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PM confirms two Canadians among those killed by deadly Aug. 4 Beirut explosion
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed that two Canadians are among those killed in last week's deadly explosion in Beirut. In a written statement, Trudeau offers his "deepest condo...
Aug 14, 2020

California heat spurs 1st rolling power outages since 2011
LOS ANGELES - California on Friday ordered rolling power outages for the first time since 2011 as a statewide heat wave strained its electrical system. The California Independent System Operator (Cali...
Aug 14, 2020

Islanders play Trotz hockey, take 2-0 series lead on Caps
TORONTO - Brock Nelson scored the go-ahead goal on a second-period breakaway 15 seconds after Alex Ovechkin tied it, and the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Friday night to take...
Aug 14, 2020

Grand Chief Joseph Tokwiro Norton, leader of Mohawk Council of Kahnawake, dead
KAHNAWAKE, Que. - The longtime leader of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake who played a prominent role in the 1990 Oka crisis and rail blockades earlier this year has died. The council says Grand Chief ...
Aug 14, 2020

Bichette, Blue Jays hit 6 more HRs in Buffalo, bop Rays 12-4
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Teoscar Hernndez hit two of Toronto's six home runs, Bo Bichette connected for the fourth straight game and the Blue Jays kept knocking balls out of their new Buffalo park, beating the...
Aug 14, 2020

Bo Horvat scores in overtime as Canucks beat Blues 4-3 in NHL playoff action
EDMONTON - Bo Horvat scored on a breakaway in overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 4-3 win on Friday in NHL playoff action. Horvat took a stretch pass from Quinn Hughes and zipped the pu...
Aug 14, 2020

U.S. left out key statements by Huawei executive in extradition request: lawyer
VANCOUVER - A former adviser to the U.S. State Department says the American government omitted key statements by Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in order to support its extradition c...
Aug 14, 2020

'Rock bottom': Barca reeling after 8-2 humiliation by Bayern
LISBON, Portugal - The postmortem from Gerard Piqu was as brutal as the humiliation dished to Barcelona by Bayern Munich. "It's a disastrous result," the defender said. "An embarrassment, that's the w...
Aug 14, 2020

Bayern humbles Barcelona 8-2 to reach Champions League semis
LISBON, Portugal - Bayern Munich inflicted on Barcelona the most humiliating defeat of the Lionel Messi era and among the worst in team history by 8-2 to reach the Champions League semifinals on Frida...
Aug 14, 2020

Winning ticket for Oilers 50/50 delayed another week as team processes refunds
EDMONTON - Officials with the Edmonton Oilers say it could be another week before they draw a winning ticket for a record-setting 50/50 raffle. The pot for the Aug. 7 online draw hit more than $1...
Aug 14, 2020