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Leafs winger Kasperi Kapanen trying to stay positive despite offensive struggles
BOSTON - Playoff success came early for Kasperi Kapanen. The Maple Leafs winger scored twice - including the overtime winner - in his second NHL post-season appearance in Game 2 against...
Apr 19, 2019
Desperate Flames scratch Neal, juggle lines for Game 5 of series with Avalanche
CALGARY - Facing elimination and requiring an offensive spark, the Calgary Flames scratched playoff veteran James Neal to make room for Austin Czarnik in Friday night's Game 5 against the Co...
Apr 19, 2019
Defence questions cop's 'mistake' at trial of B.C. dad accused of killing girls
VANCOUVER - A defence lawyer has questioned a police officer's "mistake" of leaving an apartment after he saw blood-smeared walls and discovered a badly injured young girl lying on a bed. Oa...
Apr 19, 2019
Canadian garbage rotting in Manila violates international law, lawyers say
OTTAWA - Canada broke international rules when it dumped more than 100 shipping containers of garbage disguised as plastics for recycling into the Philippines six years ago, a Victoria-based...
Apr 19, 2019
Former Michigan trooper convicted in teen's Taser death
DETROIT - A former Michigan state trooper was convicted of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday in his second trial in the death of a Detroit teenager who crashed an all-terrain vehicle and died when he...
Apr 19, 2019
Kenney's premiership to pose challenges, opportunities for Trudeau
OTTAWA - Jason Kenney's newly secured perch as premier of Alberta poses both a threat and a potential boon to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's re-election chances this fall, politic...
Apr 19, 2019
Premier announces May 16 provincial election for Newfoundland and Labrador
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Premier Dwight Ball has called an early election in Newfoundland and Labrador for May 16, in what's shaping up as a close race between the ruling Liberals and opposition Tories. Bal...
Apr 19, 2019
Seized ATVs in La Loche spurs 'retaliation' against RCMP
La Loche RCMP believe the tires of a police vehicle that were slashed in the community earlier this week was in retaliation for six all-terrain vehicles (ATV) officers seized last weekend. That's acco...
Apr 19, 2019 The operation of all-terrain vehicles has become an issue in La Loche. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Israel's president formally nominates Netanyahu as PM
JERUSALEM - Israel's president on Wednesday formally nominated Benjamin Netanyahu for a fourth consecutive term as prime minister, officially launching a process that is expected to result in a new go...
Apr 19, 2019
AP Interview: Ivanka Trump says Africa would inspire her dad
ABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire - On a trip to Africa to promote women's economic empowerment, Ivanka Trump said Wednesday the White House should be judged by its actions toward a continent that her father has...
Apr 19, 2019