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Pleas from small businesses for debt help pepper Freeland's post-budget tour
OTTAWA - Small business owners have made a plea to the federal finance minister to consider more help paying off their pandemic-related debts as the sixth wave of COVID-19 causes customers to stay hom...
Apr 15, 2022
Mike Bossy, Islanders great, 4-time Cup champion, dies at 65
Mike Bossy, one of hockey's most prolific goal-scorers and a star for the New York Islanders during their 1980s dynasty, has died after a battle with lung cancer. He was 65. The Islanders and TVA Spor...
Apr 15, 2022
First Indigenous women to scout in NHL calls for more diversity, inclusion in hockey
Brigette Lacquette recalls trying out for her first summer hockey team with her sister and the unwelcoming vibe that greeted them in the dressing room. The First Nations siblings from Mallard, Man., h...
Apr 15, 2022
Pleas from small businesses for debt help pepper Freeland's post-budget tour
OTTAWA - Small business owners have made a plea to the federal finance minister to consider more help paying off their pandemic-related debts as the sixth wave of COVID-19 causes customers to stay hom...
Apr 15, 2022
China stages military exercises as US lawmakers visit Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - China said its military staged exercises Friday to reinforce its threat to use force to bring Taiwan under its control, as U.S. lawmakers visiting Taiwan made a pointed and publi...
Apr 15, 2022
B.C. flood survivor warns others to check insurance amid rising climate disasters
MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA - A survivor of British Columbia's catastrophic floods last year is warning others to check their insurance policies after she said she received a payout of only $30,000 when...
Apr 15, 2022
Vancouver Canucks trounce Arizona Coyotes 7-1, extend win streak to five games
VANCOUVER - J.T. Miller tallied a career-high five assists and the Vancouver Canucks dominated the Arizona Coyotes 7-1 on Thursday. The result extended the Canucks' win streak to five straight games a...
Apr 14, 2022
Clashes erupt at Jerusalem holy site, 59 Palestinians hurt
JERUSALEM (AP) - Clashes broke out early Friday between Israeli police and Palestinians at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, a major holy site in Jerusalem, and medics said at least 59 Palestinians were wounded. It...
Apr 14, 2022
Zelenskyy hails Ukrainians' resolve 50 days into invasion
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - On a day that saw Moscow suffer a stinging symbolic defeat with the loss of its Black Sea fleet flagship, Ukraine's president hailed his people for their resolve since Russia inva...
Apr 14, 2022
King bails out Chapman, saves Yanks' 3-0 win over Blue Jays
NEW YORK (AP) - Michael King escaped a bases-loaded, no-outs jam created by Aroldis Chapman to preserve the New York Yankees' 3-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night after Luis Severino b...
Apr 14, 2022