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Ukraine president: 'No blackmail' in conversation with Trump
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's president insisted Thursday that he faced "no blackmail" from President Donald Trump in their phone call that led to an impeachment inquiry, distancing himself from the U.S. ...
Oct 12, 2019
RCMP shuns lie-detector tests for top security clearances despite federal rules
OTTAWA - The RCMP does not give lie-detector tests to employees undergoing top-level security screenings despite federal rules that require such examinations, The Canadian Press has lea...
Oct 12, 2019
2 Nobel literature prize winners expose Europe's fault lines
STOCKHOLM - Nobel Prizes for literature were awarded Thursday to two writers enmeshed in Europe's social and political fault lines: a liberal Pole who has irked her country's conservative government a...
Oct 12, 2019
Kendrick slam in 10th lifts Nats over Dodgers 7-3, into NLCS
LOS ANGELES - Howie Kendrick and the Washington Nationals got down again but were never out - and they finally ended their streak of playoff series futility in grand fashion. Kendrick hit a tiebreakin...
Oct 11, 2019
Stars deliver late-game magic again to stay hot against Bombers in OT thriller
For the second-straight game, the Battlefords North Stars have worked their magic like Houdini to erase a late game deficit with a goal in the final minutes of the third, before then delivering again ...
Oct 11, 2019 Stars’ netminder Adam Dmyterko led the way for the Battlefords Friday, stopping 28/31 shots against, while providing a calming presence between the pipes for his team. With the win, Dmyterko improves to a perfect 9-0 on the season, to go along with a shimmering 2.19 goals-against average and .934 save percentage. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Opera star Jessye Norman's funeral set for Georgia hometown
AUGUSTA, Ga. - World-famous performers, civil rights leaders and people who know her good works are gathering for the funeral of international opera star Jessye Norman in her Georgia hometown. Norman ...
Oct 11, 2019
Kendrick slam in 10th lifts Nats over Dodgers 7-3, into NLCS
LOS ANGELES - Howie Kendrick hit a tiebreaking grand slam off Joe Kelly in the 10th inning, and the Washington Nationals overcame a three-run deficit with a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers ...
Oct 11, 2019
J.T. Miller, Vancouver Canucks trounce L.A. Kings 8-2 in home opener
VANCOUVER - Coach Travis Green says his Vancouver Canucks were in need of a victory as they headed into their home opener. The squad had dropped their first two games of the season and with so many ne...
Oct 11, 2019
Hergy Mayala had two TDs as Stampeders hang on for 30-28 win over Roughriders
CALGARY - Hergy Mayala scored his first two CFL touchdowns to lead the Calgary Stampeders to a 30-28 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday in front of 30,210 fans at McMahon Stadium. Mayala ...
Oct 11, 2019
No Moe monkey on Spencer’s back; Raiders continue stingy D with another win
A monkey had been digging into the back of Prince Albert Raiders forward Spencer Moe for the first seven games. But that monkey will need to find himself another place to perch. Moe scored twice, incl...
Oct 11, 2019 Raiders goaltender Boston Bilous dives well out of his crease to freeze a loose puck. Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff