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Beauvillier, Islanders beat Leafs for 12th win in 13 games
UNIONDALE, N.Y. - Anthony Beauvillier scored twice, Derick Brassard had a goal and two assists, and the streaking New York Islanders held off the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 Wednesday night. Semyon Varlam...
Nov 13, 2019
Barack Obama says his approach to politics aligned with Justin Trudeau's
HALIFAX - Former U.S. president Barack Obama made a point of highlighting his admiration for Justin Trudeau at an event in Halifax, saying the prime minister's approach to politics ...
Nov 13, 2019
Astros’ Verlander, Mets’ deGrom win 2nd Cy Young Awards
NEW YORK - Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander has been awarded his second AL Cy Young Award. Verlander beat out teammate Gerrit Cole in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America annou...
Nov 13, 2019
P.A. waiting for provincial input on bridge toll
The slow gears of bureaucracy are still turning on an important request regarding the potential for the tolling of Prince Albert's Diefenbaker Bridge. At the same time council learned of the sort of t...
Nov 13, 2019 A graph shows hourly use of the Diefenbaker bridge on Aug. 2, the peak day of summer 2019 (council agenda package/City of P.A.)
Today's babies won't know life without climate change, new report warns
OTTAWA - A new report from the international medical journal The Lancet says a child born today will never know a life when his or her health isn't at risk from a warming planet. The journal...
Nov 13, 2019
Town of Tisdale, unionized employees remain without deal
A local town and its unionized workers with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) have failed to come together on a new collective agreement.Committees from CUPE Local 777-02 and the Town of T...
Nov 13, 2019 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Facing former team in West Division final gives Bombers QB Collaros more motivation
WINNIPEG - Zach Collaros will be fuelled by more than playoff excitement on Sunday. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers starting quarterback will lead his new team against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, an oppon...
Nov 13, 2019
Trench battle expected to be key as Eskimos battle Ticats in CFL East Final
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos eviscerated the Montreal Alouettes through the air last week - but in Sunday's CFL East final against the league-leading Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the passing game may ...
Nov 13, 2019
AP sources: Deval Patrick mulling Democratic White House run
WASHINGTON - Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is considering making a late run for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to two people with knowledge of his deliberations, underscor...
Nov 13, 2019
Woman says Denver arena guard told her to remove hijab
DENVER - A Muslim civil rights group is protesting after a Colorado arena security guard told a woman to remove her hijab before she could enter to see her 8-year-old daughter sing the national anthem...
Nov 13, 2019