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Yukon's Dylan Cozens selected seventh overall by Buffalo Sabres at NHL draft
VANCOUVER - Growing up north of the 60th parallel, the NHL seemed far away to Dylan Cozens. It was, literally. Now everything's a whole lot closer for the Whitehorse native. Cozens...
Jun 23, 2019
Cardi B kicks off BET Awards, Lil Baby wins best new artist
Cardi B, the most nominated act at the 2019 BET Awards, kicked off the show with an explosive performance of her new single "Press." Cardi B's husband, Offset of the rap group Migos, started the perfo...
Jun 23, 2019
Devils select Jack Hughes first overall at NHL draft; Rangers take Kakko No. 2
VANCOUVER - Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kakko each wanted to be No. 1. One got his wish. The other is going to work to prove he should have heard his name called first. The New Jersey Devils ...
Jun 23, 2019
Cavallini, David help Canada beat Cuba 7-0 in Gold Cup
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Lucas Cavallini and Jonathan David each scored three goals and Canada breezed to a 7-0 victory over Cuba on Sunday in the first game of a CONCACAF Gold Cup doubleheader at Bank of Am...
Jun 23, 2019
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's chief of staff resigns
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford's chief of staff resigned Friday night after a string of controversies in the government's first year that culminated in the premier rescinding ...
Jun 23, 2019
Steamy romance novelist Judith Krantz dies at 91
LOS ANGELES - Writer Judith Krantz, whose million-selling novels such as "Scruples" and "Princess Daisy" engrossed readers worldwide with their steamy tales of the rich and beautiful, died Saturday at...
Jun 23, 2019
Stroman, Gurriel lead Blue Jays over Red Sox 6-1
BOSTON - Marcus Stroman pitched six shutout innings, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had three hits and threw out a runner at the plate, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 Sunday. Danny Jansen ...
Jun 23, 2019
Judge orders special prosecutor to examine Smollett probe
CHICAGO - A judge decided to appoint a special prosecutor Friday to investigate the decision by Cook County prosecutors to dismiss all charges against actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of lying t...
Jun 23, 2019
Artists, politicians reflect on reconciliation as cedar poles unveiled in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Musqueam artist William Dan says a welcome figure he carved from centuries-old cedar represents a homecoming for him, after a childhood lost to residential school and decades spent aw...
Jun 23, 2019
Subban excited with trade to Devils
NEWARK, N.J. - P.K. Subban wasn't exactly shocked Saturday when the six-time NHL defenceman was traded from the Nashville Predators to the New Jersey Devils. "I've been through the process before," Su...
Jun 23, 2019
