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Hornqvist has 2 goals, assist and Pens top Red Wings 5-1
PITTSBURGH - Patric Hornqvist had two goals and an assist and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings 5-1 on Sunday. Hornqvist has 14 goals this season. Sidney Crosby scored his 11th of...
Feb 16, 2020
Reworked charges in Chicago cite another R. Kelly accuser
CHICAGO - An updated federal indictment against R. Kelly unsealed Friday in Chicago includes sex abuse allegations involving a new accuser, adding to the jailed singer's mounting legal challenges acro...
Feb 16, 2020
Michael Avenatti is convicted of trying to extort Nike
NEW YORK - Michael Avenatti, the combative lawyer who gained fame by representing porn star Stormy Daniels in lawsuits involving President Donald Trump, was convicted Friday of trying to extort sports...
Feb 16, 2020
County fire crews respond to rural blaze near Wembley
Investigators are looking into the cause of an early Sunday morning fire near Wembley. County fire crews from Wembley, Beaverlodge and La Glace responded to a call at 2:45 AM of a residential blaze at...
Feb 16, 2020
Nigerian rookie making a name with Toronto FC, just not his first name
With three goals in three straight games, rookie forward Ifunanyachi Achara is making a name for himself at Toronto FC training camp. It's just not his first name, which is a handful. Friends&nbs...
Feb 16, 2020
Government to evacuate Canadians from quarantined Princess Diamond cruise ship
The federal government says it will evacuate Canadians quarantined aboard a cruise ship docked in Japan. They've been stuck on the Diamond Princess cruise ship for 10 days amid an outbreak of the nove...
Feb 16, 2020
Full board of France's Cesar film awards steps down
PARIS - The entire leadership of the Cesar Awards, France's version of the Oscars, has stepped down in a spat over both its opaque decision-making process and controversial director Roman Polanski, wh...
Feb 16, 2020
Leafs' Johnsson out at least eight weeks with knee injury; Rielly progressing
TORONTO - Andreas Johnsson is back in a crowded Toronto Maple Leafs sick bay. Head coach Sheldon Keefe announced Friday the 25-year-old winger requires surgery on his right knee and will be out of the...
Feb 16, 2020
McCabe, an ex-FBI official targeted by Trump, not charged
WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors have declined to charge former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, closing an investigation into whether the longtime target of President Donald Trump's ire lied to fed...
Feb 16, 2020
CFL's Edmonton Eskimos keep team name following consultations
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League have decided to keep their team name despite concerns from some Inuit leaders. The club said consultations in the North p...
Feb 16, 2020