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Judge to rule on assault charges against former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle
OTTAWA - A judge is slated to rule today whether former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle is guilty of assaulting his wife Caitlan Coleman. Boyle, 36, has pleaded not guilty to offences against Co...
Dec 19, 2019
Legalizing hard drugs not a 'panacea' to opioids crisis, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's unconvinced that decriminalizing hard drugs is a "panacea" to the country's ongoing opioids crisis, and other options need a chance before conside...
Dec 19, 2019
Brees sets NFL all-time TD mark as Saints crush Colts 34-7
NEW ORLEANS - Drew Brees became the NFL's all-time leader in touchdown passes, throwing for four scores to lead the New Orleans Saints to a 34-7 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Monday night. Th...
Dec 18, 2019
Draisaitl, goalie Koskinen lead Oilers past Stars 2-1
DALLAS - The NHL's top power play faced one of the league's best penalty-killing units and came out on top. Leon Draisaitl scored to propel Edmonton's red-hot power play, Mikko Koskinen made 34 saves ...
Dec 18, 2019
Allen makes 35 saves, Blues beat Oilers 2-1
ST. LOUIS - Brayden Schenn scored, Jake Allen made 35 saves and the St. Louis Blues beat the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Wednesday night. Mackenzie MacEachern also scored for the Stanley Cup champion Blues...
Dec 18, 2019
Acciari gets hat trick, Panthers beat Senators 6-1
SUNRISE, Fla. - The Florida Panthers had been struggling to score during a three-game slide. They closed out that stretch with one big period Monday night. Noel Acciari scored three times for his firs...
Dec 18, 2019
Another dominant performance by Norm Powell in Raptors' 133-113 rout of Cavs
TORONTO - Late in the third quarter Monday night, Norman Powell stretched way behind his head to connect on an alley-oop dunk from Pascal Siakam. It was Powell's punctuation mark on another excellent ...
Dec 18, 2019
Lowry has triple double in Raptors' victory over Pistons
DETROIT - Kyle Lowry had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for a triple-double and the Toronto Raptors had an 11-0 run in the third quarter on their way to a 112-99 victory over the Detroit Piston...
Dec 18, 2019
Future sign: Cole arrives with old placard of Yankees fealty
NEW YORK - On his first day in pinstripes, Gerrit Cole admitted to stealing a sign - no, not those signs. Cole affixed his signature to a record $324 million, nine-year contract at 10:45 a.m., walked ...
Dec 18, 2019
Trump impeached by US House on charge of abuse of power
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday night, becoming only the third American chief executive to be formally charged under the Constitution's...
Dec 18, 2019