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Leon Draisaitl stars in overtime as Edmonton Oilers down New York Rangers 3-2
EDMONTON - The opportunity was there and the Edmonton Oilers took advantage. Leon Draisaitl scored 35 seconds into overtime and had a pair of assists as the Oilers beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Mon...
Mar 13, 2019
First-place Lightning spank Maple Leafs 6-2 as Toronto learns hard lesson
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs looked at Monday's matchup against the NHL's top team as a measuring stick. What they got was major wake-up call. Tyler Johnson and Cedric Paquette had two goals...
Mar 13, 2019
Malaysia won't drop case against Vietnamese in Kim killing
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia - Prosecutors say Malaysia's attorney general has ordered the murder case to proceed against a Vietnamese woman accused in the killing of the North Korean leader's half brother. Pr...
Mar 13, 2019
S. Korean police questioning 2 K-pop stars in sex scandals
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - After their stunning retirement announcements, two K-pop stars including a member of the superstars Big Bang are facing police questioning over a series of interlocking sca...
Mar 13, 2019
FIA says F1 director Charlie Whiting has died in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia - Formula One Race Director Charlie Whiting has died from a pulmonary embolism three days before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. He was 66. The federation for internatio...
Mar 13, 2019
FIA says F1 director Charlie Whiting has died in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia - Formula One Race Director Charlie Whiting has died from a pulmonary embolism three days before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. He was 66. The federation for internatio...
Mar 13, 2019
Perlini, Blackhawks hold off late charge by Maple Leafs for wild 5-4 win
TORONTO - Brendan Perlini had a goal and two assists as the Chicago Blackhawks held off a furious Toronto comeback to defeat the Maple Leafs 5-4 on Wednesday night. Brandon Sa...
Mar 13, 2019
B.C. building code adjusted upwards to allow 12-storey wood buildings
OKANAGAN FALLS, B.C. - The height limit for wood buildings in British Columbia is rising to 12 from six storeys in a move that Premier John Horgan expects to spur development using timber and give the...
Mar 13, 2019
MMA fighter Conor McGregor arrested in South Florida
MIAMI - Mixed martial artist and boxer Conor McGregor has been arrested in South Florida for stealing the cellphone of someone who was trying to take his photo, authorities said. According to a Miami ...
Mar 13, 2019
The state of curling in Saskatchewan: It looks pretty from the top
In this three part series, battlefordsNOW will look at small town curling rinks and what organizers, rink operators, curlers and others believe need to be done to grow the game and grab that glimmer b...
Mar 13, 2019 It may look from the top like curling is OK in the province, but where do we go from here? (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW staff)