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PERTH, Australia - Australia's beleaguered prime minister announced Tuesday that volunteer firefighters from the federal public sector will receive paid leave entitlements in a move to help contain wi...

JERUSALEM - Israel's governing Likud party was holding primaries on Thursday, in the first serious internal challenge to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his more than a decade in power. V...

VANCOUVER - Three straight wins heading into the Christmas break has given the Vancouver Canucks a dose of self-confidence, but goaltender Jacob Markstrom says his team hasn't proven anything yet. "It...

WINNIPEG - Brendan Gallagher and the Montreal Canadiens are feeling the holiday cheer ahead of time. Tomas Tatar and Phillip Danault each scored a pair of goals as the Canadiens won their third of fou...

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators head into the Christmas break feeling pretty good about their game. Thanks to a two-goal night by Jean-Gabriel Pageau, the Senators (16-18-4) beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 M...

INDIANAPOLIS - Aaron Holiday likened the back-and-forth test of resiliency against the defending NBA champions to that of a playoff game. Each time the Indiana Pacers or Toronto Raptors sank a dramati...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - It's been a tough month personally for Devan Dubnyk, who took time off to attend to a family issue. Now the Wild goalie is back and starting to feel like himself again. Dubnyk record...

REGINA - A nearly three-week labour dispute between a Saskatchewan petroleum refinery and hundreds of its workers moved from the picket line into the courtroom Monday, with the company seeking an inju...

BEIRUT - Syrian government forces pressed ahead Monday with a new military assault on the country's last rebel stronghold that began last week, an offensive that has set off a mass exodus of civilians...

TORONTO - After experimenting with his lines at the start of the game, Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe considered reverting back to the norm after some second-period struggles on Monday. He decid...