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B.C. Supreme Court grants natural gas pipeline company interlocutory injunction
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court has granted Coastal GasLink an interlocutory injunction against members of a First Nation and others who oppose the company's natural gas ...
Jan 02, 2020
Matthews, Nylander lead Maple Leafs to 4-1 win over Wild
ST. PAUL, Minn. - For the first time in four games, the Toronto Maple Leafs didn't have to play catch-up. Auston Matthews and William Nylander each had a goal and an assist and Toronto beat Minnesota ...
Jan 02, 2020
Assistant coach Marc Crawford returns to Blackhawks after 30-day suspension
VANCOUVER - Assistant coach Marc Crawford says he gained some perspective after a month away from the Chicago Blackhawks. Crawford was at the Blackhawks morning skate on Thursday ahead of the game bet...
Jan 02, 2020
Iran's Gen. Soleimani killed in airstrike at Baghdad airport
BAGHDAD - Gen. Qassim Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, was killed in an airstrike at Baghdad's international airport Friday, Iraqi television and three Iraqi officials said. The strike ...
Jan 02, 2020
Top CEOs made as much as average worker earns in a year by mid-morning Thursday
OTTAWA - Canada's 100 highest-paid chief executives were paid record amounts in 2018 in comparison to the employees beneath them, according to a new report released Thursday. The Canadian Centre for P...
Jan 02, 2020
Ottawa acquires defenceman Reilly in rare trade between Senators and Canadiens
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have acquired defenceman Mike Reilly from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forward Andrew Sturtz and the Senators' fifth-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft. The 26-yea...
Jan 02, 2020
Sweden 'sick and tired' of seeing Sandin get slashed at world juniors
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Sweden is sick of seeing Rasmus Sandin get slashed. No doubt the Toronto Maple Leafs feel the same way. The 19-year-old defenceman took another hack to his lef...
Jan 02, 2020
VIU Mariners in championship contention across several sports
NANAIMO - The long holiday break is coming to a close for local university athletes and that brings league playoffs and national tournaments into sharper focus.All of the fall and winter sports teams ...
Jan 02, 2020 The VIU Mariners women's volleyball and basketball teams are both ranked first in the country heading into 2020. Men's teams in basketball, volleyball and hockey are top three in their respective leagues as well. (Northfield Photography)
Funeral for mother and son killed in Louisiana plane crash
LAFAYETTE, La. - Family and friends wearing purple and gold said goodbye Thursday to a Louisiana woman and her son who were on their way to see the Peach Bowl when they died in a plane crash. Gretchen...
Jan 02, 2020
Correction: Big Buoy story
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. - In a story December 30, 2019, about a buoy washing ashore in Florida, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the buoy was floating in the Atlantic Ocean for two years....
Jan 02, 2020