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Vancouver Canucks’ J.T. Miller (9) scores the winning goal against Edmonton Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard during the third period in Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series, in Vancouver, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Miller scores late, Canucks grind out 3-2 win over Oilers in Game 5

Vancouver leads playoff series 3-2, Game 6 goes Saturday in Edmonton

Vancouver Canucks’ J.T. Miller (9) scores the winning goal against Edmonton Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard during the third period in Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series, in Vancouver, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Long-time TSN host Darren Dutchyshen, show in a 2018 TSN handout photo, has died at 57, the network announced Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-TSN-Darren Goldstein

‘Larger-than-life personality’: TSN’s Darren Dutchyshen dead at 57

Broadcaster started at the sports network in 1995 and became a mainstay

Long-time TSN host Darren Dutchyshen, show in a 2018 TSN handout photo, has died at 57, the network announced Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-TSN-Darren Goldstein
Shauna Hannam, specialty leasing manager of the Peter Pond Mall, gestures during an interview about the effect of wildfires on businesses in Fort McMurray, Alta., Thursday, May 16, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Steady rain, water cannons give wildfire-weary Fort McMurray a reprieve

Thousands remain out of homes but business goes on for many in Alberta city

Shauna Hannam, specialty leasing manager of the Peter Pond Mall, gestures during an interview about the effect of wildfires on businesses in Fort McMurray, Alta., Thursday, May 16, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
An extreme fire warning sign is shown along Highway 97 toward Fort Nelson outside the Charlie Lake Fire Hall near Fort St. John, B.C., on Monday, May 13, 2024. Wildfires are forcing more people to evacuate their homes in dry and windy northeastern B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jesse Boily

UPDATE: B.C. wildfire inflicts ‘some structural damage’ in Fort Nelson

Fort St. John eatery runs out of burgers as B.C. wildfire evacuees swell town

An extreme fire warning sign is shown along Highway 97 toward Fort Nelson outside the Charlie Lake Fire Hall near Fort St. John, B.C., on Monday, May 13, 2024. Wildfires are forcing more people to evacuate their homes in dry and windy northeastern B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jesse Boily
Pro-Palestinian protesters hold a demonstration during a visit by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the University of Victoria, in Saanich, B.C., on Friday, April 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Complaints mount around B.C. pro-Palestine camp: university president

‘Some are acts of harassment and intimidation, while others are illegal, destructive and dangerous’

Pro-Palestinian protesters hold a demonstration during a visit by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the University of Victoria, in Saanich, B.C., on Friday, April 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Edmonton Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard (30) and Connor McDavid (97) celebrate the win over the Vancouver Canucks during second-round NHL playoff action in Edmonton on Tuesday May 14, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Pickard gets another chance to step off the bench and beat Canucks

Edmonton reveals usual backup will start again against Vancouver in Game 5

Edmonton Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard (30) and Connor McDavid (97) celebrate the win over the Vancouver Canucks during second-round NHL playoff action in Edmonton on Tuesday May 14, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
A view of the Parker Lake wildfire near Fort Nelson, B.C. is shown on Monday, May 13, 2024 in a BC Wildfire Service handout photo. British Columbia’s wildfire service says there’s potential for gusty winds to fan aggressive fire behaviour in the north, where out-of-control have forced several thousand people to leave their homes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service

Forecast turns friendly in northern B.C. wildfire fight

Firefighters battling Fort Nelson blaze may get possible assist from humidity, light rain

A view of the Parker Lake wildfire near Fort Nelson, B.C. is shown on Monday, May 13, 2024 in a BC Wildfire Service handout photo. British Columbia’s wildfire service says there’s potential for gusty winds to fan aggressive fire behaviour in the north, where out-of-control have forced several thousand people to leave their homes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service
Vancouver Canucks’ Conor Garland (8) is stopped by Edmonton Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard (30) during first period second-round NHL playoff action in Edmonton on Tuesday May 14, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Canucks will have to wait to learn who’s in Game 5 Oiler net

Edmonton coach Knoblauch tells media he’s undecided after Calvin Pickard stepped in and won

Vancouver Canucks’ Conor Garland (8) is stopped by Edmonton Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard (30) during first period second-round NHL playoff action in Edmonton on Tuesday May 14, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Edmonton Oilers' Evan Bouchard (2), Dylan Holloway (55) and Evander Kane (91) celebrate a goal against the Vancouver Canucks during third period second-round NHL playoff action in Edmonton on Tuesday May 14, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Five things to know about the NHL playoffs for May 16

Rangers look to advance, Avalanche live to fight another day

Edmonton Oilers' Evan Bouchard (2), Dylan Holloway (55) and Evander Kane (91) celebrate a goal against the Vancouver Canucks during third period second-round NHL playoff action in Edmonton on Tuesday May 14, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Justin Massie, wildfire specialist with Fire & Flood Emergency Service Ltd., adjusts a valve on a wildfire suppression water cannon along Highway 881 near Gregoire Lake Estates southeast of Fort McMurray, Wednesday, May 15, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Lessons from 2016 battle feed 2024 Fort McMurray wildfire fight

