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ZEBALLOS, B.C. — A team of about two dozen people is preparing the planned landing area for the complex rescue of an orphaned killer whale calf trapped in a remote tidal lagoon off northwest Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Island.

An Alberta environmental group opposes a solar power project over concerns it would damage antelope habitat and block their migration.

VANCOUVER — A dozen municipal political parties in British Columbia, including those that won council majorities in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­and Burnaby in 2022, are under investigation by Elections BC for possible financing or advertising violations.

OTTAWA — Members of Parliament are expected to vote for up to 15 hours in a row Thursday and Friday on more than 200 Conservative amendments to the government's sustainable jobs bill.

UTICA, N.Y. — Alex Carpenter had two goals and two assists, and the defending champion United States advanced to the world women's hockey championship semifinals with a 10-0 blowout win over Japan on Thursday night.

TORONTO — Auston Matthews inched ever closer to an audacious goal-scoring milestone. The Maple Leafs sniper also grabbed another franchise record and passed a club icon in the process.

SAGINAW, Mich. — Andrew Oke made 39 saves in a shutout to give the Saginaw Spirit a 4-0 win over the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds to open their second-round series Thursday night in the Ontario Hockey League playoffs.

UTICA, N.Y. — Canada heads into the final four at the women's world hockey championship still a work in progress.

TORONTO — Rachel Homan remained perfect at the Grand Slam of Curling's season-ending Players' Championship with an 8-3 win over Jennifer Jones in Thursday’s evening draw.

TORONTO — Canadian star Summer McIntosh swam to first place in the women's 100-metre freestyle Thursday at the Canadian Swimming Open.