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The fourth line to the rescue. Tanner Pearson and Cole Koepke scored second-period goals to pace the Jets to a 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night. "When your fourth line can do that and score you two goals, that's a big game changer,” head coach Scott Arniel said. "Especially in the second […]
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By John Chidley-Hill TORONTO — Jonathan Mogbo is embracing whatever role he’s given, whether it’s with the Toronto Raptors or Raptors 905 and in whatever position either team needs him to fill on the floor. “I love it, can’t complain,” Mogbo said hours after playing for the 905 on Friday morning and an hour before […]
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By Judy Owen WINNIPEG — Eric Comrie made 34 saves and Kyle Connor scored his team-leading 15th goal of the season as the Winnipeg Jets downed the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on Friday. Cole Koepke added his first goal with the Jets to go along with an assist after signing in free agency over the summer. […]
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By John Chidley-Hill TORONTO — Rookie wing Kon Knueppel scored 21 points, including five three-pointers, as the Charlotte Hornets blew out the Toronto Raptors 111-86 on Friday. Miles Bridges was a rebound short of a double-double, with 15 points and nine rebounds as Charlotte (7-16) ended a two-game skid. Knueppel added eight assists. Hornets...
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VANCOUVER — A horse racing tradition in Vancouver for more than 130 years is closing permanently. Hastings Racecourse and Casino says in a statement that thoroughbred horse racing at the facility in East Vancouver is ending effective immediately. Wayne Odegard, regional vice-president with the Great Canadian Entertainment, says it was an...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to three more months in prison Friday for violating the terms of his supervised release in a New York gang case by assaulting a man and possessing drugs. The 29-year-old artist from Brooklyn, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, admitted to the violations during a hearing […]
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By Ashley Joannou Conservation officers in British Columbia are no longer actively trying to capture the grizzly bear responsible for last month’s “extraordinary attack” on a group of schoolchildren and teachers that left four with severe injuries. A statement from the B.C. Conservation Officer Service on Friday said DNA and other forensic...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Groundbreaking architect Frank Gehry, who died Friday at age 96, was known for designing some of the most imaginative buildings ever constructed. Over the course of his career, he was awarded every major prize architecture has to offer _ including the field’s top honor, the Pritzker Prize, for what has been […]
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By David Friend TORONTO — Frank Gehry, the Canadian-born renegade architect behind some of the world’s most recognizable buildings, has died at 96. He died on Friday morning at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., following a brief respiratory illness, said Meaghan Lloyd, chief of staff at Gehry Partners, LLP. Known for his unconventional style...
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DAVIE — Maria Sanchez scored a hat trick to lift Mexico’s Tigres Femenil to a 3-2 win over AFC Toronto at the World Sevens Football seven-a-side tournament Friday. Tigres rallied from 1-0 and 2-1 deficits. Nigerian international Esther Okoronkwo and Nikki Small had the Toronto goals. It’s the inaugural North American edition of the...
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By Chuck Chiang VANCOUVER — Brock Eurchuk said he felt “completely cut adrift” by British Columbia’s health care system when trying to deal with health troubles of their 16-year-old son, Elliot. The teenager died from an overdose in 2018. “Elliot was in care in a hospital for over a month, and the caregivers were completely […]
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It's a no-brainer for those who played in the first one a decade ago and likely a no-brainer for fans who'll attend next year. The alumni component of the NHL's Heritage Classic outdoor game in Winnipeg next Oct 25, has to include one man, above all others: Retired defenceman Dustin Byfuglien. "If he has his […]
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LOS ANGELES — Former Vancouver Whitecaps boss Marc Dos Santos has been named head coach of Los Angeles FC. The 48-year-old from Montreal succeeds Steve Cherundolo, who announced in April that he was stepping down at the end of the Major League Soccer season. Cherundolo, who played his entire career in the Bundesliga with Hannover […]
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By Ed White BRIGHTON, Mich. (AP) — Ed Bambas will soon ring up his last can of corn. The 88-year-old Michigan grocery worker was handed an oversized check for $1.7 million Friday, the result of a remarkable fundraising campaign by a young Australian man with an extraordinary following on social media. “No, no,” Bambas said, […]
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By Susan Montoya Bryan A federal law enforcement operation at an Arizona taco shop resulted in a fracas on Friday, with agents deploying pepper spray as a group of protesters tried to stop authorities. Two agents were injured, and U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva was in the vicinity as protesters were sprayed. The Democratic congresswoman from […]
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By Ed White BRIGHTON, Mich. (AP) — Ed Bambas will soon ring up his last can of corn. The 88-year-old Michigan grocery worker was handed an oversized check for $1.7 million Friday, the result of a remarkable fundraising campaign by a young Australian man with an extraordinary following on social media. “No, no,” Bambas said, […]
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By Jack Brook NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans’ mayor-elect said Friday that a federal immigration crackdown launched this week is already causing harm as encounters between masked agents and residents, including some caught on video, has prompted public backlash in the blue city. Frustrated city officials pointed to the case of Jacelynn Guzman,...
