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QMJHL: Mueller’s shootout winner squeezes Wildcats by Titan 3-2
BATHURST, N.B. – Miles Mueller scored the shootout winner to lift the Moncton Wildcats to…
Relatives of hostages in Gaza endure a nightmare, but dream their loved ones will be freed
KIBBUTZ BE’ERI, Israel (AP) — Gillian and Pete Brisley are picking up the pieces of…
Canada opens CONCACAF W Gold Cup play with lopsided 6-0 win over El Salvador
HOUSTON – In its first game in more than two months, Canada showed some rust…
Rookie Alberta skip Sturmay, six-time champ Jones to meet in Hearts playoff game
CALGARY – A host-province rookie versus a decorated curler in her national women’s curling championship…
Native American tribes gain new authority to stop unwanted hydopower projects
Federal regulators have granted Native American tribes more power to block hydropower projects on their…
Collapse of illegal gold mine in Venezuela lays bare feelings of abandonment in rural communities
LA PARAGUA, Venezuela (AP) — The collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in a…
Biden ally meets Arab American leaders in Michigan and tries to lower tensions over Israel-Hamas war
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — As Thursday dawned in Dearborn, Michigan, Arab American leaders entered a…
Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke give sexploitation cinema a queer spin in ‘Drive-Away Dolls’
NEW YORK (AP) — Scripts of all kinds sit in the drawers of Ethan Coen’s…
Live updates | Israeli strikes kill over 70 in Gaza, and West Bank shooters kill an Israeli
Israeli strikes have killed at least 71 people in southern and central Gaza in about…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Private lander makes first US moon landing in more than 50 years CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.…
Vice Media says ‘several hundred’ staff members will be laid off, Vice.com news site shuttered
NEW YORK (AP) — Vice Media plans to lay off several hundred employees and no…
Two more candidates file papers to run for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Two more candidates filed paperwork Thursday to appear on Pennsylvania’s primary…
HIV/AIDS activist Hydeia Broadbent, known for her inspirational talks as a young child, dies at 39
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hydeia Broadbent, the HIV/AIDS activist who came to national prominence in…
B.C. election budget boosts family benefits as deficit soars to $7.9B
VICTORIA – Families and small business operators in British Columbia are expected to benefit in…
How do whales sing? Lab experiments suggest their voice boxes have a unique feature
LONDON (AP) — Whales sing loud enough that their songs travel through the ocean, but…
Trudeau jabs Poilievre over bill that could usher in digital ID for porn browsing
OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau took an unprompted jab at his main political rival on Thursday…
‘Grey Cup or bust:’ Vernon Adams Jr. talks B.C. Lions goals after re-signing
SURREY, B.C. – Vernon Adams Jr. is clear about his and his team’s focus: the…
Canada pledges $80.5M for Kenya-led mission to improve security in Haiti
Ottawa is putting $80.5 million toward a mission to improve security conditions in Haiti, where…
‘Always going to be that fear’: Pickton victim’s relative decries day parole chance
The cousin of one of the dozens of murdered women linked to notorious B.C. serial…
UK withdraws from Energy Charter Treaty, following similar moves by EU countries
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government said Thursday it is withdrawing from a controversial international energy…
Free IVF in British Columbia will ‘save marriages,’ says father of two
VANCOUVER – Liam Iliffe says he was almost brought to tears when he heard British…
Suncor reverses workplace injury trend, reports 2023 was company’s safest year ever
CALGARY – Oilsands giant Suncor Energy Inc., which has been heavily criticized in recent years…
A UK jury found that a boy who fell during a Scout outing was unlawfully killed
LONDON (AP) — A jury in the U.K. found Thursday that a 16-year-old boy who…
Change of venue denied for Michigan school shooter’s father
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A judge on Thursday denied a change of venue request made…