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Journalist killed in Afghanistan honoured with plaque at her high school
VANCOUVER - A journalist who was killed while covering the war in Afghanistan almost 10 years ago was remembered Thursday with a memorial plaque at the high school she attended in Vancouver....
Nov 07, 2019

Matthews, Nylander score in the third as Leafs grind out 3-1 victory over Kings
TORONTO - Mike Babcock has been looking for a game the Maple Leafs can hang their hat on. Tuesday night's performance against the Los Angeles Kings wasn't heavy on style points, but for Toro...
Nov 07, 2019

Sean Couturier scores in OT, Flyers beat Canadiens 3-2
PHILADELPHIA - Sean Couturier flipped a shot from the slot that trickled past a surprised Carey Price just 55 seconds into overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-2 victory over the Montreal C...
Nov 07, 2019

Tavares scores OT winner as Maple Leafs beat Golden Knights
TORONTO - John Tavares scored at 2:33 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 on Thursday night. Auston Matthews also scored for Toronto (9-5-3). Frederik And...
Nov 07, 2019

Airline steps up to provide Calgary Zoo with bamboo for picky pandas
CALGARY - A culinary crisis has been avoided at the Calgary Zoo which was facing a bamboo shortage for its four giant pandas. The pandas, which staff admit are picky eaters, munch on about 1...
Nov 07, 2019

Google digitizes artworks in Puerto Rico for 1st time
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The 1953 painting by Rafael Tufio Figueroa features his mother with a red scarf on her head, a determined look on her face and heavy expression lines, a depiction of a working-...
Nov 07, 2019

Human rights ruling says Manitoba must offer gender-neutral birth certificates
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has been ordered to start offering non-binary sex designations on its birth certificates. A human rights adjudicator has also ordered the province to pay $50,00...
Nov 07, 2019

Gap CEO steps down amid slumping sales
NEW YORK - Gap's announced Thursday that CEO Art Peck is stepping down as the company struggles to turn around a long-standing sales slump. The San Francisco-based retailer also slashed its earnings o...
Nov 07, 2019

Min Lee commits to Alaska Anchorage
One of the Prince George Spruce King's top scorers has found a home for next season.20-year-old forward Chong Min Lee has committed to the University of Alaska Anchorage for the 2020-2021 season."We a...
Nov 07, 2019

Hopes rise that lifting tariffs could allow US-China accord
BEIJING - The prospects for a preliminary breakthrough in the U.S.-China trade war improved Thursday after the two sides agreed to reduce some punitive tariffs on each other's goods, though the full e...
Nov 07, 2019