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CALGARY - With the Calgary Flames and Dallas Stars almost cancelling each other out offensively to start their playoff series, their goalies are taking centre stage. Calgary's Jacob Markstrom and Star...

HAVANA (AP) - A powerful explosion badly damaged a hotel in the Cuban capital on Friday and officials reported several people had died. The blast at the Hotel Saratoga, a 19th century structure in Old...

LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. - The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service is investigating a disturbing case on Vancouver Island that involves the killing of two cougar kittens. A post on the conservati...

Quebec's police watchdog is investigating after a suspect alleged to have stabbed his spouse on Thursday was arrested and released hours earlier by Quebec City police. The Bureau des enqutes indpendan...

MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIR BASE, Romania (AP) - Delivering good cheer - and 5 gallons of ketchup - Jill Biden thanked U.S. troops deployed to Romania as a check against Russian aggression for their servi...

PRINCE GEORGE - The goal when building a varsity athletics program is to add quality athletes who are, most importantly, quality people, and the University of Northern British Columbia Men's Soccer te...

Ottawa has made a multimillion-dollar payment as part of a renegotiated deal that is expected to see Canada foot more of the bill for developing the F-35 than in previous years. The US$99-million paym...

The BC SPCA is asking the public to temporarily remove backyard bird feeders and to empty bird baths due to the avian flu outbreak spreading across the country.The organization said although waterfowl...

OTTAWA - Interim federal Conservative leader Candice Bergen says the party will not attract disaffected Liberals into the fold by being a "Liberal-lite" version of their main rivals. "We don't give th...

LOS ANGELES - The Edmonton Oilers took the long way to get to L.A. ahead of Game 3 in their first-round playoff series against the Kings. Instead of taking a charter flight directly to California, the...