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Chiasson helps Oilers rally past Canadiens 4-2; Edmonton wins third straight
MONTREAL - It's a goal Alex Chiasson won't soon forget. Chiasson scored the third-period winner to give the Edmonton Oilers a 4-2 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night, extend...
Jan 11, 2020
49ers win 1st playoff game in 6 years, 27-10 over Vikings
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Jimmy Garoppolo threw a TD pass on his opening drive as a playoff starter and then watched San Francisco's defence and running game take over from there in the 49ers' 27-10 victo...
Jan 11, 2020
Man in custody after police shooting in Cold Lake
COLD LAKE, Alta. - RCMP say a 26-year-old man is in police custody after being shot in the leg when officers responded to a break-and-enter in northeastern Alberta. Police say in a news release that o...
Jan 11, 2020 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
No pay increase for nurses, teachers says arbitration board
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says an arbitration board has ruled there will be no wage increases for teachers and registered nurses in their current contracts. The decision affects members of the...
Jan 11, 2020 Photo by Trevor Snell
Northern Alberta, Northeastern B.C. under extreme cold warnings
All of Northern Alberta, the Peace Country included, is no under an extreme cold warning.Environment Canada says wind chills could reach -40 throughout the coming week and into next weekend.The B.C. s...
Jan 11, 2020 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
DiCaprio's Earth Alliance gives $3M to Australia fire relief
LOS ANGELES - Leonardo DiCaprio's Earth Alliance environmental organization will donate $3 million to help wildfire relief efforts in Australia. The foundation said Thursday that it has started the Au...
Jan 11, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for jetliner's downing
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for mistakenly shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 civilians on board, including 57 Canadians. ...
Jan 11, 2020
After a month in Australia, two Manitoba fire experts arrive home
WINNIPEG - In his 38 years as a conservation officer, Gerry Rosset has never seen anything like the wildfires he helped battle during his five-week stint in Australia. Rosset and Andrew Prok...
Jan 11, 2020
FBI is trying to catch a "bad wig bandit" in North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The FBI is asking the public's help in catching a so-called "bad wig bandit" who's been robbing banks in North Carolina. The FBI said in a statement on Thursday that the suspect wore...
Jan 11, 2020
Boeser scores twice in Canucks' 6-3 win over Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Brock Boeser and Jake Virtanen scored 1:24 apart in the third period, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 on Saturday. Boeser had two goals and Bo Horvat and J.T. Mil...
Jan 11, 2020