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Canadiens beat listless Flyers 3-1
PHILADELPHIA - Montreal didn't need all 240 characters to express on Twitter the importance of beating the Flyers: "Les Canadiens remportent une grosse victoire !" In any language, this much was clear...
Mar 21, 2019
New Zealand observes Muslim prayer after mosque attacks
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - People across New Zealand are observing the Muslim call to prayer as the nation reflects on the moment one week ago when 50 people were slaughtered at two mosques. Prime Mi...
Mar 21, 2019
B.C. legislation targets Trans Mountain, say proponent and Alberta government
VANCOUVER - Environmental legislation proposed by British Columbia is specifically targeting the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and would significantly impact it, the project's proponent ...
Mar 21, 2019
Jay-Z, Dead & Co, the Killers to perform at Woodstock 50
NEW YORK - Jay-Z, Dead & Company and the Killers will headline one of the 50th anniversary shows commemorating the groundbreaking Woodstock festival this summer. Woodstock co-founder Michael Lang ...
Mar 21, 2019
Northern Sask. community demands answers over power bills costing thousands of dollars
Residents living in the northern Saskatchewan community of Southend have been forced to dig deeper into their pockets, after receiving some unusually high power bills.Starla Morin was living in the co...
Mar 21, 2019 A Southend resident holds up a power bill indicating how expensive things can become. (Submitted photo/ Starla Morin)
Trump blames Fed for holding back economic growth in 2018
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says the economy would have grown much faster last year if the Federal Reserve had not been tightening credit last year. In a broadcast interview, Trump said withou...
Mar 21, 2019
Provincial funding to hire LPNs for La Ronge detox unit
The $300,000 announced in the provincial budget Wednesday for the detox unit in La Ronge will be used to hire licensed practical nurses to provide 24-hour care. "We did a review of our detox services ...
Mar 21, 2019 A $300,000 funding commitment from the province will benefit the detox unit at the La Ronge Health Centre. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
No timetable for end to fire at Texas chemical facility
HOUSTON - Officials said Tuesday that they're not sure when a fire at a Houston-area petrochemicals storage facility will burn itself out, but they are confident that the air quality is safe, despite ...
Mar 21, 2019
Defending champs off to perfect start at Canadian mixed doubles championship
FREDERICTON - Defending champions Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres were one of six unbeaten teams halfway through Thursday's play at the Canadian mixed doubles curling championship. The Alberta team (4-0)...
Mar 21, 2019
Blue Jays get bad injury news on Tepera, Axford before 13-6 loss to Phillies
CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays were defeated 13-6 by the Philadelphia Phillies in spring training action on Thursday as the team was dealt a battery of bad news on the injury front. Accordin...
Mar 21, 2019