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'Happy to be back:' Relieved son of Russian spies returns to Canada
TORONTO - A much-relieved son of Russian spies flew back from Moscow to his Toronto birthplace on Friday, a day after the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed his Canadian citizenship. The court deci...
Dec 22, 2019
Thailand returns orangutans to their Indonesian homeland
BANGKOK - Wildlife authorities in Thailand sent two orangutans back to Indonesia on Friday as part of a collaborative effort to combat illicit wildlife trade. Ten-year-old female Cola and 7-year-old m...
Dec 22, 2019
Notre Dame Cathedral to miss first Christmas in centuries
PARIS - Notre Dame kept Christmas going even during two world wars - a beacon of hope amid the bloodshed. Yet an accidental fire in peacetime finally stopped the Paris cathedral from celebrating Midni...
Dec 22, 2019
Tanev scores in OT, Pettersson has 2 goals as Canucks top Golden Knights
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks were fired up to snap a three-game losing streak against the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday. Chris Tanev delivered 1:30 into overtime to give the Canucks ...
Dec 21, 2019
Miller, Virtanen score early power-play goals to spark Canucks past Penguins 4-1
VANCOUVER - First-period power-play goals by Jake Virtanen and J.T. Miller sparked the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday at Rogers Arena. Elias Pettersson and Bro...
Dec 21, 2019
Max Domi scores OT winner for Canadiens in 4-3 win over Flames
CALGARY - His Montreal Canadiens teammates had luck scoring with perimeter shots, so Max Domi took his chances in overtime against the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. After Carey Price's save on Calgary's ...
Dec 21, 2019
Duclair scores overtime winner to lift Senators over Predators 5-4
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators made Marcus Hogberg's first NHL win one to remember. Hogberg made 33 saves to compliment Anthony Duclair's power-play overtime winner to give the Senators a 5-4 victo...
Dec 21, 2019
Kane scores, tacks on three assists to lead Blackhawks in 4-1 win over Jets
WINNIPEG - Patrick Kane was glad the Chicago Blackhawks kept their cool during Thursday's 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. Kane scored once and added three assists as the Blackhawks shook off a slo...
Dec 21, 2019
Van Riemsdyk scores twice as Flyers down Senators 5-4 in shootout victory
OTTAWA - Sean Couturier scored the shootout winner as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Ottawa Senators 5-4 Saturday night. The game was forced to a shootout after an entertaining overtime solved nothi...
Dec 21, 2019
Michael Hutchinson gets first win of season, Leafs beat Red Wings
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs finally earned a victory without the services of Frederik Andersen. Michael Hutchinson made 29 saves as Toronto beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on ...
Dec 21, 2019