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Vancouver Coastal Health says it is no longer considering a stand-alone supervised consumption site in Richmond, British Columbia.

WINNIPEG — Connor Hellebuyck registered 17 saves in a 1-0 shutout over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday, but Mark Scheifele could have been credited with one of those.

TORONTO — A lot of things at Scotiabank Arena still feel familiar to Pascal Siakam, but he's already noticing some differences just a month after he was traded from the Toronto Raptors.

TORONTO — Pascal Siakam has nothing but love and respect for the people of Toronto and the Raptors players and staff who he used to work with. But there was no way he was leaving Toronto without a win.

SAN NICOLÁS DE LOS GARZA, Mexico — The Vancouver Whitecaps were shutout 3-0 to Mexico's Tigres UANL on Wednesday night in CONCACAF Champions Cup action.

WINDSOR, Ont. — The Brantford Bulldogs defeated the Windsor Spitfires during the shootout. Florian Xhekaj scored twice while Adrian Rebelo and Patrick Thomas scored once for Brantford. Bulldogs netminder Matteo Drobac saved 22 of 26 shots.

CAPE BRETON, N.B. — Olivier Houde scored a goal and 2 assists as Cape Breton Eagles topped Moncton Wildcats. Charles-Antoine Lavallée, Lucas Romeo, Luke Patterson and Brayden Schmitt all scored once for Cape Breton.

OTTAWA — An Israeli military offensive into the densely populated area where some 1.5 million Palestinians have taken refuge in the Gaza Strip would be "catastrophic," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said late Wednesday.

OTTAWA — Canada's justice minister is rejecting charges that the federal government is perpetuating mental-illness stereotypes by delaying a planned expansion of medical assistance in dying.

OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations is warning it could take the Liberal government to court over its proposed privacy and artificial intelligence bill.