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Leafs winger Kasperi Kapanen trying to stay positive despite offensive struggles
BOSTON - Playoff success came early for Kasperi Kapanen. The Maple Leafs winger scored twice - including the overtime winner - in his second NHL post-season appearance in Game 2 against...
Apr 19, 2019
Desperate Flames scratch Neal, juggle lines for Game 5 of series with Avalanche
CALGARY - Facing elimination and requiring an offensive spark, the Calgary Flames scratched playoff veteran James Neal to make room for Austin Czarnik in Friday night's Game 5 against the Co...
Apr 19, 2019
Defence questions cop's 'mistake' at trial of B.C. dad accused of killing girls
VANCOUVER - A defence lawyer has questioned a police officer's "mistake" of leaving an apartment after he saw blood-smeared walls and discovered a badly injured young girl lying on a bed. Oa...
Apr 19, 2019
North Stars can clinch Canalta Cup at home with win tonight
Holding a three-games-to-one advantage heading into Game five of their Canalta Cup Final series with the Melfort Mustangs, the Battlefords North Stars sit just a single win away from claiming their st...
Apr 19, 2019 Stars’ forward MacGregor Sinclair has been a two-way force for the Battlefords this postseason, and has four points through the first four games of the Finals. Sinclair is coming off a two-assist performance Wednesday evening in Game four. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Canadian garbage rotting in Manila violates international law, lawyers say
OTTAWA - Canada broke international rules when it dumped more than 100 shipping containers of garbage disguised as plastics for recycling into the Philippines six years ago, a Victoria-based...
Apr 19, 2019
Former Michigan trooper convicted in teen's Taser death
DETROIT - A former Michigan state trooper was convicted of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday in his second trial in the death of a Detroit teenager who crashed an all-terrain vehicle and died when he...
Apr 19, 2019
Kenney's premiership to pose challenges, opportunities for Trudeau
OTTAWA - Jason Kenney's newly secured perch as premier of Alberta poses both a threat and a potential boon to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's re-election chances this fall, politic...
Apr 19, 2019
Premier announces May 16 provincial election for Newfoundland and Labrador
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Premier Dwight Ball has called an early election in Newfoundland and Labrador for May 16, in what's shaping up as a close race between the ruling Liberals and opposition Tories. Bal...
Apr 19, 2019
RCMP Town Hall: numbers, elected officials, benches, liaison officers, and stigma
It was a night full of discussion on what the next steps are when it comes to battling crime in the Battlefords.The Battlefords RCMP held a town hall Thursday night at the Don Ross Centre, and with ab...
Apr 19, 2019 Around 40 residents made their concerns known at the Battlefords RCMP's Town Hall (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW staff)
Israel's president formally nominates Netanyahu as PM
JERUSALEM - Israel's president on Wednesday formally nominated Benjamin Netanyahu for a fourth consecutive term as prime minister, officially launching a process that is expected to result in a new go...
Apr 19, 2019