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Hockey reckoning amid renewed call for independent body to probe abuse
VANCOUVER - Amid a reckoning in the NHL and mounting allegations of abuse and harassment in university sports, athletes are renewing a call for an independent body to probe complaints and oversee a un...
Nov 29, 2019
Flames to practise at home for first time since controversy with head coach
CALGARY - The Flames will practise in Calgary on Friday morning for the first time since allegations surfaced earlier this week that head coach Bill Peters used a racial slur again...
Nov 29, 2019
2 K-pop stars get prison terms for sexual crimes
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A South Korean court on Friday found two K-pop stars guilty of illicit sexual relations with a woman who was unable to resist and sentenced them to up to six years in priso...
Nov 29, 2019
US proposes rules to vet all telecoms-related purchases
BEIJING - The Department of Commerce has proposed requiring case-by-case approvals of all purchases of telecommunications equipment in a move likely to hit major Chinese suppliers like Huawei. The pla...
Nov 29, 2019
Bangladesh sentences seven militants to death in Dhaka cafe attack
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A special anti-terrorism tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced seven members of a banned militant group to death Wednesday for their involvement in an attack on a Dhaka cafe that killed...
Nov 28, 2019
Saints beat Falcons to clinch 3rd straight NFC South title
ATLANTA - Taysom Hill's rare moment in the spotlight came in an important game for the New Orleans Saints. Hill blocked a punt to set up his 3-yard touchdown catch before scoring again on a 30-yard ru...
Nov 28, 2019
Saints beat Falcons to clinch third straight NFC South title
ATLANTA - Taysom Hill blocked a punt to set up his 3-yard touchdown catch, later scored on a 30-yard run and the New Orleans Saints clinched their third straight NFC South title by beating the Atlanta...
Nov 28, 2019
Japan’s ex-Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone dead at 101
TOKYO - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, a giant of his country's post-World War II politics, has died. He was 101. The office of his son, Hirofumi Nakasone, confirmed that Nakasone d...
Nov 28, 2019
Coleman scores twice to help lift Devils over struggling Canadiens
MONTREAL - Blake Coleman scored twice and added two assists as the New Jersey Devils defeated Montreal 6-4 Thursday night to hand the slumping Canadiens their sixth straight loss. Travis Zajac, Miles ...
Nov 28, 2019
'We made history': UN Indigenous rights bill approved unanimously in B.C.
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to formally implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The bill was passed unanimously in t...
Nov 28, 2019
