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'Turning humans into robots:' Injured Broncos player planning spinal surgery in Thailand
CALGARY - A hockey player paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is planning to head to Thailand in his quest to get better. Ryan Straschnitzki of Airdrie, Alta. plans to unde...
Feb 25, 2019
Counting starts in Nigeria's delayed poll marked by violence
DAURA, Nigeria - Nigeria began counting votes in a presidential election on Saturday marked by an extremist attack and other killings, late-opening polling stations and a surprise loss for top challen...
Feb 25, 2019
Vietnam vows 'maximum level' security for Trump-Kim summit
HANOI, Vietnam - With North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on an armoured train barrelling through China toward Vietnam's capital, and U.S. President Donald Trump about to board a jet for Hanoi, Vietnamese...
Feb 25, 2019
Former US security officials to oppose emergency declaration
WASHINGTON - A group of former U.S. national security officials is set to release a statement arguing there is no justification for President Donald Trump to use a national emergency declaration to fu...
Feb 25, 2019
Laine scores 2 goals, Jets beat Golden Knights 6-3
LAS VEGAS - Patrik Laine hadn't scored a goal for Winnipeg in 15 games. He ended that drought in a big way Friday night. Laine contributed a pair of power-play goals and Connor Hellebuyck made 31 save...
Feb 25, 2019
Andrew Mangiapane scores late to lift Flames over Ducks 2-1
CALGARY - Flames rookie Andrew Mangiapane got a lucky bounce and took full advantage. On a broken 2-on-1, Mangiapane fired home the go-ahead goal at 16:31 of the third period on Friday as Calgary beat...
Feb 24, 2019
Austin Czarnik scores late goal to lift Flames over Senators 2-1
OTTAWA - Matthew Tkachuk won the inaugural battle of the brothers as the Calgary Flames defeated the Ottawa Senators 2-1 Sunday night. Younger brother Brady did, however, win the individual challenge ...
Feb 24, 2019
Leonard comes up big against old team, scoring 25 points in 120-117 win
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard played spoiler on DeMar DeRozan's emotional return to Toronto on Friday. And exacted a measure a revenge against his former team a few weeks after he was furiously&nb...
Feb 24, 2019
Matt Duchene, Blue Jackets beat Senators in Ottawa hours after trade
OTTAWA - Matt Duchene was appreciative of how short the walk was to join his new team Friday afternoon. Sergei Bobrovsky made 22 saves as the Blue Jackets blanked the Senators 3-0 in the nat...
Feb 24, 2019
Closure but no win for DeMar DeRozan in his return to Toronto as a Spur
TORONTO - DeMar DeRozan called it his "last little piece of closure." Unfortunately his return to Toronto did not come with a win. The former Raptor hero finished with 23 points and eight assists...
Feb 24, 2019
