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Andrew Copp scores go-ahead goal, Jets come back to beat Blackhawks
WINNIPEG - Andrew Copp may have found his calling playing centre. Moving from the wing to the middle due to injuries, the Winnipeg forward has been a force for the Winnipeg Jets lately. Copp scored th...
Feb 11, 2020

Obama-backed documentary on Ohio factory wins Academy Award
NEW YORK - The Oscar for best feature-length documentary has gone to "American Factory," the first documentary released by Barack and Michelle Obama's production company. The Netflix film is about an ...
Feb 11, 2020

Naeem Khan's star-spangled collection pays homage to America
NEW YORK - Designer Naeem Khan sent models down the runway Tuesday in a shimmering, star-spangled collection the immigrant called his love letter to America, recalling how he started his brand with on...
Feb 11, 2020

Bennet ends 2020 bid after poor showing in New Hampshire
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet ended his long-shot presidential bid Tuesday, failing to break out of a crowded Democratic field dominated by other moderate candidates, including Joe Biden, Pete Buttigie...
Feb 11, 2020

Yang, who created buzz with freedom dividend, ends 2020 bid
Democrat Andrew Yang, an entrepreneur who created buzz for his presidential campaign by championing a universal basic income that would give every American adult $1,000 per month, suspended his 2020 b...
Feb 11, 2020

Pig barn fire in the County of Grande Prairie
The County of Grande Prairie says several animals were lost, but hundreds more were saved, in a pig barn fire Tuesday.County fire crews from three stations were called out at 11:15 a.m. to the barn lo...
Feb 11, 2020 Photo supplied by the County of Grande Prairie

Canada's Nick Taylor goes wire to wire to win Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Canada's Nick Taylor faced increasingly windy conditions, a hard-charging Phil Mickelson, and his own struggles in the back nine to come out on top at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Taylor led by a...
Feb 11, 2020

Judge dismisses lieutenant governor's libel suit against CBS
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A judge on Tuesday tossed out a libel lawsuit filed by Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax against a television network he accused of slanted reporting on sexual assault allegations lev...
Feb 11, 2020

Edmonton Oilers sign forward Joakim Nygard to one-year contract extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Joakim Nygard to a one-year contract extension through the 2020-21 season. The 27-year-old has posted nine points (three goals, six assists) in 33 ga...
Feb 11, 2020

Trudeau misses deadline for disclosing private interests to ethics commissioner
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has run afoul of federal ethics rules yet again - this time missing the deadline for filing a financial disclosure statement with the ethics commissioner. Every ...
Feb 11, 2020