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Calgary Flames keep up pace atop division with 5-1 win over Ottawa Senators
CALGARY - Andrew Mangiapane, Garnet Hathaway and Matthew Tkachuk each had a goal and an assist for the Calgary Flames in a 5-1 win over the visiting Ottawa Senators on Thursday. Captain Mark...
Mar 21, 2019

Schwartz scores hat trick for Blues in 7-2 win over Oilers
ST. LOUIS - Goals have been hard to come by this season for St. Louis Blues left wing Jaden Schwartz. That all changed Tuesday night against Edmonton. Schwartz had three goals and an assist, David Per...
Mar 21, 2019

Rinne, Preds blank reeling Maple Leafs 3-0
NASHVILLE - Pekka Rinne is starting to regain some of his Vezina Trophy form he showed last season. And the Predators, last season's Presidents' Trophy winner, are finally developing some consistency....
Mar 21, 2019

Canadiens beat listless Flyers 3-1
PHILADELPHIA - Montreal didn't need all 240 characters to express on Twitter the importance of beating the Flyers: "Les Canadiens remportent une grosse victoire !" In any language, this much was clear...
Mar 21, 2019

New Zealand observes Muslim prayer after mosque attacks
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - People across New Zealand are observing the Muslim call to prayer as the nation reflects on the moment one week ago when 50 people were slaughtered at two mosques. Prime Mi...
Mar 21, 2019

B.C. legislation targets Trans Mountain, say proponent and Alberta government
VANCOUVER - Environmental legislation proposed by British Columbia is specifically targeting the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and would significantly impact it, the project's proponent ...
Mar 21, 2019

Jay-Z, Dead & Co, the Killers to perform at Woodstock 50
NEW YORK - Jay-Z, Dead & Company and the Killers will headline one of the 50th anniversary shows commemorating the groundbreaking Woodstock festival this summer. Woodstock co-founder Michael Lang ...
Mar 21, 2019

Trump blames Fed for holding back economic growth in 2018
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says the economy would have grown much faster last year if the Federal Reserve had not been tightening credit last year. In a broadcast interview, Trump said withou...
Mar 21, 2019

Battleford council opts for concrete on 22 Street sidewalks
The jackhammers will be out this summer in Battleford as the town undergoes a much needed sidewalk replacement.Council voted unanimously to move forward with replacing the sidewalk on the north and so...
Mar 21, 2019 Battleford Town Council is opting for concrete sidewalks over an asphalt overly. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

No timetable for end to fire at Texas chemical facility
HOUSTON - Officials said Tuesday that they're not sure when a fire at a Houston-area petrochemicals storage facility will burn itself out, but they are confident that the air quality is safe, despite ...
Mar 21, 2019