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Comtois scores four as Canada routs Denmark 14-0 in world juniors opener
VANCOUVER - Morgan Frost had chills Wednesday night as Canadian hockey lovers chanted his name. Fans at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena were keen to show their appreciation for the 19-year-old left-win...
Dec 26, 2018
Leonard scores 30, Green's 3 lifts Toronto past Heat 106-104
MIAMI - Danny Green slipped to the right corner, somehow forgotten by the Miami Heat. He made them pay. Kawhi Leonard scored 30 points, Green’s 3-pointer with 22.7 seconds left - a wide-open one...
Dec 26, 2018
Police say suspect who wouldn't leave vehicle dies after officers shot him
Edmonton police say a suspect they shot is dead after he refused to get out of a vehicle. Police say in a news release that officers were following the truck Wednesday afternoon because there was a ma...
Dec 26, 2018
Americans open world junior championship with victory over Slovakia
VICTORIA - The Americans waited until the third period to turn it on against Slovakia and avoid an upset. Trailing by a goal through 40 minutes, the United States scored twice in the third to beat Slo...
Dec 26, 2018
A look at the 10 nations competing at the 2019 world junior championship
The exhibition games are over and Canada is set to defend its gold medal when the puck drops on Boxing Day for the world junior hockey championship The top 10 junior hockey nations will face off betwe...
Dec 26, 2018
Hundreds show up at Winnipeg dog shelter to keep canines company on Christmas
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg dog shelter’s idea to keep the animals from getting lonely on Christmas was so popular that people were lined up out the door. On a typical holiday, staff at Winnipeg Anima...
Dec 26, 2018
Canadiens recall Karl Alzner from AHL; place Dave Schlemko on injured reserve
MONTREAL - Defenceman Karl Alzner was recalled from the American Hockey League by the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday. He will join the Canadiens for practice on Thursday in Brossard, Que., before the...
Dec 26, 2018
Canada opens Spengler Cup defence with 2-1 win over host HC Davos
DAVOS, Switzerland - Matt D’Agostini’s goal early in the second period stood as the winner as Canada held off HC Davos 2-1 on Wednesday in both teams’ opening game at the Spengler Cu...
Dec 26, 2018
Deaths of 2 children raise doubts about US border agency
HOUSTON - The deaths of two migrant children in just over two weeks raised strong new doubts Wednesday about the ability of U.S. border authorities to care for the thousands of minors arriving as part...
Dec 26, 2018
Robin Thicke surprises girlfriend with marriage proposal
LOS ANGELES - Singer Robin Thicke surprised his pregnant girlfriend with a marriage proposal. The 41-year-old “Blurred Lines” singer proposed to model April Love Geary with friends and fam...
Dec 26, 2018