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Here are all 18 franchise records the Raiders broke this year
It was quite the regular season for the Prince Albert Raiders. They finished the 2018-19 season in first place in the Western Hockey League. The last time they accomplished that was their Memorial Cup...
Mar 18, 2019 Ian Scott celebrates scoring the only goal by a netminder in Raiders history on Nov. 16 in a 3-1 win over the Tri-City Americans. (Lucas Chudleigh/Apollo Media)
Andreescu rockets to No. 24 in WTA Tour rankings after Indian Wells title
Canada's Bianca Andreescu has rocketed to No. 24 in the WTA Tour world rankings after her stunning victory at Indian Wells. The 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., rose 36 positions on this week'...
Mar 18, 2019
FIS spends $35B on Worldpay as digital payments surge
CINCINNATI - Fidelity National Information Services is buying Worldpay for about $35 billion with financial transactions increasingly moving online. The online payment industry has been consolidating ...
Mar 18, 2019
Ontario politician criticizes former PM for referring to her as a 'little girl'
TORONTO - An independent Ontario politician who left the Progressive Conservative caucus over cuts to francophone services is criticizing former prime minister Brian Mulroney for referring to her as a...
Mar 18, 2019
Rush can’t complete comeback, lose to Bandits in overtime
The National Lacrosse League's (NLL) best team got an added boost in the standings by beating the Saskatchewan Rush 12-11 in overtime on Saturday at Sasktel Centre.Chase Fraser scored the winning goal...
Mar 18, 2019 Saskatchewan Rush forward Jeff Shattler moves in on goal against the Buffalo Bandits on March 16, 2019. (Saskatchewan Rush/Twitter)
La Scala board to decide on controversial Saudi funding
MILAN - The directors of Italy's premier opera house, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, are meeting to decide whether to accept controversial funding from Saudi Arabia. The meeting Monday came amid media re...
Mar 18, 2019
Defiant vigil starts healing in New Zealand after massacre
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - They came together as one, more than 1,000 students from rival Christchurch schools and different religions, joining voices to honour the 50 lives lost in a massacre that h...
Mar 18, 2019
UK prime minister in last-minute push to win Brexit support
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May was making a last-minute push Monday to win support for her European Union divorce deal, warning opponents that failure to approve it would mean a long - an...
Mar 18, 2019
AP FACT CHECK: Trump plays down white nationalist threat
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump appears to be oblivious to the threat of white nationalism. Following a deadly mosque shooting in New Zealand, he said white supremacy isn't a rising danger. But da...
Mar 18, 2019
R. Kelly case spotlights abuse of girls in the era of #MeToo
NEW YORK - The girls, a dozen of them 15 to 18 years old, file into a conference room in a downtown Brooklyn office building, taking seats in chairs carefully arranged in a circle. On the floor in fro...
Mar 18, 2019