Alberta seems better prepared to face such threats than it was 8 years ago

Justin Massie, wildfire specialist with Fire & Flood Emergency Service Ltd., adjusts a valve on a wildfire suppression water cannon along Highway 881 near Gregoire Lake Estates southeast of Fort McMurray, Wednesday, May 15, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Smoke from the McDougall Creek wildfire fills the air and nearly blocks out the sun as people take in the view of Okanagan Lake from Tugboat Beach, in Kelowna, B.C., on August 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

‘Whole country is not on fire’: Canada’s tourism struggles as fires rekindle

‘Climate change is an essential threat to Canadian tourism, to their reputation’

Smoke from the McDougall Creek wildfire fills the air and nearly blocks out the sun as people take in the view of Okanagan Lake from Tugboat Beach, in Kelowna, B.C., on August 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Lejac Residential School survivor Mary Nooski, left, 80, of the Stellat’en First Nation, and Kamloops Indian Residential School survivor Stanley Paul, 75, who was forced into the school when he was 7 and escaped by running away to the United States when he was 16, share a laugh outside the former school, in Kamloops, B.C., on Friday, June 4, 2021. The remains of 215 children have been discovered buried near the former school. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Chief says grave search at B.C. residential school brings things ‘full circle’

Gathering of more than 20 First Nations share knowledge gained in their search for unmarked graves

Lejac Residential School survivor Mary Nooski, left, 80, of the Stellat’en First Nation, and Kamloops Indian Residential School survivor Stanley Paul, 75, who was forced into the school when he was 7 and escaped by running away to the United States when he was 16, share a laugh outside the former school, in Kamloops, B.C., on Friday, June 4, 2021. The remains of 215 children have been discovered buried near the former school. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Perlie LaRocque, a Fort Nelson, B.C. evacuee, tries to get her dog Cookie to try a new dog bed at the North Peace Arena in Fort St. John B.C., on Monday, May 13, 2024 as her daughter Frankie looks on. Wildfires are forcing more people to evacuate their homes in dry and windy northeastern B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jesse Boily

Gusty winds fan concerns about fire turning on B.C.’s Fort Nelson

About 3,500 evacuees have descended on Fort St. John as wildfire threatens town

Perlie LaRocque, a Fort Nelson, B.C. evacuee, tries to get her dog Cookie to try a new dog bed at the North Peace Arena in Fort St. John B.C., on Monday, May 13, 2024 as her daughter Frankie looks on. Wildfires are forcing more people to evacuate their homes in dry and windy northeastern B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jesse Boily
British Columbia Premier David Eby speaks during a news conference in Surrey, B.C., on Jan. 26, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. strikes ‘historic’ intimate image deal with social media giants

Meta, Google, TikTok, X and Snap Inc. agree to accelerate efforts to get images taken down quickly

British Columbia Premier David Eby speaks during a news conference in Surrey, B.C., on Jan. 26, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko skates to the corner during a stoppage in play during the second period in Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the Nashville Predators in Vancouver on April 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Demko closer, Lekkerimaki possible as Canucks consider lineup changes

Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet says Thatcher Demko has “improved immensely the…

Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko skates to the corner during a stoppage in play during the second period in Game 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the Nashville Predators in Vancouver on April 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A person walks past the pro-Palestinian encampment on McGill University campus, in Montreal on May 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Judge denies bid for injunction against pro-Palestine university encampment

Protest at Montreal’s McGill one of many ongoing across the country

A person walks past the pro-Palestinian encampment on McGill University campus, in Montreal on May 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
A bear hangs out on a rock during a sunny evening in the Amalga Harbor area in late July. (David Rigas / Juneau Empire)

Bear who injured B.C. woman in ‘defensive’ attack will not be put down

Woman charged and bitten by mother bear on a trail in Squamish

A bear hangs out on a rock during a sunny evening in the Amalga Harbor area in late July. (David Rigas / Juneau Empire)
Fort Nelson, B.C. evacuee Jim Wright looks on after registering at the North Peace Arena in Fort St. John, B.C., on Monday, May 13, 2024. Wildfires are forcing more people to evacuate their homes in dry and windy northeastern B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jesse Boily

Wildfires near Fort McMurray, Fort Nelson, force 1,000s from their homes

Communities near the northern Alberta B.C. border dealing with early season blazes

Fort Nelson, B.C. evacuee Jim Wright looks on after registering at the North Peace Arena in Fort St. John, B.C., on Monday, May 13, 2024. Wildfires are forcing more people to evacuate their homes in dry and windy northeastern B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jesse Boily
British Columbia's provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa on July 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

B.C. First Nation surveys school site as it hosts meeting on unmarked graves

Nadleh Whut’en Indian Band looking for anomalies at site of former Lejac Residential School

British Columbia's provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa on July 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Vancouver Canucks' Dakota Joshua (81) roughs it up with Edmonton Oilers' Vincent Desharnais (73) and Corey Perry (90) during third period second-round NHL playoff action in Edmonton on Tuesday May 14, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Five things to know about the NHL playoffs for May 15

Stars try to eliminate the Avalanche in NHL’s lone match-up

Vancouver Canucks' Dakota Joshua (81) roughs it up with Edmonton Oilers' Vincent Desharnais (73) and Corey Perry (90) during third period second-round NHL playoff action in Edmonton on Tuesday May 14, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson