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Trudeau considered best to manage pandemic, revive economy, survey suggests
OTTAWA - A new survey suggests Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals are well placed if they end up losing a confidence vote this fall, seen as the party best able to care for Canadians during...
Aug 25, 2020
B.C. to release latest overdose death figures after record set in June
VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief coroner is scheduled to release the latest details on overdose deaths related to illicit drugs today after the province set a monthly record for fatalities in ...
Aug 25, 2020
Melania Trump taking Rose Garden turn to pitch her husband
WASHINGTON - When Melania Trump addresses the Republican convention from the White House, it will be the most that many Americans have seen of their first lady since the beginning of the coronavirus p...
Aug 24, 2020
Stars use 4-goal 2nd to beat Avs, take 2-0 lead in series
EDMONTON - Alexander Radulov scored on a deflection off his chest as part of a four-goal second period and the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in the se...
Aug 24, 2020
On Kobe Bryant Day, Lakers dominate Blazers 135-115
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The Los Angeles Lakers jumped out to an apt 24-8 lead on Kobe Bryant Day and dominated the Portland Trail Blazers the rest of the way to take a 3-1 advantage in their playoff ...
Aug 24, 2020
Pain in the neck: Djokovic gets by in 1st post-hiatus match
NEW YORK - Bothered by a bad neck that a trainer massaged twice, Novak Djokovic double-faulted seven times and trailed by a break in each set before avoiding the rash of upsets at the Western & So...
Aug 24, 2020
Varlamov stops 29 shots in Islanders' 4-0 win over Flyers
TORONTO - Semyon Varlamov stopped 29 shots, Andy Greene scored his first playoff goal in a decade and the New York Islanders opened their second-round series with a 4-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyer...
Aug 24, 2020
Dragic scores 23, 5th-seeded Heat sweep Pacers to advance
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Goran Dragic scored 23 points and the fifth-seeded Miami Heat completed a first-round sweep of the Indiana Pacers with a 99-87 victory Monday night. Tyler Herro had 16 points ...
Aug 24, 2020
Schroder scores 30; Thunder top Rockets to even series
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Dennis Schroder scored a career playoff-high 30 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from 15 points down in the third quarter to beat the Houston Rockets 117-114 on Mo...
Aug 24, 2020
O'Toole likely to move quickly to put stamp on federal Conservative party
OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole begins a new political life as the leader of the federal Conservative party. O'Toole was declared the winner of the leadership race early Monday morning after technical...
Aug 24, 2020