A 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck Monday morning near the Orcas Island in northern Washington state. The temblor occurred at about 5 a.m. and was centered near the Washington-Canada border, about 18 miles from Bellingham,

Canadian fentanyl czar Kevin Brosseau says American officials are showing their approval for his new role as he and several other top officials are in Washington to show Canada's successes at stopping the flow of drugs and migrants.

WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump said today that his proposed 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods will go into effect on March 4 as scheduled because drugs are still pouring into the U.S. from those countries.

Power-play opportunities_Calgary 0 of 2; Washington 1 of 3. Goalies_Calgary, Vladar 8-10-5 (27 shots-26 saves). . Referees_Kyle Rehman, Brandon Schrader. Linesmen_Devin Berg, Tommy Hughes.

The crash of a Delta Airlines plane in Toronto is the fourth major aviation disaster in North America in the last month. The deadliest crash was a midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight that killed 67 near Washington.

Ontario's top bureaucrat is admonishing PC Leader Doug Ford and his staff for allegedly trying to use his Washington D.C. trip last week to the party's advantage in the election campaign.

Data indicates a 30% drop in cross-border traffic between Washington and British Columbia from mid-January to early February.

As a series of Pacific storms continues in the northwestern United States and in southwestern Canada, the biggest storm of the bunch will include an atmospheric river in portions of Washington and Oregon that can have dangerous and damaging consequences,

Nashville at New York Islanders, 11:30 a.m. Tampa Bay at Washington, 11:30 a.m. Calgary at Florida, 2 p.m. Boston at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m. Detroit at Columbus, 5 p.m. Montreal at Buffalo, 6 p.m. San Jose at Ottawa, 6 p.m. Edmonton at Carolina, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at Winnipeg, 6 p.m. Los Angeles at St. Louis, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Utah, 8 p.m. Chicago at Anaheim, 9 p.m. Vancouver at Seattle, 9 p.m. Sunday, March 2 Schedule (All Times Central) Toronto at Pittsburgh, noon Boston at Minnesota, 2:30 p.m. Calgary at Carolina, 4 p.m. St. Louis at Dallas, 5 p.m. Nashville at New York Rangers, 6 pm.. New Jersey at Vegas, 7 p.m.

Power-play opportunities_Edmonton 1 of 3; Washington 2 of 2. Goalies_Edmonton, Pickard 14-6-0 (32 shots-27 saves). Washington, Lindgren 13-9-3 (25-22). Referees_Francis Charron, Brian Pochmara. Linesmen_Jonathan Deschamps,

Washington had already picked quarrels with neighbors and allies such as Canada, Mexico, Panama and Greenland, on the grounds that the US was asserting its