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Houston police: 5 officers hurt in shooting, 2 suspects dead
HOUSTON - Two suspects are dead after a shooting on Monday that injured five Houston police officers, including four who were hit by gunfire as they attempted to serve a search warrant at a home where...
Jan 30, 2019
Rising South Korean soccer star Hwang In-beom to join Vancouver Whitecaps
VANCOUVER - A young South Korean soccer sensation is joining the Vancouver Whitecaps, but head coach Marc Dos Santos warns that Hwang In-beom is unlikely to immediately light up th...
Jan 30, 2019
Source: Toronto FC mulls over new transfer offer for Sebastian Giovinco
Star striker Sebastian Giovinco's future with Toronto FC was up in the air Wednesday with a source confirming that the MLS club had received an offer for the Italian. Toronto has already turned d...
Jan 30, 2019
'Good Fight' season 3 resumes Trump-era stories, with tunes
PASADENA, Calif. - "The Good Fight" will be musical as well as combative in its third season. Creators Robert and Michelle King said the drama will continue to play off current events and mull the for...
Jan 30, 2019
Elephant seals take over California beach during shutdown
SAN FRANCISCO - A colony of elephant seals took over a beach in Northern California during the government shutdown when there was no staff to discourage the animals from congregating in the popular to...
Jan 30, 2019
Toronto Maple Leafs get defenceman Jake Muzzin in trade with L.A. Kings
TORONTO - Growing up in southern Ontario, Jake Muzzin and his friends used to pretend they were their heroes from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Now that he's been traded to Toronto, the veteran defenc...
Jan 30, 2019
NHL all-star skills event another turning point for women's hockey
CALGARY - Performances by women in the NHL's all-star skills competition continue to make waves. Can female hockey harness the buzz? The NHL's inclusion of Canadian players Rebecca Johnson and Re...
Jan 30, 2019
Rural Quebec towns join movement against Quebec's struggling gun registry
MONTREAL - A revolt is brewing in small towns across Quebec against the provincial law forcing long-gun owners to register their firearms with the government. As the deadline to register sho...
Jan 30, 2019
Liberals hoping Outremont byelection win will lead to big gains in Quebec come October
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Rachel Bendayan, his candidate for the upcoming Outremont byelection, walked carefully along the ice-covered sidewalks Monday evening in Montreal ...
Jan 30, 2019
City sees positive response rate for safety survey
More than 500 people from across the city provided feedback for the city's Community Perception Survey, according to a report to council from community safety coordinator Herb Sutton.Launched in Octob...
Jan 30, 2019