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N.S. hockey group withdraws from Hockeyville competition to support P.E.I. rival
HALIFAX - A minor hockey organization in Nova Scotia has withdrawn its entry from a national competition for funding, saying it is throwing its support behind a smal...
Jan 14, 2020
Canada looks to add to valuable FIFA ranking points in friendly against Iceland
Two wins, eight goals but just 2.26 ranking points. A pair of comfortable 4-1 victories over No. 162 Barbados has given Canada confidence but done little to move the needle when it come...
Jan 14, 2020
'He messed with the wrong guy': Kassian sends warning to Tkachuk ahead of rematch
EDMONTON - It doesn't appear Edmonton Oilers forward Zack Kassian is ready to drop his feud with Calgary Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk. Kassian spoke to reporters Tuesday, a day after the NHL handed ...
Jan 14, 2020
Raptors forward Pascal Siakam appreciates Canadian Gilgeous-Alexander's feat
TORONTO - Pascal Siakam knows how tough it is to grab 20 rebounds in a game. And so the Toronto Raptors forward has a ton of respect for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who recorded his first triple-double o...
Jan 14, 2020
Australian village scorched by wildfires struggles with loss
NERRIGUNDAH, Australia - Ash Graham's dog, Kozi, wakes him at 8 a.m., eager for his morning walk. Then Graham realizes he was dreaming, and gets up from the one-man tent he's been sleeping in each nig...
Jan 14, 2020
French director detained, accused of abusing teen actress
PARIS - A French filmmaker is in custody while authorities investigate accusations that he sexually abused an actress when she was between 12 and 15 years old. Director Christophe Ruggia was detained ...
Jan 14, 2020
World's largest asset manager shifts focus to climate change
NEW YORK - BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, will make climate change central to its investment decisions. Founder and CEO Laurence Fink, who oversees the management of about $7 trillion i...
Jan 14, 2020
Gucci's Michele marks 5 years of challenging masculine codes
MILAN - If any one designer can take credit for revolutionizing menswear, it is Gucci's Alessandro Michele, who made his runway debut as creative director five years ago with a menswear collection tha...
Jan 14, 2020
Spain: Chemical plant explosion kills 1, injures at least 6
MADRID - A massive explosion at a petrochemical plant in northeastern Spain killed one person and gravely injured at least six others Tuesday, regional authorities said. A local government spokesman f...
Jan 14, 2020
Jury selection at Weinstein's rape trial trudges forward
NEW YORK - A sixth day of jury selection at Harvey Weinstein's New York City rape trial ended Tuesday after another batch of prospective jurors told a judge that they had already made up their minds a...
Jan 14, 2020
