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Tributes planned for victims of École Polytechnique shooting on 32nd anniversary
MONTREAL - Today marks the 32nd anniversary of what's widely believed to be Canada's largest mass shooting specifically targeting women.The shooting at Montreal's cole Polytechnique took place on Dec....
Dec 06, 2021
Solomon Islands leader wins no-confidence vote after riots
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - The leader of the Solomon Islands has survived a vote of no-confidence in Parliament following riots in the capital city last month. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare tol...
Dec 05, 2021
Myanmar court sentences ousted leader Suu Kyi to 4 years
BANGKOK (AP) - A special court in Myanmar's capital sentenced the country's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to four years in prison on Monday after finding her guilty of incitement and violating coro...
Dec 05, 2021
Dadonov, Pacioretty, Roy lift Vegas over Calgary 3-2
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Evgenii Dadonov scored his seventh goal of the season and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Sunday night. Less than two minutes after Calgary's Elias Lindholm cu...
Dec 05, 2021
Winnipeg Jets double up Maple Leafs 6-3 in Blake Wheeler's 1,000th NHL game
WINNIPEG - Blake Wheeler celebrated his 1,000th NHL game with a pair of assists in a scrappy 6-3 victory for the Winnipeg Jets over the Toronto Maple Leafs Sunday, but he still wasn't able to score hi...
Dec 05, 2021
Adrian Kempe scores twice for L.A. Kings in win against Edmonton Oilers
EDMONTON - Adrian Kempe scored a pair of goals and the Los Angeles Kings snapped a two-game losing skid by defeating the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 on Sunday. Rasmus Kupari, Drew Doughty and Trevor Moore als...
Dec 05, 2021
Struggling Canucks fire GM Jim Benning, head coach Travis Green: reports
VANCOUVER - The beleaguered Vancouver Canucks have reportedly fired general manager Jim Benning. Multiple outlets reported the news Sunday, hours after Sportsnet's Eliotte Friedman reported that the t...
Dec 05, 2021
O'Neil, Hodges, Miñoso, Kaat, Oliva, Fowler get baseball HOF
Buck O'Neil never uttered a single word of bitterness or regret about not being elected to the baseball Hall of Fame. Till the end, he urged those who loved and rooted for him to do the same. Now, lon...
Dec 05, 2021
Brier champion skip Bottcher weighs in on surprise split with vice-skip Moulding
Skip Brendan Bottcher provided his reasoning Sunday for the lineup rupture within the Canadian men's curling champions that left vice Darren Moulding on the outs and had the sport's observers and fans...
Dec 05, 2021
Vancouver Canucks fire head coach Travis Green, hire Bruce Boudreau: report
VANCOUVER - The struggling Vancouver Canucks have reportedly parted ways with head coach Travis Green and replaced him with Bruce Boudreau. Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported the news Sunday night...
Dec 05, 2021