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Bottas, Vettel lead Chinese GP practice sessions
SHANGHAI - Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas and Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel led Friday's practice sessions ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix. Off the track, Formula One prepared to celebrate its 1,000...
Apr 13, 2019
Geoffrey Rush wins case against Sydney newspaper publisher
CANBERRA, Australia - Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush won his defamation case on Thursday against a Sydney newspaper publisher and journalist over reports he had been accused of inappropriate behavi...
Apr 13, 2019
South Korean court orders easing of decades-old abortion ban
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - In a major reversal, South Korea's constitutional Court on Thursday ordered the easing of the country's decades-old ban on most abortions, one of the strictest in the devel...
Apr 13, 2019
Sudan's military overthrows president amid bloody protests
CAIRO - Sudan's military overthrew President Omar al-Bashir on Thursday after months of bloody protests against his repressive 30-year rule. But pro-democracy demonstrators vowed to keep up their camp...
Apr 12, 2019
Pavelski's painful goal leads Sharks past Golden Knights 5-2
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Joe Pavelski lost a couple of teeth, had stitches in his lip and his mouth was still bloody long after taking Brent Burns' point shot right off his chin . Pavelski was also able to ...
Apr 12, 2019
Golden Knights tie series with Sharks with 5-3 win in Game 2
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Mark Stone scored the tiebreaking goal on a power play created by a penalty that negated an apparent San Jose goal and the Vegas Golden Knights responded after blowing a three-goal ...
Apr 12, 2019
Rookie scores in debut, Stars beat Preds for 1-0 series lead
NASHVILLE - Miro Heiskanen turned in a post-season debut to remember, even if the Dallas rookie defenceman didn't wind up writing himself into the NHL's record book because of a late scoring change. H...
Apr 12, 2019
Oskar Sundqvist lifts Blues over Jets 4-3; St. Louis takes 2-0 series lead home
WINNIPEG - Oskar Sundqvist scored twice to propel the St. Louis Blues to a 4-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday in Game 2 of their Western Conference opening-round playoff series. The Blues le...
Apr 12, 2019
Generals clip Red Wings, will meet Innisfail in Allan Cup final
The Lacombe Generals will meet the Innisfail Eagles in Saturday's Allan Cup final.Fans at the Gary Moe Sportsplex were crammed tighter than sardines on Friday night for what was the second of two semi...
Apr 12, 2019 (Doug Mathieson)
RCMP search business owned by Calgary United Conservative candidate Peter Singh
CALGARY - RCMP have searched an auto-repair shop owned by a United Conservative Party candidate in Calgary.Mounties seized a computer hard drive, other electronic devices and a suitcase Thursday night...
Apr 12, 2019 (Facebook)