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Thatcher Demko stops 43 shots as Canucks beat Vegas 2-1 in NHL playoff action
EDMONTON - Thatcher Demko made 43 saves in his first ever NHL playoff start, and the Vancouver Canucks kept their season alive with a 2-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday. Brock ...
Sep 01, 2020

Flyers stave off elimination with 4-3 win over Islanders
TORONTO - Scott Laughton scored on a redirect in overtime after Philadelphia blew a late two-goal lead, helping and the Flyers stave off elimination with a 4-3 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesd...
Sep 01, 2020

Marte's homer gives Marlins 3-2 win over Blue Jays
MIAMI - Starling Marte celebrated his Miami debut with a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning, helping the Marlins top the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Tuesday night. Marte, who was acquired in a trade ...
Sep 01, 2020

Impact win 1-0 to end Toronto FC's undefeated string at 18 regular-season games
TORONTO - Rudy Camacho's 14th-minute goal lifted the Montreal Impact to a 1-0 win Tuesday, ending Toronto FC's club-record unbeaten streak in MLS regular-season play at 18 games - one short of the lea...
Sep 01, 2020

Khmer Rouge’s chief jailer, guilty of war crimes, dies at 77
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - The Khmer Rouge's chief jailer, who admitted overseeing the torture and killings of as many as 16,000 Cambodians while running the regime's most notorious prison, has died. Kain...
Sep 01, 2020

Health Canada reverses course, will review applications for COVID-19 home tests
OTTAWA - Health Canada has reversed course on home test kits for COVID-19, saying it will now review applications for such devices. In June, the department indicated it would not review such applicati...
Sep 01, 2020

Tatum scores 34 points and Celtics take 2-0 series lead over Raptors
LAKE BUENA VISA, Fla. - Jayson Tatum scored 34 points while Marcus Smart had 16 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, and the Boston Celtics edged the Toronto Raptors 102-99 on Tuesday in ...
Sep 01, 2020

Mastodon migrations north offer clues about today's animal movements: study
WHITEHORSE - The migration of extinct mastodon herds to Yukon and Alaska during warm periods between ice ages could hold clues and warning signs for today's animals moving north during a warming clima...
Sep 01, 2020

Family claims excessive force after La Loche arrest caught on video
A video of a local man's arrest and an armed police response at a senior's housing complex is gaining traction online and raising questions about police use of force. Police say the force was necessar...
Sep 01, 2020

Police help defeat California bill on removing problem cops
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Police unions and other law enforcement organizations went into overdrive to thwart a measure that would have added California to the majority of states that can end the careers o...
Sep 01, 2020