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Ducks fire coach Randy Carlyle amid 7-game losing streak
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Anaheim Ducks general manager Bob Murray tried to give Randy Carlyle as much time as possible to turn things around. But a seven-game losing streak and freefall into last place in th...
Feb 10, 2019
Manfred: No DH or draft changes likely for 2019
ORLANDO, Fla. - Don't look for a National League designated hitter this year or for new anti-tanking rules in June's amateur draft. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Friday that management is foc...
Feb 10, 2019
Wheeler scores go-ahead goal, Jets beat Sabres 3-1
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Goalie Connor Hellebuyck initially took exception to the suggestion of the Jets being in a slump before being reminded their 0-2-1 skid had been Winnipeg's longest of the season. "Yeah...
Feb 10, 2019
Senate fixes vibrating camera ahead of TV broadcasting debut
OTTAWA - Viewers won't have to adjust their television sets when the Senate starts broadcasting its meetings, as the upper chamber says it has fixed a problem with one of its brand new cameras. The Ca...
Feb 10, 2019
Deer break through window of bar, damages politician's office in Oshawa, Ont.
A trio of deer roamed through a city east of Toronto this morning, checking out a local bar and damaging a politician's office. Oshawa, Ont., bar the Atria posted on its Facebook page this mornin...
Feb 10, 2019
Longchamp's woman takes a NY Fashion Week trip to Paris
NEW YORK - Models Kendall Jenner and Liu Wen took a break from the catwalk to sit front row for Longchamp's second appearance at New York Fashion Week, and creative director Sophie Delafontaine couldn...
Feb 10, 2019
Federal public prosecutor asks court to strike SNC-Lavalin plea for deal
OTTAWA - The federal director of public prosecutions is officially asking a court to toss out a plea from SNC-Lavalin to spare the company from criminal proceedings. The director's court filing&n...
Feb 10, 2019
Aguero, City humiliate Chelsea - even referee joins in japes
Sergio Aguero is scoring for fun, and even referee Mike Dean got in on the japes. Only Chelsea had nothing to smile about after a 6-0 humiliation at Manchester City. Scoring a hat trick for a second s...
Feb 10, 2019
'The Favourite' named best UK film at British Academy Awards
LONDON - Tragicomic royal drama "The Favourite" took best British film and a clutch of other trophies Sunday at the British Academy Film Awards, the U.K. equivalent of the Oscars but where the audienc...
Feb 10, 2019
B.C. moves closer to money laundering public inquiry; feds vow 'crack down'
VICTORIA - Money laundering in British Columbia has become a top issue for the federal and provincial governments with federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau vowing a "crack down" Friday, while the pro...
Feb 10, 2019