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Hurricanes rally past Islanders to take 2-0 series lead
NEW YORK - Outplayed for much of the first two periods while losing players to injuries, the Carolina Hurricanes scored two quick goals early in the third period and held on for another big road victo...
Apr 30, 2019
US searches of phones, laptops at airports rising, suit says
WASHINGTON - U.S. government searches of travellers' cellphones and laptops at airports and border crossings nearly quadrupled since 2015 and are being conducted for reasons beyond customs and immigra...
Apr 30, 2019
US sales OK'd for cigarette alternative that heats tobacco
WASHINGTON - U.S. health officials on Tuesday said Philip Morris can sell a cigarette alternative that heats tobacco without burning it, opening the door for the company's effort to shift smokers towa...
Apr 30, 2019
Teen at out of control Halloween party pleads guilty to assaulting a peace officer
LETHBRIDGE, AB - An 18-year-old man from Brooks, Alta. involved in an out of control Halloween party near La Cite Des Prairies last October, has pleaded guilty to one count of assaulting a peace offic...
Apr 30, 2019 Peyton Thomas Kale Many Shots
Cat freed from Edmonton sinkhole, other feline believed to have escaped
EDMONTON - A homeowner who has been on watch since discovering two cats trapped in a sinkhole on her property says at least one is free after 12 days. Rebecca Hung of Edmonton says a grey cat was enti...
Apr 30, 2019
Van de Beek gives Ajax 1-0 lead vs Tottenham in CL semifinal
LONDON - Donny van de Beek gave youthful Ajax a 1-0 win over Tottenham in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal on Tuesday, edging the Dutch side toward a first European Cup final in 23 ye...
Apr 30, 2019
Smoak's RBI single lifts Blue Jays to extra-innings win over Athletics
TORONTO - The thrill of a walkoff win still hasn't gotten old for Justin Smoak, even after a decade in Major League Baseball. Smoak drove in the winning run in the 11th inning as the Toronto Blue Jays...
Apr 30, 2019
Milly, Makwa and Moose: Kids choose names for puppies at RCMP training centre
INNISFAIL, Alta. - Thirteen canine recruits at the RCMP's police dog training centre in central Alberta are getting names chosen by kids from across the country. Mounties say their annual na...
Apr 30, 2019
Toronto Raptors regroup after Game 2 loss to Sixers leaves series tied at one
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors regrouped Tuesday after an off-night in Game 2 blunted the momentum from a dominant opening performance in their second-round series against Philadelphia. There was ...
Apr 30, 2019
A list of new Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's cabinet
EDMONTON - New Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and his cabinet were sworn in on Tuesday to form the first United Conservative government in the province. The list of ministers includes seven women a...
Apr 30, 2019