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Chiasson helps Oilers rally past Canadiens 4-2; Edmonton wins third straight
MONTREAL - It's a goal Alex Chiasson won't soon forget. Chiasson scored the third-period winner to give the Edmonton Oilers a 4-2 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night, extend...
Jan 11, 2020
49ers win 1st playoff game in 6 years, 27-10 over Vikings
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Jimmy Garoppolo threw a TD pass on his opening drive as a playoff starter and then watched San Francisco's defence and running game take over from there in the 49ers' 27-10 victo...
Jan 11, 2020
North Stars solidify goaltending for stretch drive with pair of moves
The Battlefords North Stars may not have hit the ice this weekend, but it didn't stop the team from making some headlines, ahead of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) trade deadline.The Stars ma...
Jan 11, 2020 The North Stars dealt goaltender, Parker Rey (pictured left) to Swan Valley Friday, before picking up Kristian Lyon (right) from Langley later in the afternoon to solidify their personnel between the pipes ahead of the SJHL trade deadline. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
DiCaprio's Earth Alliance gives $3M to Australia fire relief
LOS ANGELES - Leonardo DiCaprio's Earth Alliance environmental organization will donate $3 million to help wildfire relief efforts in Australia. The foundation said Thursday that it has started the Au...
Jan 11, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for jetliner's downing
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for mistakenly shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 civilians on board, including 57 Canadians. ...
Jan 11, 2020 (File photo/Canadian Press)
After a month in Australia, two Manitoba fire experts arrive home
WINNIPEG - In his 38 years as a conservation officer, Gerry Rosset has never seen anything like the wildfires he helped battle during his five-week stint in Australia. Rosset and Andrew Prok...
Jan 11, 2020
FBI is trying to catch a "bad wig bandit" in North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The FBI is asking the public's help in catching a so-called "bad wig bandit" who's been robbing banks in North Carolina. The FBI said in a statement on Thursday that the suspect wore...
Jan 11, 2020
RCMP requesting assistance after church vandalized
The Humboldt and Lanigan RCMP are seeking public assistance after a church was broken into in Jansen, Sask.According to a media release from Humboldt RCMP, sometime between Dec. 26 and 29 the church w...
Jan 11, 2020 (File photo/JPBG Staff)
Fuel theft in Town of Watson
The Humboldt and Lanigan RCMP as well as Crime Stoppers are investigating the theft of fuel in the Town of Watson.According to a media release from the RCMP, on Jan. 6 at 11 p.m. a man who may be in h...
Jan 11, 2020 (Submitted photo/RCMP)
Boeser scores twice in Canucks' 6-3 win over Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Brock Boeser and Jake Virtanen scored 1:24 apart in the third period, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 on Saturday. Boeser had two goals and Bo Horvat and J.T. Mil...
Jan 11, 2020