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INWOOD, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia National Guard member who survived last week’s shooting in Washington is slowly healing, West Virginia’s governor said Friday. Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe’s head wound is slowly improving and “he’s beginning to ‘look more like himself,”‘ Gov. Patrick Morrisey said in a statement quoting Wolfe’s...
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By Michael R. Sisak NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City high school senior was jailed Friday on a federal arson charge after authorities say he set a fire that severely burned a sleeping subway passenger. Hiram Carrero, 18, was not required to enter a plea during his arraignment in Manhattan federal court. The […]
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By David Friend TORONTO — Frank Gehry, the Canadian-born renegade architect behind some of the world’s most recognizable buildings, has died at 96. He died on Friday morning at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., following a brief respiratory illness, said Meaghan Lloyd, chief of staff at Gehry Partners, LLP. Known for his unconventional style...
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By Lauren Krugel CALGARY — Canada’s main stock index ended the week lower while U.S. markets rose Friday as investors looked ahead to interest rate decisions coming next week on both sides of the border. “The market seems to be in a place where they think it’s unlikely that the Bank of Canada is going […]
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By Nick Murray OTTAWA — The federal government says it is proposing to reissue fishing licences to a coalition of Mi’kmaq First Nations in Atlantic Canada, despite objections from Inuit in Nunavut who successfully sued to have the original licences quashed. In 2021, Inuit asked the Federal Court to set aside a decision by the […]
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By David Baxter OTTAWA — More than 10,000 removal warrants in the Canada Border Services Agency inventory have been active for more than a year — even though the agency says removals are at an all-time high. CBSA statistics show more than 33,000 removal warrants in the current inventory. Agency vice-president Aaron McCrorie said more […]
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By Isabel Debre And Almudena Calatrava BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The libertarian government of Argentina’s President Javier Milei announced Friday it would issue a dollar bond for the first time in nearly eight years, as the cash-strapped country seeks a return to international markets and faces an enormous sum of debt due in the […]
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By Gemma Karstens-Smith MIAMI — It’s been a long season for the Vancouver Whitecaps. Getting to the MLS Cup has taken even longer. The club will play in Major League Soccer’s championship match for the first time on Saturday when they take on Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami in Florida. “I think it’s years of hard […]
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By Maura Forrest MONTREAL — A problem with the signalling system caused a service interruption for several hours Friday morning on Montreal’s light-rail network. The malfunction occurred on the new branch of the rail system that opened last month, connecting downtown Montreal with its northern exurb of Deux-Montagnes, Que. A spokesperson for...
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Trevor Harris is coming off a dream CFL season, finally winning his first Grey Cup ring as a starting quarterback with an MVP performance in the championship game. While some in his position might have considered hanging up the cleats, the 39-year-old Saskatchewan Roughriders pivot says he still hasn’t hit his ceiling. “I’d be shocked […]
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By Marissa Birnie A video posted to social media in December appeared to show a Brampton, Ont. man filming the chained-up bumper of his Mustang _ the only part of the vehicle that remained after a supposed theft. While some users who reposted the video took it at face value, the video is actually a […]
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By Heather Hollingsworth, Claudia Lauer And Jim Vertuno A man clinging to a tree on the Guadalupe River and screaming for a helicopter rescue. A father hustling his family into the attic to escape the rising waters. A Camp Mystic staffer pleading with a 911 operator to send help immediately. Five months after catastrophic flooding […]
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By Yonat Shimron PENZANCE, England (RNS) — On a gray afternoon in November, a group of 19 people gathered outside the Church of St. Buryan, an iconic medieval parish with a 92-foot granite tower that dominates the skyline. Clad in raincoats, reflective vests, waterproof boots with some holding wooden staffs, these residents of Cornwall,...
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The civilian director of British Columbia’s police watchdog says she doesn’t believe Vancouver officers committed an offence when they shot a naked man with multiple beanbags and he died. Jessica Berglund’s report says police were called in August 2022 when a naked man was seen running on the sidewalk in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and...
