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After taking care of business at home, surging Canucks expect challenges on the road
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks are packing a seven-game win streak in their suitcase and heading out on the road. The winning span is the longest in six years for Vancouver. It has left the Canucks...
Jan 06, 2020
Canadian oilpatch hopes float on Prairie helium drilling prospects
Calgary, AB - A veteran of Canada's ailing oilpatch is hoping a new product drawn from deep under Prairie grain fields will provide a natural resource boom for Western Canada.Marlon McDougall, 59, say...
Jan 06, 2020
Harvey Weinstein arrives at court ahead of sex assault trial
NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein and several of the women who have accused him of sexual misconduct converged Monday at the New York City courthouse where a judge and his lawyers handled the final preparat...
Jan 06, 2020
Awkwafina makes Globes' history with 'Farewell' acting win
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Awkwafina said she had a "mind-blowing" experience after learning backstage she made history at the Golden Globes. The rapper and actress on Sunday became the first woman of As...
Jan 06, 2020
Gervais' 5th - and final? - turn leads raucous Golden Globes
NEW YORK - Ricky Gervais made a big deal Sunday about how this was the fifth and final time he was going to host the Golden Globes. Maybe that's true. Maybe not. But it's the frame he used this time f...
Jan 06, 2020
Williams speaks for women's rights from Golden Globes stage
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Michelle Williams was an exception on a night at the Golden Globes where the talk mostly avoided politics despite fears of war amid increasing tensions with Iran. The actress u...
Jan 06, 2020
Bolton 'prepared to testify' if subpoenaed in Senate trial
WASHINGTON - Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton said Monday that he is "prepared to testify" if he is subpoenaed by the Senate in its impeachment trial. Bolton, who left the White Hous...
Jan 06, 2020
Trump’s threats draw Iran’s cultural sites into tensions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran's ancient and rich cultural landscape has become a potential U.S. military target as Washington and Tehran lob threats and take high-stakes steps toward a possible o...
Jan 06, 2020
Canadian-led NATO mission in Iraq in limbo as alliance stands pat on suspension
OTTAWA - The head of the NATO military alliance is suggesting the Canadian-led training mission in Iraq is not about to be permanently shut down. The comments by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenber...
Jan 06, 2020
CFL to unveil new ownership for Montreal Alouettes franchise
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes' ownership saga is over. The CFL announced today it will make a major announcement in Montreal later this morning. A league source said new ownership for the Alouette...
Jan 06, 2020