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She's not quitting. Takeaways from Nikki Haley's push to stay in the GOP contest against Trump
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - Nikki Haley's team is bracing for a home state embarrassment in South Carolina's Republican presidential primary on Saturday. Conventional wisdom suggests she'll be forced t...
Feb 20, 2024

Trout says he wants to stay with Angels. Rendon discusses where baseball ranks on his priority list
Mike Trout discussed his future and Anthony Rendon talked about his priorities as the Los Angeles Angels stars spoke Monday when position players started workouts at spring training camps across Arizo...
Feb 20, 2024

French teenager dies after dog sled crash northwest of Montreal
SAINT-MICHEL-DES-SAINTS, Que. - A 13-year-old French tourist has died after he crashed into a tree during a dog sled ride northwest of Montreal. Quebec provincial police say they were called to a prop...
Feb 20, 2024

Things to know about the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl celebration
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Members of the Kansas City community gathered Saturday afternoon to "demand a future free from gun violence" a day after authorities announced that two juveniles had been detai...
Feb 20, 2024

Sabres' season-opening high aspirations are but a faint glimmer in falling further out of contention
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - A week ago, after the Sabres dropped consecutive 3-1 losses coming out of their bye week break, defenceman Rasmus Dahlin refused to consider his team's season-long inconsistencies...
Feb 20, 2024

Hundreds are set to descend on Tahiti for Olympic surfing. Can locals protect their way of life?
TEAHUPO'O, French Polynesia (AP) - Peva Levy said he felt a powerful, natural energy known as "mana" when he surfed Teahupo'o's waves on a piece of plywood for the first time, rushing down a crumbling...
Feb 20, 2024

Hundreds are set to descend on Tahiti for Olympic surfing. Can locals protect their way of life?
TEAHUPO'O, French Polynesia (AP) - Peva Levy said he felt a powerful, natural energy known as "mana" when he surfed Teahupo'o's waves on a piece of plywood for the first time, rushing down a crumbling...
Feb 20, 2024

Commercial production at new Methanex plant in Louisiana delayed after problems
VANCOUVER - Methanex Corp. says commercial production at its new methanol plant in Louisiana has been delayed due to complications during the late stages of its initial startup process. The company sa...
Feb 20, 2024

Getting a handle on curling stones not easy at Tournament of Hearts
CALGARY - The honour system is in play at the Canadian women's curling championship when it comes to hog-line violations. A curler delivering a stone must release it before it reaches the hog line. Se...
Feb 20, 2024

Prime Minister in Vancouver Tuesday to make housing announcement alongside Eby, Sim
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Vancouver today, set to make a housing-related announcement alongside Premier David Eby and Mayor Ken Sim. Trudeau's public itinerary says he'll make th...
Feb 20, 2024