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Blue Jackets move to the brink of sweeping Lightning
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Sergei Bobrovsky has the Columbus Blue Jackets on the brink of sweeping a playoff series that hardly anyone thought they could win. The Russian goalie shut the door when the Tampa Bay...
Apr 16, 2019
Sweep! NHL-best Lightning ousted in record speed by Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Tampa Bay Lightning ended up on the wrong side of NHL history, getting swept in the first round of the playoffs after one of the best regular seasons ever. The Columbus Blue Jacke...
Apr 16, 2019
Removal of fuel in pool at Fukushima's melted reactor begins
TOKYO - The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant began removing fuel Monday from a cooling pool at one of three reactors that melted down in the 2011 disaster, a milestone in what w...
Apr 16, 2019
Trump vetoes measure to end US involvement in Yemen war
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday vetoed a resolution passed by Congress to end U.S. military assistance in Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen. The veto - the second in Trump's presidency - was ...
Apr 16, 2019
One dead, one hospitalized, man in custody after shooting in B.C. church
VANCOUVER - A 25-year-old man is in custody following a shooting at a church in Salmon Arm, B.C., that left one person dead and sent another in hospital Sunday morning. Salmon Arm RCMP...
Apr 16, 2019
Report makes cross-party recommendations to get more women into politics
A cross-party committee in Ottawa has put forward a report that includes a number of recommendations on how to turn the page on the ongoing underrepresentation of women in politics.Titled "Elect her: ...
Apr 16, 2019 (Adwo/Dreamstime.com)
Trump building up a campaign cash advantage
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is set to report that it raised more than $30 million in the first quarter of 2019, edging out his top two Democratic rivals combined, accordi...
Apr 16, 2019
Quebec's Beauce region hardest hit by springtime flooding, province on alert
BEAUCEVILLE, Que. - Quebec's Beauce region has so far been the hardest hit by spring flooding affecting many parts of the province, Public Security Minister Genevieve Guilbault said Tuesday. Warm...
Apr 16, 2019
Sask. Government announces additional language courses
The Saskatchewan Government announced Tuesday new Indigenous language courses will expand learning opportunities for high school students in Saskatchewan. Courses in Dene, Nakawe and Michif at the 10,...
Apr 16, 2019 (Submitted photo/Government of Saskatchewan)
Local golfers weigh in on Woods' Masters win
This past weekend a familiar face put on the green jacket at Augusta.Tiger Woods claimed his fifth Masters title at this year's tournament. The win also marked the 15th time Woods won a major tourname...
Apr 16, 2019 Tiger Woods claimed his fifth Masters Championship last weekend. (File Photo/Canadian Press)