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Politicians address challenge of making N.L. feel like home for newcomers
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The need to make aging, cash-strapped Newfoundland and Labrador into an appealing place for young people has been a recurring theme among politicians campaigning for the May 16 prov...
May 13, 2019
Opposition force emergency meeting of defence committee on Norman affair
OTTAWA - Three Conservative and one NDP MP are requesting that the House of Commons national defence committee be reconvened to examine the government's conduct in the investigation and pros...
May 13, 2019
Fredy Montero scores, Vancouver Whitecaps beat Portland Timbers 1-0
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps woke up Saturday morning sitting in the final playoff spot in Major League Soccer's Western Conference. Now that could change by the end of the weekend, and there's...
May 12, 2019
Curry, short-handed Warriors knock out Rockets in Game 6
HOUSTON - After Stephen Curry bounced back from the first scoreless first half of his playoff career to score 33 points in the last two quarters and help the Golden State Warriors eliminate the Housto...
May 12, 2019
There will be a Game 7, Giants extend the series
There's going to be one more. Down 3-1 in the 2019 Rogers WHL Championship Series, the Vancouver Giants have now extended the series as far as it can go. They beat the Prince Albert Raiders 4-2 to set...
May 12, 2019 Raiders forward Noah Gregor is stopped by Giants goaltender David Tendeck in the second period. Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff
Toronto Blue Jays edge Chicago White Sox 4-3 to end five-game losing skid
TORONTO - When the bats are this cold, the Toronto Blue Jays need to make every hit count. The long ball did the trick Friday night as Randal Grichuk and Teoscar Hernandez went deep in a 4-3 win ...
May 12, 2019
Leonard hits winning basket and Raptors headed to conference finals vs. Bucks
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard's 15-foot jump shot at the buzzer lifted the Toronto Raptors to a thrilling 92-90 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers - and into the Eastern Conference Finals for just the seco...
May 12, 2019
Two grey whales stranded in B.C.'s Boundary Bay, headed back out to sea:DFO
DELTA, B.C. - The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says a grey whale and its calf that became stranded in Boundary Bay, south of Vancouver are now headed back out to open sea. Th...
May 12, 2019
Argentine legislator dies 3 days after attack by gunmen
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - An official in Argentina's Senate says a legislator has died three days after being seriously wounded in a gun attack that killed a provincial official. Acting Senate preside...
May 12, 2019
McCollum leads Blazers past Nuggets 100-96
DENVER - CJ McCollum scored 37 points and the Portland Trail Blazers overcame a 17-point first-half deficit to beat the Denver Nuggets 100-96 on Sunday to advance to the Western Conference Finals for ...
May 12, 2019
