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Mustangs give up two goal lead to Hawks, fall in overtime
The second half of the home and home between the Melfort Mustangs and Nipawin Hawks on Saturday, Jan. 4 at the Northern Lights Palace was definitely an entertaining one.The Mustangs opened the scoring...
Jan 05, 2020 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Oil prices surge, stocks fall after US kills Iranian general
Stocks fell broadly on Wall Street and oil prices surged Friday after a U.S. strike killed a top Iranian general in Iraq, raising tensions in the Middle East. The selling, which lost some momentum tow...
Jan 05, 2020
Russia halts oil supplies to Belarus in push for closer ties
MINSK, Belarus - Russia has halted oil supplies to Belarus as talks on strengthening economic ties remained stalled over concerns that Russia could effectively swallow up its neighbour. In a case that...
Jan 05, 2020
Oil prices jump on fears of Iranian retaliation against US
LONDON - The price of oil surged Friday on concerns that Iran might respond to the killing of its top general by the United States by disrupting global supplies of energy from the Mideast. If sustaine...
Jan 05, 2020
'A more dangerous world': US killing triggers global alarm
PARIS - Global powers warned Friday that the American airstrike responsible for killing Iran's top general made the world more dangerous and that escalation could set the entire Mideast aflame. Some U...
Jan 05, 2020
Car plows into German tourists in northern Italy, 6 dead
ROME - A car plowed into a group of young German tourists in northern Italy early Sunday, killing six people and injuring 11, Italian fire officials said. The deadly crash occurred in a village near V...
Jan 05, 2020
Al-Shabab attacks base used by US, Kenyan troops in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya - The al-Shabab extremist group attacked a military base used by U.S. and Kenyan troops in coastal Kenya early Sunday, with U.S. aircraft and vehicles destroyed, Kenyan authorities said...
Jan 05, 2020
Myers scores late goal to lift Canucks past Rangers for 7th straight win
VANCOUVER - Defenceman Tyler Myers scored with 1:29 left in the third period to give the Vancouver Canucks a 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday night. Bo Horvat fed Myers a pass and he ...
Jan 05, 2020
Gaudette's late goal helps Canucks beat Blackhawks 7-5 and extend win streak
VANCOUVER - The calendar says it's 2020 but the Vancouver Canucks' 7-5 win over the Chicago Blackhawks Thursday night looked like a flashback to the 1980s. The teams combined for six goals in just und...
Jan 05, 2020
What we know about ex-Nissan boss Ghosn's escape to Beirut
TOKYO - Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn fled Japan while awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges. He escaped to Beirut, where he grew up and is considered a national hero by many....
Jan 05, 2020