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Kyle Connor scores late to lift Jets to 4-3 victory over Blue Jackets
WINNIPEG - Kyle Connor scored with 1:14 remaining in the third period to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday. The victory extended Winnipeg's home win st...
Jan 31, 2019
Toronto Raptors drop ugly 105-92 decision to conference rival Milwaukee
TORONTO - Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 19 points to lift the Milwaukee Bucks 105-92 over the Toronto Raptors in a battle for first place in the Eastern Conference on Thursday. Pascal Siakam ...
Jan 31, 2019
Connor scores twice, adds shootout winner as Jets top Bruins
BOSTON - A pair of Connors helped the Winnipeg Jets avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season. Kyle Connor scored back-to-back goals 34 seconds apart in the third period and delivered t...
Jan 31, 2019
New Brunswick premier vows to balance budgets and lessen federal reliance
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Tory premier is vowing to balance the current books and next year's budget, without raising taxes, in an effort to get the province's finances under control and...
Jan 31, 2019
LA Mayor Garcetti says he won't run for president in 2020
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will not seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, slightly winnowing a field that is still likely to be large and unwieldy for a party desperate to oust Pre...
Jan 31, 2019
Hawaii trip mixes team building, training for new-look Vancouver Whitecaps
Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Andy Rose isn't expecting to see much of the beach on his first trip to Hawaii this week. Instead, he'll be sweating in the sun during workouts with his teammates a...
Jan 31, 2019
Mexico City prepares to celebrate Oscar wins for 'Roma'
Mexico City officials are predicting Alfonso Cuaron's film "Roma" will sweep the Academy Awards and are already planning a mass celebration. Mexicans traditionally gather at the city's Independence Mo...
Jan 31, 2019
Toronto FC and Sebastian Giovinco want to stay together. But at what price?
TORONTO - The Giovinco sweepstakes are well under way with Toronto FC, which has turned down an offer from a Middle East club for the mercurial Italian, bargaining with its star striker's ag...
Jan 31, 2019
Canadian men's rugby team looks for revenge over Uruguay in ARC tournament opener
A 15-point win over Uruguay on Saturday and the Canadian men's rugby team can vault three places to No. 17 in the world rugby rankings, its highest position since June 2016. But it's a tough ask....
Jan 31, 2019
NDP byelection victory prompts soul-searching among Greens, Liberals in B.C.
VANCOUVER - An NDP victory in a crucial byelection has prompted political soul-searching in British Columbia, with the Opposition Liberals hoping to revitalize their party while the Greens distance th...
Jan 31, 2019