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Capitals win Metropolitan Division, beat Canadiens 2-1
WASHINGTON - Nic Dowd put Washington ahead for good early in the second period, Braden Holtby made 33 stops and the Capitals clinched the Metropolitan Division title with a 2-1 victory over the Montre...
Apr 04, 2019
Bauer pulled after 7 no-hit innings in Indians' 4-1 win
CLEVELAND - Trevor Bauer was pulled by manager Terry Francona after seven hitless innings and 117 pitches, and watched from the dugout as Toronto's Freddy Galvis broke up Cleveland's bid for a combine...
Apr 04, 2019
Steven Stamkos leads Tampa Bay Lightning over Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1
TORONTO - Steven Stamkos scored once and also set up Alex Killorn's winner with under six minutes to go in regulation as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Thursday. ...
Apr 04, 2019
Michelle Williams aids cause of equal pay for equal work
WASHINGTON - Michelle Williams, who has seen firsthand the disparity in men and women's pay, joined lawmakers and activists Tuesday in the Capitol to support the principle of equal pay for equal work....
Apr 04, 2019
Notley and Kenney focus on trust in only leadership debate of Alberta campaign
EDMONTON - Alberta's two main political leaders used the only election debate to drill in on trust, with Jason Kenney saying Rachel Notley can't run the economy and Notley saying Kenney...
Apr 04, 2019 United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney, left to right, Alberta Liberal Party leader David Khan, Alberta New Democrat Party leader and incumbent premier Rachel Notley and Alberta Party leader Stephen Mandel pose before the start of the 2019 Alberta Leaders Debate in Edmonton, Alta., on Thursday, April 4, 2019. (Codie McLachlan/The Canadian Press)
Soccer Hall of Famer Jim Blundell, a prolific goal-scorer, dies at 79
Jim Blundell chose to play for Vancouver Firefighters FC in the late 1950s "because I was going to get a job out of it." That's exactly what happened. Blundell joined the Vancouver Fire Departmen...
Apr 04, 2019
Maduro loyalists strip Venezuela's Juan Guaido of immunity
CARACAS, Venezuela - Maduro loyalists stripped Venezuela's Juan Guaid of immunity Tuesday, paving the way for the opposition leader's prosecution and potential arrest for supposedly violating the cons...
Apr 04, 2019
Ex-reality TV cast member gets 1-year term in fraud case
NEW YORK - A former cast member of the reality TV series "Bad Girls Club" was sentenced to a year in prison for stealing the debit card information of a man found dead from a drug overdose in his Manh...
Apr 04, 2019
Blue Jays sign outfielder Randal Grichuk to a US$52-million five-year extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays capped off an active day of roster moves Tuesday by signing outfielder Randal Grichuk to a five-year contract extension worth US$52 million. The new deal covers th...
Apr 04, 2019
NDP wants Pinehouse report made public after media exposé
The opposition New Democrats are making political hay of the expos by a Saskatchewan newspaper of an initial inspection report ordered by government on the Village of Pinehouse's operations and financ...
Apr 04, 2019 (Martin Martinson/paNOW Staff)