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New Zealand leader finds perfect spokesman: Stephen Colbert
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand has relied on hobbits, bungy jumping and rugby to entice tourists in the past. Now Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern may have found the perfect spokesman to embrace a...
Dec 05, 2019
AP Interview: New Zealand PM aims to limit spread of hate
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand's prime minister said she will do all she can to stop a man accused of killing 51 Muslim worshippers from spreading his message of hate at his trial, while she ho...
Dec 05, 2019
Hurricanes lose a 3-1 decision to Everett Silvertips
LETHBRIDGE -- In the second match of their four games in five nights, the Hurricanes hosted the Everett Slivertips, in the only game the two teams will play against each other this season. Both teams ...
Dec 04, 2019 Hurricanes action -- credit Hurricanes
Nichushkin scores short-handed winner after Toronto gaffe as Avalanche top Leafs
TORONTO - Valeri Nichushkin scored a short-handed goal in the third period as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Wednesday. Nathan MacKinnon, with a goal and an assist...
Dec 04, 2019
Officials: At least 1 injured in shooting at Pearl Harbor
HONOLULU - A shooting at a Pearl Harbor naval shipyard in Hawaii left at least one person injured Wednesday, but it's not clear if the shooter has been apprehended, military and hospital officials sai...
Dec 04, 2019
Former B.C. mayor sentenced to two years less a day for sexual offences
SMITHERS, B.C. - British Columbia's prosecution service says the former mayor of Burns Lake has been sentenced to two years less a day for sexual offences involving four boys under...
Dec 04, 2019
Brazilian slum residents protest after 9 die in police raid
SAO PAULO - Hundreds of people in Sao Paulo's Paraisopolis slums took to the streets Wednesday to protest against local police three days after nine young people died in a stampede during a police ope...
Dec 04, 2019
Blue Jays GM Atkins plans to be aggressive as he aims to bolster rotation
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays can boast about a young core with plenty of potential. The next step for general manager Ross Atkins is surrounding those players with some reliable starting pitch...
Dec 04, 2019
April Irving's behaviour "absolutely abhorrent" as a lifetime ban on dog ownership is imposed during sentencing
LETHBRIDGE, AB - She is never allowed to own a dog in the province of Alberta againHowever, 59-year-old April Dawn Irving was not present to hear those words spoken by Judge Derek Redman in Lethbridge...
Dec 04, 2019 April Irving
Inuit sharing ancient knowledge of ice, sea and land with social media app Siku
HALIFAX - A social media app geared towards the outdoor lives of Inuit launched Wednesday with features that tie traditional knowledge to smartphone technology. The Siku app and web platform...
Dec 04, 2019