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Teuvo Teravainen scores twice in third, Hurricanes beat Senators 4-1
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators penalty kill had been perfect through their last eight games, but on Tuesday it fell short. The Carolina Hurricanes scored the winning goal on a two-man advantag...
Feb 14, 2019
Australia to reopen island detention camp after refugee bill
CANBERRA, Australia - The Australian government said Wednesday it would reopen a mothballed island detention camp in anticipation of a new wave of asylum seekers arriving by boat after Parliament pass...
Feb 14, 2019
Canadian women's hockey team edges U.S. 4-3 to push Rivalry Series to third game
TORONTO - Jamie Lee Rattray and Marie-Philip Poulin had a goal and an assist apiece as the Canadian women's hockey team edged the arch-rival U.S. 4-3 at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday night. T...
Feb 14, 2019
A few feel-good moments to remember from NY Fashion Week
NEW YORK - Fashion Week has ended in New York, leaving a trail of sequins and feathers, worn-out stilettos and blisters and traffic jams. But sometimes, fashion feels good: there were some moments of ...
Feb 14, 2019
Ottawa spending $12 million to upgrade remote airport near site of 2017 crash
FOND DU LAC, Sask. - The federal government says it will spend $12 million to improve safety at a remote northern Saskatchewan airport near where a plane crashed in December 2017 shortly aft...
Feb 14, 2019
Senate OKs border deal; Trump will sign, declare emergency
WASHINGTON - Congress steamed toward lopsided approval of a border security compromise Thursday night that would avert a second painful government shutdown but ignite a major new confrontation - this ...
Feb 14, 2019
Louisiana rapper Mystikal freed on $3M bond in rape case
SHREVEPORT, La. - Mystikal, a Louisiana rapper who's been in custody for nearly 1 1/2 years on a rape charge, is now free on bond. KTBS-TV reports that the artist, whose real name is Michael Tyler, wa...
Feb 14, 2019
AP Interview: Maduro reveals secret meetings with US envoy
CARACAS, Venezuela - President Nicolas Maduro has invited a U.S. special envoy to Venezuela after revealing in an AP interview that his foreign minister recently held secret meetings with the U.S. off...
Feb 14, 2019
Senate backs major public lands, conservation bill
WASHINGTON - The Senate on Tuesday approved a major public lands bill that revives a popular conservation program, adds 1.3 million acres of new wilderness, expands several national parks and creates ...
Feb 14, 2019
Quebec tables legislation to create universal kindergarten for 4-year-olds
QUEBEC - The Quebec government moved towards fulfilling a key election promise today as it tabled a bill that would ensure children can attend kindergarten at four years old. The legisl...
Feb 14, 2019