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Bruins down Maple Leafs 5-1 in another Game 7; No Canadian playoff teams left
BOSTON - Tuukka Rask made 32 saves as the Boston Bruins downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Tuesday to win their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal 4-3. Sean Kuraly and Joakim N...
Apr 23, 2019
Healthy Leonard scores 34 points and Raptors take 3-1 series lead with win
ORLANDO, Fla. - At this time last year, Kawhi Leonard was rehabilitating a serious injury and barely watching the playoffs. His fragmented season was over. His basketball...
Apr 23, 2019
Smoak nabbed after Laureano overthrow, but Jays sweep A's
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland Athletics caught Justin Smoak early, ending a wild sequence that began with another eye-popping play by centre fielder Ramon Laureano. But the A's couldn't totally stop S...
Apr 23, 2019
Federal government announces $54 million for local-area projects
The federal government is putting $54 million into various projects around the region, including crime prevention in the north, forest fire prevention and flood mitigation. The money was announced Tue...
Apr 23, 2019 Federal Minister Ralph Goodale was in Prince Albert Tuesday to announced $54 million in funding for six new initiatives across the region. (Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW Staff)
Prince Edward Islanders await referendum results on new voting system
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Islanders are awaiting the results tonight of a historic referendum that could make the province the first in Canada to adopt a proportional representation voti...
Apr 23, 2019
N.B. crime numbers down overall: RCMP
North Battleford seems to be getting a reprieve on the crime-front overall, based on the RCMP's latest report for calls for service in the first quarter.Sgt. Carl Dinsdale presented the report for Jan...
Apr 23, 2019 Battlefords RCMP Sgt. Carl Dinsdale presents the latest crime stats at city council Monday, showing an overall reduction in calls. Break and enters increased from Jan. to March, while property offences were down. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Kohl's wants more of your Amazon returns
NEW YORK - Kohl's wants you to skip the post office and bring your Amazon returns to its stores. The department store chain said Tuesday that it will accept Amazon returns at all its 1,150 stores star...
Apr 23, 2019
Strong earthquake hits remote mountain region in India
American seismologists say a magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook a remote part of India near the border with China early Wednesday, in a mountainous region that has experienced huge quakes in the past. U.S...
Apr 23, 2019
Handful of US states are poised to legalize sports betting
HELENA, Mont. - The number of states allowing sports betting is poised to expand. Governors in Montana and Iowa are considering measures that would allow residents to wager on sports, while Indiana la...
Apr 23, 2019
Handful of US states are poised to legalize sports betting
HELENA, Mont. - The number of states allowing sports betting is poised to expand. Governors in Montana and Iowa are considering measures that would allow residents to wager on sports, while Indiana la...
Apr 23, 2019