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Poeltl's double-double helps Raptors beat Hornets 108-97, extend win streak
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors ran their winning streak to three games with an 108-97 victory over the lowly Charlotte Hornets on Friday. Jakob Poeltl paced the Raptors (27-47) with a 24-point, 12-rebo...
Mar 28, 2025
Aho, Hall score in 2nd period as Hurricanes beat Canadiens 4-1 for 10th win in 12 games
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Sebastian Aho and Taylor Hall scored 2:24 apart in the second period, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the slumping Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Friday night. Jackson Blake had a goa...
Mar 28, 2025
Aho, Hall score in 2nd period as Hurricanes beat Canadiens 4-1 for 10th win in 12 games
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Sebastian Aho and Taylor Hall scored 2:24 apart in the second period, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the slumping Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Friday night. Jackson Blake had a goa...
Mar 28, 2025
Santander's RBI single caps five-run rally as Blue Jays beat Orioles 8-2
TORONTO - Anthony Santander singled in a run for his first RBI since signing a free agent deal with Toronto to cap off a five-run inning as the Blue Jays rallied past the Baltimore Orioles 8-2 on Frid...
Mar 28, 2025
Task force formed after damage and evacuation of Kelowna's Hadgraft Wilson Place
A joint task force of the three parties involved in the future of downtown Kelowna's Hadgraft Wilson Place (HWP) said they are working to develop a sustainable and long-term solution. However it was n...
Mar 28, 2025
U.S. skip Dropkin says his team would be 'energized' if booed at men's curling worlds
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - With booing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" the norm at Canadian sports events in the wake of heightened tension with the U.S., organizers of the BKT World Men's Curling Championship ...
Mar 28, 2025
Voice of America wins in court, for now, as judge blocks Trump administration from firing staff
NEW YORK (AP) - The Voice of America can't be silenced just yet. A federal judge on Friday halted the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the eight-decade-old U.S. government-funded internatio...
Mar 28, 2025
US Naval Academy ends affirmative action in admissions
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The U.S. Naval Academy will no longer consider race, ethnicity or sex as a factor for admission to the service institution, a response to an executive order by President Donald T...
Mar 28, 2025
US dancers Chock and Bates, Canadian's Gilles and Poirier building figure skating's best rivalry
BOSTON (AP) - The word "rivalry" tends to carry a combative connotation, so perhaps it's best to describe the relationship between American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates and their Canadian ...
Mar 28, 2025
Emergency Response Team makes arrest in Spallumcheen
One person was taken into custody after a four-hour stand-off Thursday night in Spallumcheen.At around 10:20 p.m., the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP received a report of a disturbance at a residence in M...
Mar 28, 2025
