25 m. ago Dallas Stars won’t have top goal scorer Jason Robertson for start of NHL playoffs

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars will begin the playoffs without top goal scorer Jason Robertson, who suffered a lower-body injury in their last regular-season game, coach Pete DeBoer said Friday. Robertson is week-to-week, which rules him out for at least the first few games of the opening-round series against Colorado. DeBoer didn’t provide any […]

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80 m. ago Brady Tkachuk ready to lead Ottawa Senators into Battle of Ontario

Brady Tkachuk will finally get to satisfy a seven-year itch. The Ottawa Senators captain started the club’s 7-5 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in the regular-season finale on Thursday night, but don’t be concerned that he didn’t finish. Tkachuk, who returned after missing eight games with an upper-body injury he suffered on March 30, confirmed […]

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1 hour ago Sam Adekugbe eager for return as Vancouver Whitecaps look to continue hot start

While Vancouver has fared well through a spate of injuries, it will be crucial to get players back to full health.

Culture

2 h. ago Surrey stabbing sends 2 to hospital, police confirm suspect arrested

Police said one man was found suffering from stab wounds while another man was found with blunt force trauma injuries on Thursday night.

Economics

5 h. ago Victims identified in fatal double shooting in Toronto’s Riverdale

Toronto police have released the identities of two young men who were the victims of a double fatal shooting in the city's Riverdale neighbourhood earlier this week.

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14 h. ago The US has a single rare earths mine. Chinese export limits are energizing a push for more

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — America’s only rare earths mine heard from anxious companies soon after China responded to President Donald Trump’s tariffs this month by limiting exports of those minerals used for military applications and in many high-tech devices. “Based on the number of phone calls we’re receiving, the effects have been immediate,” said Matt […]

Economics

18 h. ago West Kelowna golf course demands restitution following fight on the fairway

The fight quickly escalated into a physical altercation, with video footage showing punches thrown and yelling between the two groups.

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18 h. ago ‘We do get it’: Operator of Langley seniors’ apartment with broken elevator responds

Residents of Langley's The Fir seniors' residence have been without a working elevator since January. Management says a new part still won't be ready for more than a month.

Society

19 h. ago Vancouver robbery suspect allegedly attacks workers with metal bat: VPD

One of the store's employees sustained serious injuries to the head and face.

Events

21 h. ago 2 killed, 5 hurt in shooting at Florida State University: police

The 20-year-old gunman was the son of a sheriff’s deputy whose former service weapon was used in the shooting, Tallahassee authorities said.

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21 h. ago Frank Stronach committed to stand trial after preliminary inquiry into two charges

An Ontario court has committed billionaire businessman Frank Stronach to stand trial on two charges related to two complainants as part of his Toronto sexual assault case. Ontario Court Justice Jacqueline Freeman made the ruling at the end of a preliminary inquiry that dealt exclusively with those two charges, which court has heard were the […]

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22 h. ago Florida beach popular among college students now closed during spring break

A Florida beach popular among college students during spring break is now closed following several shootings. Panama City Beach Police Chief JR Talamantez said he had to take drastic measures to protect the community from the violent behaviour. “Panama City Beach can no longer be a Spring Break town,” Talamantez wrote in a social media […]

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22 h. ago At least 7 victims, suspect in custody in Florida State shooting

The extent of the victims' injuries was not immediately known and there were no additional details about the person

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22 h. ago At least 2 dead and five injured, suspect in custody in Florida State shooting

The extent of the victims' injuries was not immediately known and there were no additional details about the person

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22 h. ago One person seriously injured in east London house fire: Police

A house fire Thursday afternoon in east London left one person with serious injuries and forced residents to vacate neighbouring homes, London police say. Emergency crews responded shortly after 3 p.m. to the fire in a home on Avalon Street, north of Clarke Road and Dundas Street, where paramedics took one person to hospital with […]

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22 h. ago Injured woman found on front lawn at house fire: Platoon chief

London firefighters found an injured woman outside a burning home when they arrived at a house fire in east London on Thursday afternoon, a platoon chief said. Emergency crews responded shortly after 3 p.m. to a “fully involved structure fire” at the home on Avalon Street, north of Clarke Road and Dundas Street, said Colin […]

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24 h. ago Calgary CTrain driver taken into custody after child struck, injured by train

Calgary police said the driver of a CTrain was taken into custody after an 11-year-old pedestrian was struck by a train at the Banff Trail Station on Thursday morning.

Transport

25 h. ago Cable car accident in southern Italy kills at least 4 people

MILAN — A cable car carrying tourists south of Naples crashed Thursday after the cable snapped, killing at least four people and injuring one, officials said. Italy’s alpine rescue was responding to the accident at Monte Faito in the town of Castellammare di Stabia. The cable car accident happened just a week after the destination […]

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25 h. ago Three killed in Major League Fishing tournament boat crash in Alabama

Three men were killed and several others were injured when two boats collided during a fishing tournament Wednesday on a lake about an hour north of Birmingham, Alabama. The accident on the second day of Major League Fishing’s Tackle Warehouse Invitational occurred at around 7 a.m. on Lewis Smith Lake. A Center Console boat carrying […]

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26 h. ago 'There were enough mistakes': Family of Edmonton woman strangled in random attack unhappy with plea deal, 10

Family of the Edmonton woman strangled to death by her neighbour say they’re unhappy with the plea deal that led to the man charged with her murder being convicted of manslaughter. Ryan Farrell, 34, was sentenced to 10 1/2 years in prison Thursday after admitting to attacking Lauren Jarvis at her Edmonton apartment on April […]

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