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49ers win 1st playoff game in 6 years, 27-10 over Vikings
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Jimmy Garoppolo threw a TD pass on his opening drive as a playoff starter and then watched San Francisco's defence and running game take over from there in the 49ers' 27-10 victo...
Jan 11, 2020
North Stars solidify goaltending for stretch drive with pair of moves
The Battlefords North Stars may not have hit the ice this weekend, but it didn't stop the team from making some headlines, ahead of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) trade deadline.The Stars ma...
Jan 11, 2020 The North Stars dealt goaltender, Parker Rey (pictured left) to Swan Valley Friday, before picking up Kristian Lyon (right) from Langley later in the afternoon to solidify their personnel between the pipes ahead of the SJHL trade deadline. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
DiCaprio's Earth Alliance gives $3M to Australia fire relief
LOS ANGELES - Leonardo DiCaprio's Earth Alliance environmental organization will donate $3 million to help wildfire relief efforts in Australia. The foundation said Thursday that it has started the Au...
Jan 11, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for jetliner's downing
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for mistakenly shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 civilians on board, including 57 Canadians. ...
Jan 11, 2020
After a month in Australia, two Manitoba fire experts arrive home
WINNIPEG - In his 38 years as a conservation officer, Gerry Rosset has never seen anything like the wildfires he helped battle during his five-week stint in Australia. Rosset and Andrew Prok...
Jan 11, 2020
FBI is trying to catch a "bad wig bandit" in North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The FBI is asking the public's help in catching a so-called "bad wig bandit" who's been robbing banks in North Carolina. The FBI said in a statement on Thursday that the suspect wore...
Jan 11, 2020
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
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
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
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