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Draisatl, McDavid each score goal and assist as Oilers edge Canadiens 4-3
EDMONTON - Leon Draisaitl, Josh Archibald and Connor McDavid each had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers snapped a two-game losing skid with a big 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on S...
Dec 21, 2019
Slain Barnard College student mourned at private memorial
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A Barnard College freshman who was fatally stabbed in a New York City park earlier this month was remembered by friends and classmates Saturday at a private memorial service at ...
Dec 21, 2019
Ovechkin, Pastrnak, MacKinnon, McDavid are All-Star captains
NEW YORK - Washington's Alex Ovechkin, Boston's David Pastrnak, Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon and Edmonton's Connor McDavid were voted NHL All-Star captains. Ovechkin was voted by fans to captain the Me...
Dec 21, 2019
ICBC sorry for suggesting deceased B.C. Mountie liable for on duty deadly crash
VICTORIA - The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia is apologizing for suggested a deceased Mountie was liable for the on-duty crash that claimed her life. The Crown-owned insurer says it will im...
Dec 21, 2019
ICBC sorry for suggesting deceased B.C. Mountie liable for on duty deadly crash
VICTORIA - The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia is apologizing for suggested a deceased Mountie was liable for the on-duty crash that claimed her life. The Crown-owned insurer says it will im...
Dec 21, 2019
AP Exclusive: Computer plate umps allowed in new labour deal
NEW YORK - Computer plate umpires could be called up to the major leagues at some point during the next five seasons. Umpires agreed to co-operate with Major League Baseball in the development and tes...
Dec 21, 2019
AP Exclusive: Computer plate umps allowed in new labour deal
NEW YORK - Computer plate umpires could be called up to the major leagues at some point during the next five seasons. Umpires agreed to co-operate with Major League Baseball in the development and tes...
Dec 21, 2019
Manhunt continues after man shot at Oklahoma City mall
OKLAHOMA CITY - A manhunt continued Thursday night for a suspect who shot another man during an argument inside an Oklahoma City mall, forcing its closure as police spent hours searching stores and cl...
Dec 21, 2019
Big spending bill wins Senate OK, has victories all around
WASHINGTON - The Senate passed a $1.4 trillion government spending package Thursday in a last bipartisan burst of legislating before bolting for the holidays from a Capitol riven by impeachment. Lawma...
Dec 21, 2019
Trump celebrates Rep. Van Drew's switch from Democrat to GOP
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a New Jersey Democrat who broke with his party to vote against Trump's impeachment, is officially switching parties and ...
Dec 21, 2019

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