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By Jake Offenhartz NEW YORK (AP) — For years, the 1997 killing of a young woman found in a Long Island state park — her body dismembered, left unidentifiable beyond a tattoo of a peach — seemed destined to remain unsolved. That all changed in 2011, when investigators discovered new skeletal fragments, along with the […]
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By Ben Finley, Konstantin Toropin And Regina Garcia Cano WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has built up a fleet of warships near Venezuela, including the largest U.S. aircraft carrier, as American forces keep blowing up small boats accused of smuggling narcotics for drug cartels. The expanded U.S. military presence, the largest in Latin...
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By Chuck Chiang VANCOUVER — Brock Eurchuk said he felt “completely cut adrift” by British Columbia’s health care system when trying to deal with health troubles of their 16-year-old son, Elliot. The teenager died from an overdose in 2018. “Elliot was in care in a hospital for over a month, and the caregivers were completely […]
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They were NHL rookies just trying to make a team and fulfill a childhood dream. Five games into that 2016-17 season, Winnipeg Jets Kyle Connor and Josh Morrissey were skating on an outdoor rink in front of 33,000 fans at Winnipeg’s football stadium, part of the first Heritage Classic to hit the Manitoba capital. Now […]
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By Josh Funk The nation’s freight railroads are going to be able to try relying more on technology and inspect their tracks in person less often after the federal government approved their waiver request on Friday. The Association of American Railroads trade group asked for the relief from inspection requirements that were written back in […]
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By Sarah Raza Federal agents have arrested a dozen people in Minneapolis since launching an enforcement operation this week primarily focused on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S., but fewer than half of those detained are Somali. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Thursday that agents had arrested 12 people. Of those, six...
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By Fabiola Sanchez MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s anti-money laundering office has frozen the bank accounts of the Mexican co-owner of Miss Universe as part of an investigation into drugs, fuel and arms trafficking, an official said Friday. The country’s Financial Intelligence Unit, which oversees the fight against money laundering, froze...
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By Bill Graveland CALGARY — Calgary neurologist Dr. Serena Orr spent her career researching migraine attacks and trying to bring patients relief from the painful symptoms. But it wasn’t until she moved to Calgary that she gained a whole new perspective with a migraine attack of her own. “I had mild headaches in all the […]
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By Dave Collins A former high-level agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and an associate have been charged with conspiring to launder millions of dollars and obtain firearms and explosives for a Mexican drug cartel that has been designed as a foreign terrorist organization, according to an indictment unsealed Friday in New York...
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By David Friend TORONTO — Frank Gehry, the Canadian-born renegade architect behind some of the world’s most recognizable buildings, has died at 96. Meaghan Lloyd, chief of staff at Gehry Partners, LLP, said he died on Friday morning at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., following a brief illness. Known for his unconventional style and […]
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By Nicole Thompson The Toronto-born, Los Angeles-based architect Frank Gehry died on Friday. A titan of his field, here’s a summary of some of the awards and accolades he received over a career that spanned more than half a century: In 1974, he was inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Institute of […]
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By David Friend TORONTO — Frank Gehry, the Canadian-born renegade architect behind some of the world’s most recognizable buildings, has died at 96. Meaghan Lloyd, chief of staff at Gehry Partners, LLP, said he died on Friday morning at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., following a brief illness. Known for his unconventional style and […]
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OPELOUSAS, Louisiana (AP) — Two inmates accused of violent crimes, including second-degree attempted murder, are on the run after escaping from a southwestern Louisiana jail Wednesday by removing pieces of a degrading wall and using sheets to scale a wall, officials said. A third inmate who joined in the breakout killed himself after he was […]
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By Craig Lord OTTAWA — Canada’s economy continued to blow past job forecasts in November but some economists caution against reading too much into a series of strong headline figures. Statistics Canada said Friday that the economy added 54,000 new positions last month compared with economists’ expectations for a small loss. The unemployment...
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By Jim Vertuno KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas residents trapped by catastrophic flooding last summer pleaded for water rescues and staffers at Camp Mystic begged for direction on how to escape rushing waters during the floods that killed more than 100 people, according to recordings of 911 calls released Friday. Emergency dispatchers in rural Kerr...
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By Mark Sherman WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. The justices will hear Trump’s appeal of a lower-court ruling...
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By Michael Casey BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts’ highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state’s lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users. The lawsuit, filed in 2024 by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, alleges that Meta did this to make a profit and that its […]
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By Sarah Brumfield And Leah Willingham BOSTON (AP) — A visiting Harvard Law professor from Brazil whose visa was revoked after he was charged with firing a BB gun near a synagogue during Yom Kippur has left the United States, the Department of Homeland Security announced and his lawyer confirmed on Thursday. After Immigration and […]
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