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B.C. teen with avian flu deemed no longer infectious, taken off supplemental oxygen
VANCOUVER - A letter sent to the editor of The New England Journal of Medicine signed by Canadian health officials says the British Columbia teenager who tested positive for avian flu has been taken o...
Jan 01, 2025
Peterman, Gallant punch playoff ticket at Canadian mixed doubles curling trials
LIVERPOOL, N.S. - Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant stayed undefeated at the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials with a pair of victories Wednesday. The husband-and-wife duo from Calgary clinched a...
Jan 01, 2025
A fireworks explosion in the Honolulu area has killed 3 people and injured at least 20
HONOLULU (AP) - A New Year's Eve fireworks explosion in a Honolulu-area neighborhood killed at least three people and critically injured 20 others , authorities said. The accident occurred just before...
Jan 01, 2025
Immanuel Quickley returns for Toronto Raptors versus Brooklyn Nets
TORONTO - Immanuel Quickley is finally back in the Toronto Raptors' lineup as they host the Brooklyn Nets tonight. The combo guard has only played in parts of three games for the Raptors so far this s...
Jan 01, 2025
Grey Cup champ Toronto Argonauts sign defensive lineman Da'Marcus Johnson
TORONTO - The reigning Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts have signed American defensive lineman Da'Marcus Johnson. The six-foot-four, 255-pound lineman from Sacramento, Calif., recorded 52 tackles, ...
Jan 01, 2025
Canadian man, 38, dies in avalanche in Utah mountains
MONTREAL - Authorities in Utah say a Canadian man has died in an avalanche while snowboarding in the mountains near Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake County sheriff's office says the body of 38-year-old D...
Jan 01, 2025
Canada's world junior team focusing on discipline ahead of quarterfinals
OTTAWA - Easton Cowan drove an opponent into the boards from behind. Carson Rehkopf, Sam Dickinson, Sawyer Mynio, Tanner Molendyk and Luca Pinelli were among the other players to take undisciplined pe...
Jan 01, 2025
Hardy Canadians take the plunge in icy New Year's Day tradition
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Strong winds and almost freezing temperatures didn't deter hundreds of brave souls from jumping into Lake Ontario in a New Year's Day tradition. Some 750 people took part in the Coura...
Jan 01, 2025
Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews to miss another game with injury
TORONTO - Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews skated with his teammates, but will not play Thursday against the New York Islanders. Matthews, who has missed five straight games with an upper-b...
Jan 01, 2025
At least 4 people are killed in a shooting in Montenegro and 4 others are wounded
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) - An armed man killed at least four people and wounded four others on Wednesday in the western Montenegrin city of Cetinje, police and local media said. The shooter was on t...
Jan 01, 2025