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Home for the holidays: Prince Philip leaves hospital
LONDON - Prince Philip was discharged from a London hospital Tuesday and immediately taken by helicopter to join other senior royals at Queen Elizabeth II's rural retreat in time for a traditional fam...
Dec 26, 2019
Feds hurried to spend $50M social-finance cash, documents show
OTTAWA - Internal government documents show that federal officials moved quickly before the fall election campaign to dole out $50 million aimed at transforming the delivery of social services. T...
Dec 26, 2019
RCMP investigating sudden death and Cardston motel fire
CARDSTON - Shortly after midnight on Christmas Day, RCMP and Cardston County Fire and Emergency Services (CCFES) received a numerous 911 calls about a fire at a motel in the town.When they arrived on ...
Dec 26, 2019 RCMP Patch -- LNN
Aussie PM: Some volunteer firefighters to receive paid leave
PERTH, Australia - Australia's beleaguered prime minister announced Tuesday that volunteer firefighters from the federal public sector will receive paid leave entitlements in a move to help contain wi...
Dec 26, 2019
Israeli lawmaker aims to oust Netanyahu in Likud primary
JERUSALEM - Israel's governing Likud party was holding primaries on Thursday, in the first serious internal challenge to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his more than a decade in power. V...
Dec 26, 2019
Canucks score three third-period goals to earn 4-2 victory over Oilers
VANCOUVER - Three straight wins heading into the Christmas break has given the Vancouver Canucks a dose of self-confidence, but goaltender Jacob Markstrom says his team hasn't proven anything yet. "It...
Dec 25, 2019
Tatar, Danault each score a pair of goals as the Canadiens rout the Jets 6-2
WINNIPEG - Brendan Gallagher and the Montreal Canadiens are feeling the holiday cheer ahead of time. Tomas Tatar and Phillip Danault each scored a pair of goals as the Canadiens won their third of fou...
Dec 25, 2019
Pageau scores twice, Anderson has season-high 43 saves as Senators down Sabres
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators head into the Christmas break feeling pretty good about their game. Thanks to a two-goal night by Jean-Gabriel Pageau, the Senators (16-18-4) beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 M...
Dec 25, 2019
Holiday hits key shots in Pacers' OT home win over Raptors
INDIANAPOLIS - Aaron Holiday likened the back-and-forth test of resiliency against the defending NBA champions to that of a playoff game. Each time the Indiana Pacers or Toronto Raptors sank a dramati...
Dec 25, 2019
Dubnyk records shutout as Wild blank Flames 3-0
ST. PAUL, Minn. - It's been a tough month personally for Devan Dubnyk, who took time off to attend to a family issue. Now the Wild goalie is back and starting to feel like himself again. Dubnyk record...
Dec 25, 2019