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Winnipeg Jets defenceman Dustin Byfuglien granted leave of absence
WINNIPEG - Dustin Byfuglien's name was a surprise addition to the list of key Winnipeg Jets players absent from the first day of training camp Friday. As expected, restricted free-agent forwards Patri...
Sep 15, 2019
Eddie Money, 'Two Tickets to Paradise' singer, dies at 70
Eddie Money, who left behind a career as a New York police officer to become one of the top-selling rock stars of the 1970s and '80s, with hits like "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Take Me Home Tonight...
Sep 15, 2019
Fire at hospital in Brazil kills 11 people, many elderly
RIO DE JANEIRO - A fire raced through a hospital in Rio de Janeiro, forcing staff to wheel patients into the streets on stretchers or in wheelchairs and killing at least 11 people, many of them elderl...
Sep 15, 2019
UAE says 6 troops killed in 'collision,' without elaborating
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Six Emirati troops have been killed in a "collision," the United Arab Emirates said Friday, without elaborating or offering a location or time for the incident that comes...
Sep 15, 2019
Fewer trees, higher costs blamed for devastating downturn in B.C. forestry
VANCOUVER - High log prices and dwindling timber supply are driving the crisis in British Columbia's forestry industry that has devastated communities and kneecapped the provincial economy, observers ...
Sep 15, 2019
AP source: NFL to meet with Antonio Brown accuser Monday
The NFL plans to meet Monday with a woman who says she was raped by New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown. A person with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed the meeting to The Assoc...
Sep 15, 2019
Attack on Saudi oil sites raises risks amid US-Iran tension
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A weekend drone attack on Saudi Arabia that cut into global energy supplies and halved the kingdom's oil production threatened Sunday to fuel a regional crisis, as Iran d...
Sep 15, 2019
Marauders win home v-ball tournament
The St. Mary Marauders senior boys volleyball team won their 16-team tournament they hosted over the weekend. The Marauders #1 squad defeated Carpenter Spartans from Meadow Lake in the finals 25-17, 2...
Sep 14, 2019 Marauders middle Nicholas Barker smashes one down during the 16-team tournament the Marauders #1 squad won on Saturday. Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff.
Longshot El Tormenta rallies to capture $1-million Ricoh Woodbine Mile
TORONTO - El Tormenta gave Eurico Rosa Da Silva an early retirement gift Saturday. The veteran jockey, who'll retire at season's end, rode the 44/1 longshot to a stunning win in the Gra...
Sep 14, 2019
Tre Roberson, Stampeders edge Tiger-Cats 19-18 for third win in a row
CALGARY - A little bit of insight from Mark Killam helped Tre Roberson make a clutch play for the Calgary Stampeders on Saturday afternoon. Roberson blocked a 42-yard field goal attempt by Lirim Hajru...
Sep 14, 2019
