1 at home to Whitecourt Thursday night.The Wolverines completed a 4-0 opening-round sweep with t...
Mar 16, 2023
Tu'ivai stepping down as Wolves men's volleyball coach
The Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves say in a Facebook post that men's volleyball coach Sam Tu'ivai is stepping down.The post says Tu'ivai started as the women's coach in 2016 before moving to the men'...
Mar 16, 2023
Vancouver councillor supports foreign interference probe at municipal level
Vancouver Coun. Lenny Zhou says he is in full support of a foreign interference probe for elections at all levels of Canada's governments after he was named in a newspaper report on the issue. Zhou sa...
Mar 16, 2023