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Bourash scores twice as Huskies dump Olympiques 8-3 to advance in QMJHL playoffs

ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. — Daniil Bourash scored twice as the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies defeated the Gatineau Olympiques 8-3 to win the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League first-round playoff series in five games.
Brazil's Krenak Indigenous group gets literary esteem and an apology for dictatorship-era crimes

Brazil's Krenak Indigenous group gets literary esteem and an apology for dictatorship-era crimes

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It was a historic week for Brazil’s Krenak people, getting both literary esteem and an apology for dictatorship-era crimes — both firsts for the Indigenous people of the country.

Canadian women win three straight to finish first in their group at Hong Kong Sevens

HONG KONG — Canada's women defeated the U.S. 12-5 Friday to finish first in Pool C with its third straight win at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens.

DeAngelis scores a pair to lead Wolves to 6-2 win and five-game series victory

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Nick DeAngelis scored twice as the Sudbury Wolves topped the Mississauga Steelheads 6-2 to win the Ontario Hockey League first-round playoff series in five games.
Maple Leafs clinch playoff spot, will return to post-season for eighth year in a row

Maple Leafs clinch playoff spot, will return to post-season for eighth year in a row

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs clinched a playoff berth Friday night without stepping on the ice.
B.C.’s first female lieutenant-governor, Iona Campagnolo, dies at 91

B.C.’s first female lieutenant-governor, Iona Campagnolo, dies at 91

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed former B.C. lieutenant-governor Iona Campagnolo has died at the age of 91. Campagnolo was appointed as the province's 27th lieutenant-governor in 2001.
RCMP cancel Amber Alert for four-month-old B.C. boy allegedly taken by his mom

RCMP cancel Amber Alert for four-month-old B.C. boy allegedly taken by his mom

LANGLEY, B.C. — Mounties in Langley, B.C., say they are cancelling the Amber Alert issued for a four-month-old boy who was allegedly abducted by his mother on Thursday. Police say in a statement that the child was located and is safe and sound.
Drone images show trapped B.C. orca calf is healthy female, Fisheries Department says

Drone images show trapped B.C. orca calf is healthy female, Fisheries Department says

ZEBALLOS, B.C. — The young killer whale stranded in the lagoon off Vancouver Island is a girl.

Manslaughter charges stayed against B.C. officers accused in Indigenous man's death

VICTORIA — Family members of a British Columbia Indigenous man who died after being arrested nearly seven years ago were "absolutely shocked" to learn that the manslaughter charges against two of the Mounties involved have been stayed, Dale Culver's

Whitehorse Star newspaper to cease publication after 124 years covering Yukon

WHITEHORSE — The Whitehorse Star newspaper in Yukon is closing after 124 years. The newspaper's front page on Friday announced that its last publication day will be May 17.
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