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UN: Last year saw highest number of Afghan civilian deaths
KABUL - More civilians were killed in Afghanistan last year than in any of the previous nine years of the increasingly bloody conflict, according to a U.N. report released Sunday, which blamed the spi...
Feb 26, 2019
Singh promises action on affordable housing after winning in Burnaby South
BURNABY, B.C. - New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will use his new position as a member of Parliament to pressure the Liberal government to take action on the affordable housing crisis in Brit...
Feb 26, 2019
Josh Currie scores first NHL goal, Oilers hold on to beat Ducks 2-1
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers proved they hadn't given up on the season yet on Saturday night, and they did it without their top player. Sam Gagner scored the game winner as the Oilers held on for a ...
Feb 25, 2019
Markstrom posts first shutout of the season as Canucks blank Ducks 4-0
VANCOUVER - Jacob Markstrom posted his first shutout of the season on Monday, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks. The six-foot-six Swede stopped all 29 of...
Feb 25, 2019
Islanders blank Canucks 4-0, Lehner posts fourth shutout of the season
VANCOUVER - With hopes of a playoff spot dimming, the Vancouver Canucks are growing frustrated. The Canucks outshot the New York Islanders 36 to 23 on Saturday but couldn't sneak a single puck past go...
Feb 25, 2019
Tavares, Matthews, Gauthier score three quick goals as Leafs down Sabres 5-3
TORONTO - Auston Matthews set a franchise record for the 102-year-old Maple Leafs on Monday night but his eyes are on the rest of Toronto's season. Matthews scored in a four-goal second period as...
Feb 25, 2019
Canadiens cough up three-goal lead in third loss of the season to Leafs
TORONTO - After a pair of narrow losses to Toronto already this season, the Montreal Canadiens finally looked headed for a sure victory on Saturday. But the Canadiens coughed up a three-goal lead...
Feb 25, 2019
Bastian and Gabriel score, last-place Devils sweep Canadiens
NEWARK, N.J. - Nathan Bastian scored his first NHL goal, Kurtis Gabriel got his second and the last-place New Jersey Devils continued to be a thorn in Montreal's playoff hopes, beating the Canadiens 2...
Feb 25, 2019
Kim Jong Un arrives in Vietnam for summit with Trump
DONG DANG, Vietnam - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, grinning broadly and waving at a crowd gathered on a cold, rainy morning, stepped off his armoured train Tuesday after a long ride that started in...
Feb 25, 2019
Hyman scores late as Maple Leafs erase three-goal deficit to stun Canadiens
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs insist there was no panic. There was no hollering, swearing or paint-peeling in the locker-room after a disastrous opening 20 minutes Saturday. They stayed calm,...
Feb 25, 2019
