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Despite 'perfect storm' of U.S. discord, America's truths trump foreign fictions
WASHINGTON - The confluence of a pandemic, a raucous civil-rights movement, an economy on the brink and a stubborn, deeply divided electorate: experts call it a "perfect storm" of ...
Aug 02, 2020

Isaias nears virus-hit Florida after lashing the Bahamas
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Early bands of heavy rain from Isaias lashed Florida's east coast before dawn Sunday as authorities warily eyed the approaching storm, which threatened to snarl efforts to quell...
Aug 02, 2020

Flames ground Jets 4-1 to take series lead, Winnipeg's Scheifele injured
EDMONTON - The Calgary Flames rode superior special teams to a 4-1 win over the demoralized Winnipeg Jets to start their qualifying-round series Saturday. The Jets didn't recover from losing...
Aug 01, 2020

Search crews comb South Saskatchewan River for missing person
MEDICINE HAT- Emergency crews were out in full force Saturday evening looking for any sign of a missing person. The Medicine Hat Fire Department's aquatic rescue team, the Medicine Hat Police Service,...
Aug 01, 2020

Habs stun Pens in OT
TORONTO - Jeff Petry scored at 13:57 of overtime, Carey Price made 39 saves, and the underdog Montreal Canadiens stunned the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Saturday to o...
Aug 01, 2020

Raptors kneel for both American and Canadian anthems ahead of tipoff
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The Toronto Raptors kneeled for both the Canadian and American national anthems ahead of their first real game in nearly five months Saturday. Linking arms in a line...
Aug 01, 2020

Varlamov stops 27 shots, Isles beat Panthers 2-1 in Game 1
TORONTO - Semyon Varlamov stopped 27 shots and the New York Islanders opened their best-of-five playoff series with a 2-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday in the NHL's return following a 4 1/...
Aug 01, 2020

Fans still drawn to arenas despite secure zones as NHL returns to ice
EDMONTON - It was almost 30 C as Edmonton Oilers fan Darnell Belcourt stood outside the protective bubble that surrounds Rogers Place and waited for the puck to drop in the team's opening qualifying r...
Aug 01, 2020

Fans still drawn to arenas despite secure zones as NHL returns to ice
EDMONTON - It was almost 30 C as Edmonton Oilers fan Darnell Belcourt stood outside the protective bubble that surrounds Rogers Place and waited for the puck to drop in the team's opening qualifying r...
Aug 01, 2020

Gilgeous-Alexander scores 19 to help Thunder top Jazz 110-94
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Hamilton's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 19 points, Chris Paul added 18 and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the Utah Jazz 110-94 on Saturday in their first game of the ...
Aug 01, 2020