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Boeser scores twice in Canucks' 6-3 win over Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Brock Boeser and Jake Virtanen scored 1:24 apart in the third period, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 on Saturday. Boeser had two goals and Bo Horvat and J.T. Mil...
Jan 11, 2020
Alberta board grants rate hikes to car insurers
EDMONTON - New numbers confirm that many Alberta drivers are getting hit with hikes, and even some sharp spikes, in their auto insurance.The Automobile Insurance Rate Board says that 27 insurers opera...
Jan 11, 2020 Vehicle insurance to rise -- The Canadian Press
Pair in alleged Via plot urge Supreme Court to deny hearing in terror case
OTTAWA - Two men who were found guilty of terrorism offences in a high-profile case argue there is no need to revisit an appeal court's decision to order a new trial. In newly filed&nbs...
Jan 11, 2020
GAME NOTES: Tigers look for weekend sweep Saturday in Moose Jaw
MOOSE JAW, SK - The Medicine Hat Tigers took the first game of their weekend home and home series with the Warriors 5-2. Trailing 2-1 heading into the final frame, the Tigers scored four unanswered go...
Jan 11, 2020
12 migrants dead, 21 rescued at sea off western Greece
ATHENS, Greece - Greece's coast guard said 12 migrants were found dead in the Ionian Sea and 21 others were rescued after their boat took on water and sank Saturday. A search for more survivors was la...
Jan 11, 2020
Bandits defeat Grizzlys, win 50th straight regular season home game
BROOKS, AB - The Brooks Bandits (37-3-1) won their 50th consecutive regular season home game on Friday, downing the Olds Grizzlys 6-1 at the Centennial Regional Arena.Goaltender Ethan Barwick (St. Alb...
Jan 11, 2020 Photo courtesy of Em Duncan / Brooks Bandits
Under pressure, Iran admits it shot down jetliner by mistake
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran on Saturday acknowledged that its armed forces "unintentionally" shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed earlier this week, killing all 176 aboard, after the government had r...
Jan 11, 2020
Pearn out as head coach of Canadian women's hockey team, Ryan takes over
CALGARY - Perry Pearn is out and Troy Ryan is in as head coach of the Canadian women's hockey team in a mid-season change. Less than three months out from the women's world hockey championship in...
Jan 11, 2020
Fine revenue loss stings, but won’t hurt Red Deer RCMP service delivery
Red Deer, AB - The City of Red Deer's Protective Services division is getting everything it requested for 2020, with the exception of a cash grab by the province.This year, the City and Red Deer RCMP ...
Jan 11, 2020 Red Deer RCMP Superintendent Gerald Grobmeier. (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Officials: 3 dead in Alabama, bringing storm death toll to 7
BENTON, La. - The National Weather Service reports three storm-related deaths in Alabama, bringing the number of people killed following severe storms to at least seven. The National Weather Service i...
Jan 11, 2020