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Leafs winger Kasperi Kapanen trying to stay positive despite offensive struggles
BOSTON - Playoff success came early for Kasperi Kapanen. The Maple Leafs winger scored twice - including the overtime winner - in his second NHL post-season appearance in Game 2 against...
Apr 19, 2019
Desperate Flames scratch Neal, juggle lines for Game 5 of series with Avalanche
CALGARY - Facing elimination and requiring an offensive spark, the Calgary Flames scratched playoff veteran James Neal to make room for Austin Czarnik in Friday night's Game 5 against the Co...
Apr 19, 2019
Defence questions cop's 'mistake' at trial of B.C. dad accused of killing girls
VANCOUVER - A defence lawyer has questioned a police officer's "mistake" of leaving an apartment after he saw blood-smeared walls and discovered a badly injured young girl lying on a bed. Oa...
Apr 19, 2019
Canadian garbage rotting in Manila violates international law, lawyers say
OTTAWA - Canada broke international rules when it dumped more than 100 shipping containers of garbage disguised as plastics for recycling into the Philippines six years ago, a Victoria-based...
Apr 19, 2019
Former Michigan trooper convicted in teen's Taser death
DETROIT - A former Michigan state trooper was convicted of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday in his second trial in the death of a Detroit teenager who crashed an all-terrain vehicle and died when he...
Apr 19, 2019
Kenney's premiership to pose challenges, opportunities for Trudeau
OTTAWA - Jason Kenney's newly secured perch as premier of Alberta poses both a threat and a potential boon to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's re-election chances this fall, politic...
Apr 19, 2019
Premier announces May 16 provincial election for Newfoundland and Labrador
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Premier Dwight Ball has called an early election in Newfoundland and Labrador for May 16, in what's shaping up as a close race between the ruling Liberals and opposition Tories. Bal...
Apr 19, 2019
Israel's president formally nominates Netanyahu as PM
JERUSALEM - Israel's president on Wednesday formally nominated Benjamin Netanyahu for a fourth consecutive term as prime minister, officially launching a process that is expected to result in a new go...
Apr 19, 2019
AP Interview: Ivanka Trump says Africa would inspire her dad
ABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire - On a trip to Africa to promote women's economic empowerment, Ivanka Trump said Wednesday the White House should be judged by its actions toward a continent that her father has...
Apr 19, 2019
Environment charities may benefit from new Alberta premier's vow to fight them
EDMONTON - Alberta's incoming premier plans to take on environmental charities that he says are blocking exports of the province's oil, but those groups may be saying "bring it on." In his v...
Apr 19, 2019