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Fire at Indonesian oil depot kills 14; thousands evacuated
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A large fire broke out at a fuel storage depot in Indonesia's capital on Friday, killing at least 16 people, injuring dozens of others and forcing the evacuation of thousands...
Mar 03, 2023

Vancouver Canucks deal Curtis Lazar to New Jersey Devils for 2024 fourth-round pick
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks dealt forward Curtis Lazar to the New Jersey Devils for a fourth-round pick at the 2024 draft on Friday. The deal announced ahead of the league's 3 p.m. ET trade dead...
Mar 03, 2023

Joly and Chinese counterpart confront each other over interference claims
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly and her Chinese counterpart had a testy exchange over allegations that Beijing's envoys may be interfering in Canadian matters. Joly spoke with Chinese Fo...
Mar 03, 2023

Alex Murdaugh gets life in prison in murder of wife, son
WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday, a day after he was convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of his wife and son. ...
Mar 03, 2023

Three men killed in southeast B.C. avalanche were from Germany: news agency
INVERMERE, B.C. - Three victims of a deadly avalanche in southeastern British Columbia have been identified as German citizens. The German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur says the mayor of the mun...
Mar 03, 2023

Legault says no foreign meddling in Quebec election, amid China allegations
Quebec Premier Franois Legault says there was no foreign meddling during last October's provincial election. Legault's comments are in reaction to media reports - citing unnamed security sources and l...
Mar 03, 2023

Evidence cannot support Alberta man's robbery convictions: Supreme Court of Canada
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says it tossed out an Alberta man's robbery-related convictions because the verdicts were unreasonable and cannot be supported by the evidence. Shawn Metzger had b...
Mar 03, 2023

Toronto FC looks to bounce back in Atlanta after painful season-opening loss
Two teams on different ends of wild comebacks in last week's MLS season openers face off Saturday when Toronto FC visits Atlanta United. Toronto is coming off a painful 3-2 loss at D.C. United in a ga...
Mar 03, 2023

Alex Murdaugh gets life in prison in murder of wife, son
WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday, a day after he was convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of his wife and son. ...
Mar 03, 2023

Canadian receiver Sims considering abundance of NCAA football scholarship offers
It's always good to have options, and Dallas Sims has plenty. The 17-year-old Winnipeg native has received 18 NCAA scholarship offers after helping Clearwater Academy International - a private school ...
Mar 03, 2023