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Texas judge: Hospital can remove baby from life support
DALLAS - A Texas judge on Thursday sided with a hospital that plans to remove an 11-month-old girl from life support after her mother disagreed with the decision by doctors who say the infant is in pa...
Jan 4, 2020
Rod Stewart, son, accused of battery in New Year's Eve fight
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Rock icon Rod Stewart and his son are facing simple battery charges after an altercation with a security guard during a private event in a children's area at The Breakers hotel...
Jan 4, 2020
Iranian cyberattacks feared after killing of top general
BOSTON - Iran's retaliation for the United States' targeted killing of its top general is likely to include cyberattacks, security experts warned Friday. Iran's state-backed hackers are already among ...
Jan 4, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Supreme Court eyes brighter future with skylight, grand hall in temporary digs
OTTAWA - They say justice must be seen to be done, and that should become a little easier in the Supreme Court of Canada's temporary new home. A few years from now, visitors to the renovated West...
Jan 4, 2020
Canada thumps Slovakia 6-1 to set up semifinal with Finland at world juniors
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - If there was even a shred of lingering doubt in Alexis Lafreniere's mind about the health of his knee, he took care of it quickly. Having missed the last two games after...
Jan 4, 2020
Bye-bye buoy: Large beacon removed from Florida beach
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. - A large red navigation buoy that escaped from the Atlantic Ocean for the second time was removed Thursday from a Florida beach where it had become something of a tourist attra...
Jan 4, 2020
NWJHL, NPHL return to action from Christmas break
All six NWJHL teams saw action in the league's first night of play since the Christmas break. In Fort St John, Gary Loewen, Alex Nimmo and Jared Winkel each had a goal and an assist as the league lead...
Jan 4, 2020 Jared Winkel had a goal and an assist for the Huskies, photo courtesy EverythingGP
Newcastle taken to replay by 3rd-tier Rochdale in FA Cup
Newcastle was taken to a replay by third-tier Rochdale in the third round of the FA Cup on Saturday, continuing the Premier League team's poor recent record in the world's oldest club knockout competi...
Jan 4, 2020
World junior roundup: Finland, Russia, Canada, Sweden advance
TRINEC, Czech Republic - Reigning gold medallist Finland will face Canada in a semifinal at the world junior hockey championship after beating the United States 1-0 on Thursday. In a rematch...
Jan 4, 2020
Storm hire Taylor Makin as new assistant coach
The Grande Prairie Storm announced that they have hired Taylor Makin as an assistant coach.Makin replaces General Manager Mark Bomersback behind the bench, who was filling in as an assistant while the...
Jan 4, 2020 Photo courtesy Grande Prairie Storm