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Airstrike in northwest Syria kills 15 ahead of Moscow summit
BEIRUT - An airstrike on a rebel-held village in northwest Syria hit a poultry farm where several displaced families were sheltering early Thursday, killing at least 15 people including children while...
Mar 07, 2020
'This is not a drill': WHO urges the world to fight virus
BANGKOK - The global march of the new virus triggered a vigorous appeal from the World Health Organization for governments to pull out "all the stops" to slow the epidemic, as it drained colour from I...
Mar 07, 2020
Stars blank Hawks in playoff opener for 3-0 win in Game 1
Like watching a David Attenborough-voiced documentary series on the big screen, the Nipawin Hawks learned why the Lyon is the king of the jungle Friday night at the Civic Centre.Stars' goalie Kristian...
Mar 07, 2020 Stars’ netminder, Kristian Lyon stopped all 34 pucks sent his way Friday night to earn the shutout in his postseason debut with the North Stars. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
It's up to all Wet'suwet'en people to work through agreement: Bellegarde
VANCOUVER - Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde says it's up to all Wet'suwet'en people to work through the draft agreement struck on Sunday between their hereditary chiefs ...
Mar 07, 2020
Lawson Crouse scores winner in third, Coyotes beat Canucks 4-2
VANCOUVER - The Arizona Coyotes refused to roll over. The Coyotes gave up a third-period lead but stormed back with three goals of their own to defeat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 Wednesday night to tigh...
Mar 07, 2020
NewsAlert: Toronto boy abducted over drug debt found safe, police say
Toronto police say a 14-year-old boy who was the subject of an Amber Alert has been found safe after he was allegedly abducted on his way to school. In a tweet Thursday night, police say the teen was ...
Mar 07, 2020
Zack MacEwen with a pair of goals, Canucks beat Avalanche 6-3
VANCOUVER - Zack MacEwen scored his second goal of the night late in the third period as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Colorado Avalanche 6-3 Friday to snap a four-game losing streak and climb ba...
Mar 07, 2020
Ducks deal Maple Leafs 3rd straight loss, 2-1
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Carter Rowney and Adam Henrique scored, John Gibson and Ryan Miller combined to stop 30 shots and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Friday night. Gibson made 26 s...
Mar 06, 2020
Florida: 2 dead in the state who tested COVID-19 positive
MIAMI - Two people who tested positive for the new coronavirus have died in Florida, marking the first deaths on the East Coast attributed to the outbreak in the U.S., health officials said Friday. Th...
Mar 06, 2020
Tkachuk with three assists, paces Calgary Flames to 3-2 win over Arizona Coyotes
CALGARY - Matthew Tkachuk assisted on all three Calgary Flames goals in a 3-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Friday. Johnny Gaudreau, T.J. Brodie and Mikael Backlund scored for the Flames (36-26-7). ...
Mar 06, 2020