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Former Sri Lankan defence chief wins presidential vote
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a former defence official revered by Sri Lanka's ethnic majority for his role in ending a bloody civil war but feared by minorities for his brutal approach, re...
Nov 18, 2019
Taliban officials: 3 Taliban in Qatar for prisoner swap
ISLAMABAD - Taliban officials have told The Associated Press that three Taliban prisoners released by Kabul have been flown to Qatar for a swap for an American and an Australian hostage held by the in...
Nov 18, 2019
MacKinnon scores OT winner, Avs recover from blowing late lead to beat Canucks
VANCOUVER - He was frustrated that a game that looked like a sure win was pushed into overtime, so Nathan MacKinnon took matters into his own hands. MacKinnon scored his second goal of the game just 2...
Nov 18, 2019
US, S Korea postpone joint exercise criticized by N Korea
BANGKOK - U.S. Defence Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the United States and South Korea have indefinitely postponed a joint military exercise in an "act of goodwill" toward North Korea. The move com...
Nov 18, 2019
Ex-PM Sharif leaves Pakistan for medical treatment in London
LAHORE, Pakistan - Pakistan's ailing former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was convicted of corruption, has left the country and is travelling to London for medical treatment. Sharif departed on a s...
Nov 18, 2019
Doncic scores 26 points, leads Mavs past Raptors 110-102
DALLAS - Luka Doncic was upset when he missed four of 12 free throws in the first three quarters of Saturday night's game against Toronto. Then, he went 7 for 7 from the line in the fourth quarter as ...
Nov 18, 2019
Rookie Terence Davis has career highs in points and assists in Raptors' rout
TORONTO - For nearly four minutes the Toronto Raptors offence revolved around rookie Terence Davis. He made the most of the opportunity. The 22-year-old guard scored a career-best 16 points in th...
Nov 18, 2019
Hockey Canada dropping ‘midget,’ other traditional minor age group names
CALGARY - Hockey Canada is changing its traditional age group names, including "midget," a year after some other sports organizations stopped using the term.The governing body of hockey in Canada anno...
Nov 18, 2019
Canadian women's star Hayley Wickenheiser inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame
TORONTO - Hayley Wickenheiser hasn't had a lot of time to reflect. The Canadian women's hockey star - a quadruple Olympic gold medallist and seven-time world champion - retired in January 20...
Nov 18, 2019
Champions crowned at the Red Deer Curling Classic
A pair of late comebacks Monday made for an exciting end to the 2019 edition of the Red Deer Curling Classic at the Pidherney Centre. Skip James Pahl and his Edmonton team of third Glen Kennedy, secon...
Nov 18, 2019