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NHL suspends Sergachev two games for illegal check to the head of Marner
NEW YORK - The NHL has suspended Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Mikhail Sergachev two games for an illegal check to the head of Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner. The incident occurred at 17:47...
Nov 05, 2021
House Dems delay huge social bill, plan infrastructure vote
WASHINGTON (AP) - Top Democrats abruptly postponed an expected House vote Friday on a 10-year, $1.85 trillion social and environment measure, as leaders' long struggle to balance demands from progress...
Nov 05, 2021
After long COVID battle, Iowa man decides to wed in hospital
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) - Jonathan Johnson spent weeks on a ventilator battling COVID-19, then decided to get married - in the hospital. The 28-year-old man surprised his fiance with the help of hos...
Nov 05, 2021
University changes course; professors may testify in lawsuit
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Reversing its previous position, the University of Florida said Friday that it will allow three professors to testify as experts in a lawsuit challenging a new state election law ...
Nov 05, 2021
Battle for Montreal city hall takes nasty turn ahead of Sunday's vote
MONTREAL - As the race to see who will be Montreal's next mayor moves into its final days, the campaign has taken an increasingly personal tone, with the two main candidates accusing each other of lac...
Nov 05, 2021
New cases identified as COVID-19 outbreak expands at NRGH
NANAIMO - Two additional cases have been added to an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.One patient and one staff member in the Transitional Care Unit of NRGH recently test...
Nov 05, 2021
Duck Call: Devlin Hodges to start at QB for Redblacks against Argonauts
OTTAWA - It's finally Duck season for the Ottawa Redblacks. Devlin Hodges, who got the nickname Duck for his prowess at duck calling while playing college football at Samford, will be making his first...
Nov 05, 2021
Free menstrual products coming to on-reserve schools: Indigenous Services minister
The federal government plans to provide free menstrual products for students who attend on-reserve schools. Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu announced the plan in a Twitter post on Friday. She...
Nov 05, 2021
Former B.C. Lions player Josh Boden convicted in 2009 slaying of Burnaby woman
VANCOUVER - Former Canadian Football League wide receiver Joshua Boden has been found guilty of the second-degree murder of a Burnaby woman. The B.C. Prosecution Service confirms Boden was found guilt...
Nov 05, 2021
B.C. woman who killed Victoria teen Reena Virk back on parole after suspension
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The woman who beat and drowned Victoria teenager Reena Virk is back on day parole again after struggling to conform within the correctional system. Kelly Ellard, now 39 years old an...
Nov 05, 2021
