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Murray scored 23 in Nuggets' 108-90 romp of Spurs
DENVER - Jamal Murray's 23 points led six Nuggets in double figures, and Denver routed the San Antonio Spurs 108-90 Tuesday night to move within one win of its first playoff series triumph in a decade...
Apr 23, 2019
Japan apologizes to those forcibly sterilized, vows redress
TOKYO - Japan's government apologized Wednesday to tens of thousands of victims forcibly sterilized under a now-defunct Eugenics Protection Law and promised to pay compensation. Chief Cabinet Secretar...
Apr 23, 2019
UN: Pro-government forces kill more Afghans than insurgents
KABUL - Afghan and international forces had killed more civilians than insurgents in the first three months of the year, the U.N. announced Wednesday, the first time the deaths caused by the governmen...
Apr 23, 2019
Palliser breaks ground on new Huntsville School
IRON SPRINGS - The celebration, on Thursday, April 18, kicked off construction of the long-awaited replacement for Huntsville School, but the occasion held more substance than that alone.The groundbre...
Apr 23, 2019 Palliser Regional Schools
Hertl lifts Sharks past Vegas 2-1 in 20T to force Game 7
LAS VEGAS - After winning Game 5 at home to avoid elimination, Tomas Hertl vowed the San Jose Sharks would return to SAP Center for a seventh and decisive game in their opening round series with the V...
Apr 23, 2019
Alberta halts construction of lab to allow incoming UCP a chance to review it
EDMONTON - Alberta has halted construction of a medical superlab, saying it wants to allow the just-elected United Conservative government time to review the project.An Alberta infrastructure represen...
Apr 23, 2019 LethbridgeNewsNOW
Simmons, Embiid usher 76ers past Nets and into 2nd round
PHILADELPHIA - Ben Simmons thumped his chest after a big dunk , Joel Embiid pointed toward an overmatched defender on a slam of his own, and the Philadelphia 76ers flexed their offensive muscle from t...
Apr 23, 2019
Sri Lanka military gets special powers after deadly bombings
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's president gave the military sweeping police powers starting Tuesday in the wake of the Easter bombings that killed nearly 300 people, while officials disclosed that in...
Apr 23, 2019
Pillar reflects on Blue Jays career in return to Rogers Centre after trade
TORONTO - Kevin Pillar wasn't sure how he'd feel stepping onto the Rogers Centre turf in a different uniform for the first time. "I'm still undecided," the former Blue Jay said hours before ...
Apr 23, 2019
Raptors are onto the conference semifinals with 115-96 rout of Orlando
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors dispatched the Orlando Magic in record time, checking the first box of what the team hopes is a long playoff run. Kawhi Leonard scored 27 points as Toronto throttled...
Apr 23, 2019