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QMJHL playoffs: Cataractes claw back into series with 5-2 win over Oceanic
SHAWINIGAN — Yoan Loshing scored twice and added an assist, Jordan Tourigny had a goal and three assists, and the Shawinigan Cataractes beat the visiting Rimouski Oceanic 5-2 in Quebec Maritimes ...
Calgary Stampeders take receiver Alford with top pick of CFL draft
The Calgary Stampeders selected the Utah receiver first overall in the CFL draft Tuesday. Alford said hearing his name called ...
Elections Canada says more than 19.5M voters cast a ballot in federal election
OTTAWA — Elections Canada says more than 68 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot in the federal election — more than 19.5 million people. While this election was widely expected to see increased ...
Vancouver tragedy ripples through Winnipeg's Filipino community
A wave of shock and mourning continues to ripple across Canada following the horrific tragedy in Vancouver yesterday, where ...
China lashes out at US as tensions escalate over a space observatory in Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — China struck a defiant stance on Tuesday in response to American concerns about Beijing’s efforts to expand its influence in the resource-rich South American nation of Chile, ...
Man charged with attempted rape of person who died on a New York City subway train
NEW YORK (AP) — A man was charged with attempted rape after surveillance video taken aboard a New York City subway train showed him performing sexual acts on an unresponsive passenger who was later ...
Vietnam marks 50 years since war's end and focuses on reconciliation during a period of new tensions
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam on Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the end of the war with the United States and the formation of the modern nation through the merger of North and ...
FRIESEN: Jets to hit long playoff road, or ditch of futility
The Jets have to improve in goal and without the puck, too, if they want to live up to their regular-season hype and bury the memory of the last two playoff years. Giving up a combined 12 goals in the ...
Parental guidance advised: DeMelo's illness mirrored Jets' play in St. Louis
Winnipeg Jets defenceman Dylan DeMelo took some time on Tuesday to describe just how sick one has to be to miss a playoff ...
'I'm not going to be Superman': Just super will do for Jets' Vilardi
“I’m not going to be Superman or anything like that,” Vilardi said on Tuesday. “I’m just going to go play and hopefully… help ...
A family of three migrants from Colombia among Vancouver festival victims
Daniel Samper, his wife Glitza Maria Caicedo, and their daughter Glitza Daniela Samper were among 11 people killed at the Filipino festival on April 27. The family immigrated, along with their son, ...
Runaway kangaroo on the loose named Sheila shuts down Alabama interstate
A runaway kangaroo named Sheila shut down a stretch of interstate in Alabama on Tuesday before state troopers and the animal’s owner wrangled the wayward marsupial. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency ...