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Blake Wheeler scores twice, leads Jets over Kings 6-3
WINNIPEG - Blake Wheeler was glad to be back playing on a line with Mark Scheifele - and it showed. The captain scored twice and added an assist in his 700th game with the Jets franchis...
Feb 20, 2020
Crosby has goal, 3 assists as Penguins beat Maple Leafs 5-2
PITTSBURGH - Sidney Crosby had a goal and three assists to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Tuesday night. "I think this is his favourite time of year," Penguins coach ...
Feb 20, 2020
Ovechkin scores 699th goal, Capitals lose to Canadiens in OT
WASHINGTON - All eyes were on Alex Ovechkin needing two goals to reach 700 in his career. The other No. 8 on the ice scored twice instead. Ovechkin scored his 699th goal to close in on another milesto...
Feb 20, 2020
Trump apparently not a fan of 'Parasite'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is apparently not a fan of "Parasite," his biggest complaint being that the movie was made in South Korea. Trump started talking about the Academy Awards during a c...
Feb 20, 2020
Passengers leave ship docked off Japan after quarantine ends
YOKOHAMA, Japan - About 500 passengers left the Diamond Princess cruise ship Wednesday at the end of a much-criticized two-week quarantine that failed to stop the spread of the new virus among passeng...
Feb 20, 2020
Leafs respond after back-to-back poor showings with 4-0 victory over Penguins
TORONTO - After two listless, disheartening performances, Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe wanted to see "signs of life" from his team. It's only one game, but Toronto delivered. Jake Mu...
Feb 20, 2020
China reports further fall in new virus cases, 118 deaths
BEIJING - China reported a further fall in new virus cases to 889 on Friday as health officials expressed optimism over containment of the outbreak that has caused more than 2,200 deaths and is spread...
Feb 20, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Woman returning from Iran has COVID-19 in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Another case of the coronavirus has been diagnosed in British Columbia. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says a woman in her 30s has been diagnosed with COVID-19 after retur...
Feb 20, 2020
China's virus centre vows no patient unchecked as cases fall
BEIJING - Inspectors in protective suits went door-to-door Wednesday in the epicenter of China's viral outbreak to try to find every infected person in an epidemic that is showing signs of waning as n...
Feb 20, 2020
Tennessee man to be electrocuted for killing fellow inmate
NASHVILLE - A Tennessee inmate is scheduled to die in the state's electric chair Thursday, becoming the fifth convict in the past 16 months to choose electrocution over lethal injection, the state's p...
Feb 20, 2020
