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Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock says bye week ‘wrong for player safety’
TORONTO – Mike Babcock is no fan of the NHL’s newly created bye week. Speaking…
Social media post prompts partial evacuation of Halifax university dormitory
HALIFAX – Police in Halifax are telling people to watch what they post on social…
Conservative dinner in Calgary with Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway cancelled
CALGARY – A visit to Alberta by a senior advisor to President-elect Donald Trump has…
SeaWorld San Diego ending killer whale show
SAN DIEGO – SeaWorld San Diego is ending its long-running killer whale show after years…
Woman receives call for missing dog asking for money
MIRAMICHI, N.B. – It was the call she was hoping for, but not the call…
Huge Catholic procession held under heavy security in Manila
MANILA, Philippines – A massive crowd of mostly barefoot Filipino Catholics joined an annual procession…
Parents, save up: Cost of raising a child is more than $233K
WASHINGTON – Expecting a baby? Congratulations! Better put plenty of money in your savings account.…
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Jan. 9 ——— TRUDEAU TO SHUFFLE CABINET ON…
Cougar sedated and captured outside Kelowna, B.C., apartment
KELOWNA, B.C. – An unexpected and unwanted visitor to an apartment building in Kelowna, B.C.,…
Meryl Streep overrated? Donald Trump picks a decorated star
NEW YORK – President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday, calling Meryl Streep “one…
Monday’s Games
Monday’s Games NCAA Football National Championship at Tampa, Fla. Alabama 35 Clemson 31 — NHL…
Nova Scotia murder-suicides: ‘We can’t ignore the role of family violence here’
HALIFAX – A week after a former soldier suffering from PTSD killed his wife, daughter…
Wait, don’t toss those poinsettias to the curb!
Poinsettias have become the bestselling potted plants in the United States, and are second in…
Shonda Rhimes: Don’t look for Donald Trump in ‘Scandal’
PASADENA, Calif. – There’s the world of Trump and the world of “Scandal.” Don’t go…
CEOs of Canada’s big banks expect Donald Trump will be boost for U.S. operations
TORONTO – The CEOs of some of Canada’s biggest banks say they’re expecting to see…
The top 10 books on Apple’s iBooks-US
iBook charts for week ending January 8, 2017 (Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN,…
Members of a B.C. First Nation launch court challenge of federal LNG approval
VANCOUVER – Members of a British Columbia First Nation have launched what has become the…
Los Angeles beats San Francisco for George Lucas museum site
LOS ANGELES – The force, it seems, was with Los Angeles. And San Francisco was…
Tuesday’s Games
Tuesday’s Games NHL San Jose 5 Edmonton 3 Nashville 2 Vancouver 1 (OT) Carolina 5…
Amazon agrees to pay $1.1M to Competition Bureau over pricing practices
OTTAWA – Online retailer Amazon has agreed to pay $1.1 million in penalties and costs…
$2.6M worth of fake luxury watches seized in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Authorities in Puerto Rico have seized $2.6 million worth of…
Ovechkin scores 35 seconds in to record 1,000th point
WASHINGTON – Alex Ovechkin didn’t wait long to hit another milestone in his illustrious career,…
Wednesday’s Games
Wednesday’s Games NHL Florida 2 N.Y. Islanders 1 Montreal 7 Winnipeg 4 Washington 5 Pittsburgh…
Scores and Schedule
Wednesday’s Games NHL Florida 2 N.Y. Islanders 1 Montreal 7 Winnipeg 4 Washington 5 Pittsburgh…