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Devils score own goal in OT, Maple Leafs win 6th straight
NEWARK, N.J. - Devils defenceman Damon Severson backhanded the puck into his own net in overtime, gifting the Toronto Maple Leafs a 5-4 win over New Jersey on Friday night for their season-best sixth ...
Dec 27, 2019
Federal judge won't undo Georgia voter purge
ATLANTA - Georgia doesn't have to put almost 100,000 voters back on its rolls, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Steve C. Jones ruled that a voting rights advocacy group founded by Dem...
Dec 27, 2019
Jocelyn Burdick, 1st ND woman to serve in US Senate, dies
FARGO, N.D. - Jocelyn Burdick, who became the first woman to represent North Dakota in the U.S. Senate when she briefly filled the seat vacated by her late husband, has died. She was 97. Burdick died ...
Dec 27, 2019
Slovakia edges Kazakhstan at world junior hockey championship
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - After a loss against Canada to open the tournament, the United States improved to .500 with a 6-3 win over Germany on Friday at the world junior hockey championship. The...
Dec 27, 2019
DJ Imus, made and betrayed by his mouth, dead at 79
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Disc jockey Don Imus, whose career was made and then undone by his acid tongue during a decades-long rise to radio stardom and an abrupt public plunge after a nationally broad...
Dec 27, 2019
Little potash spilled after derailment in B.C. lake: government spokesman
VALEMOUNT, B.C. - Two rail cars containing potash have been removed from Moose Lake in eastern British Columbia after a Canadian National train derailed Thursday. A spokesman with the B...
Dec 27, 2019
'Queen of Giraffes' among new Order of Canada recipients with global influence
OTTAWA - Talk about sticking her neck out for Canada. The latest cohort of appointments to the Order of Canada include many people whose accomplishments have had an impact around the wo...
Dec 27, 2019
A list of new Order of Canada recipients
OTTAWA - Here is a list of the newest recipients of the Order of Canada, along with their citations. Companions of the Order: James Francis Cameron, Saskatoon and Manhattan Beach, Calif. Writer, ...
Dec 27, 2019
Study: 1/4 of young drivers have driven high or been in the vehicle with a high driver
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The author of a study by the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) says more education around impaired driving is needed.CAA Chief Strategy Officer Jeff Walker is referring to when th...
Dec 27, 2019 (Supplied by The Canadian Press)
Several changes to employment insurance go into effect January 1st
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The new year will bring new changes to how Canadians pay into and receive employment insurance (EI).According to the Canadian Employment Insurance Commission (CEIC), the EI premium ra...
Dec 27, 2019 Employment Insurance. (Supplied by Service Canada)