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Oberg, Sandin help Sweden topple Finland for bronze medal at world juniors
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Linus Oberg scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period, and Sweden held on to beat Finland 3-2 on Sunday for the bronze medal at the world junior hockey champi...
Jan 7, 2020
Predators hire former Devils coach John Hynes as new coach
NASHVILLE - The Nashville Predators have hired former New Jersey Devils coach John Hynes as the third coach in franchise history after firing Peter Laviolette. The Predators announced the hiring Tuesd...
Jan 7, 2020
'Shame on you': Balotelli slams Lazio fans for racist abuse
BRESCIA, Italy - Mario Balotelli slammed Lazio soccer fans after the Italian forward was once again the target of racist chants in Brescia's 2-1 home defeat on Sunday. The Serie A match was halted for...
Jan 7, 2020
Russia's Putin visits Syria to meet Assad, a key Iran ally
DAMASCUS, Syria - Russian President Vladimir Putin travelled to Syria to meet with President Bashar Assad and other officials, said Syrian state media and a Kremlin spokesman The visit to Syria, a key...
Jan 7, 2020
Iraq vote, Hezbollah threat levelled at US troops in Mideast
BAGHDAD - The U.S. military presence in the Middle East was thrown into jeopardy Sunday, as Iraq's parliament voted to expel U.S. troops from their country while the leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah grou...
Jan 7, 2020
Fatal collision east of Coaldale claims one life
COALDALE - A two vehicle collision east of Coaldale about 8:00 Monday (Jan 6) night claimed one life and sent another person to hospital.Coaldale Fire and RCMP were dispatched to the collision, involv...
Jan 7, 2020 RCMP cruiser - LNN
Appeal Court rules on anti-abortion protest at the University of Alberta
EDMONTON - A campus group that staged an anti-abortion protest at the University of Alberta that led to a counter-demonstration has lost an appeal over how the school handled the event, but won a seco...
Jan 7, 2020
Red Deer murder suspect makes brief court appearance
The man accused in a fatal shooting outside the Walmart store in south Red Deer last month made a brief court appearance Monday morning.Chase Freed appeared in Red Deer provincial court via CCTV from ...
Jan 7, 2020 There was a heavy police presence surrounding the Walmart store in south Red Deer in response to a fatal shooting. (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)
Legal group seeks federal inquiry into Mississippi prisons
Prisoner advocates are calling on the federal government to investigate Mississippi's prison system for possible civil rights violations, saying the violence of recent days highlights deliberate viola...
Jan 7, 2020
RCMP Major Crimes Unit investigating sudden infant death in Brooks
BROOKS. - RCMP in southern Alberta say their major crimes unit is investigating what they are calling the "undetermined death" of a newborn.Police say in a news release they were called late Saturday ...
Jan 7, 2020 Photo: CHAT News