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Canadiens respond to Ovechkin’s hit on Drouin, beat Capitals
WASHINGTON - Shea Weber scored to extend his point streak to five games, Carey Price made 25 saves and the Montreal Canadiens responded to a big hit by Alex Ovechkin on Jonathan Drouin, beating the Wa...
Nov 15, 2019
Marchand scores twice in the 3rd as Boston hands Toronto its 4th straight loss
TORONTO - Brad Marchand scored twice in the third period, including the winner, as the Boston Bruins defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Friday night. Charlie Coyle, with a goal and an a...
Nov 15, 2019
Rapper Kanye West performs for Texas jail inmates
HOUSTON - Kanye West has followed the Johnny Cash route and performed for inmates at a Houston jail. In secret from the public, the star rapper-turned-gospel singer performed songs Friday from his new...
Nov 15, 2019
Barack Obama says his approach to politics aligned with Justin Trudeau's
HALIFAX - Former U.S. president Barack Obama made a point of highlighting his admiration for Justin Trudeau on Wednesday, saying the prime minister's approach to politics is close ...
Nov 15, 2019
'Welcome home:' 2,000-year-old bison skull returned to Alberta First Nation
SIKSIKA, Alta. - A 2,000-year-old bison skull unearthed during utility work in downtown Banff, Alta., has been returned to a southern Alberta Indigenous community. Contractors with Fortis Alberta...
Nov 15, 2019
Astros’ Verlander, Mets’ deGrom win 2nd Cy Young Awards
NEW YORK - Justin Verlander has a second AL Cy Young Award - and a clear path paved toward Cooperstown. Verlander beat out Houston Astros teammate Gerrit Cole in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Ass...
Nov 15, 2019
Today's babies won't know life without climate change, new report warns
OTTAWA - A baby born in Canada today will never know a time in which his or her health isn't at risk from a warming planet, an annual look at climate change and human health reported Wednesday. The La...
Nov 15, 2019
Fed finds resilient financial system despite high debt
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve said Friday that corporate debt remains at historically high levels but overall the U.S. financial system is resilient, a view in sharp contrast to the problems that l...
Nov 15, 2019
White House seeks disclosure of actual health care prices
WASHINGTON - New rules from the Trump administration on Friday would require insurers and hospitals to disclose upfront the actual prices for common tests and procedures to promote competition and pus...
Nov 15, 2019
AP sources: Epstein jail guards had been offered plea deal
WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors offered a plea deal to two correctional officers responsible for guarding Jeffrey Epstein on the night of his death, but the officers have declined the offer, people f...
Nov 15, 2019