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Son of Guatemala ex-president blocked from leaving country
Mavericks come from behind to beat Bulls 83-77
Hellebuyck, Jets blank Wild 1-0 behind Wheeler's goal
Minnesota Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk (40) watches a shot by Winnipeg Jets right wing Blake Wheeler enter the net for a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Hannah Foslien)
Namestnikov gets hat trick in OT, Lightning beat Pens 5-4
Anderson, Davis, lead Pelicans past Hornets, 109-107
Charlotte Hornets guard Kemba Walker (15) drives to the basket against New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday (11) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
NBA Capsules
Siena rides Bisping, Ogunyemi to 64-52 win over Quinnipiac
Kane key in Blackhawks’ bludgeoning of Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Roman Polak (46) gets hit by Chicago Blackhawks centre Andrew Shaw (65) during first period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Friday, January 15, 2016.
Thomas, Smart lead Celtics past Suns, 117-103
Phoenix Suns forward P.J. Tucker, left, takes the ball to the hoop against Boston Celtics forward Jae Crowder (99) during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, in Boston. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Regina's Catholic archbishop dies of cancer, had long career in Maritimes
Lillard has 33 points, Blazers beat Nets, win 3rd straight
Portland Trail Blazers' Noah Vonleh, center, shoots over Brooklyn Nets' Brook Lopez (11) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Horvat gets 2nd goal in OT, Canucks beat Hurricanes 3-2
Carolina Hurricanes' Andrej Nestrasil (15), of the Czech Republic, and Vancouver Canucks' Daniel Sedin (22), of Sweden, fall to the ice while chasing the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Right-hander Joe Kelly gets $2.6M, 1-yr deal from Red Sox
Jeff Shattler scores hat trick as Roughnecks beat Black Wolves for first win
St-Gelais, Hamelin open Canadian short track championships with gold
Bautista Agut wins ASB Classic as ill Sock retires
Chara scores go-ahead goal in Bruins' 4-1 win over Sabres
Buffalo Sabres' Tim Schaller (59), David Legwand (17) and Matt Moulson (26) celebrate a goal by Legwand during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert)
Kane's hat trick lifts Blackhawks over Maple Leafs 4-1; Chicago wins 10 straight
Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane (88) celebrates his hat trick against the Toronto Maple Leafs with teammate Artemi Panarin (72) during third period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Friday, January 15, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Reds shortstop Zack Cozart agrees to $2.925M, one-year deal
Westbrook's triple-double leads Thunder past Timberwolves
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) is fouled by Minnesota Timberwolves forward Shabazz Muhammad on a shot during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Fairfield defeats Niagara 73-68
Pentagon releases video of strike on Islamic State cash
Phelps wins 100 butterfly in Arena Pro Swim Series
Michael Phelps prepares to compete in the men's 100-meter butterfly during the Arena Pro Swim Series, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman)
Boothe leads Toledo to 78-64 win over Akron
Phillies right-hander Hellickson reaches $7M, one-year deal
Ross, Cashner get raises from Padres that avoid arbitration
Orioles avoid arbitration with Machado, Tillman, 6 others
Wall carries Wizards to 118-104 victory over Pacers
Washington Wizards' Ramon Sessions (7) shoots against Indiana Pacers' George Hill (3) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Morneau seeks to calm jittery energy executives in Calgary
Finance Minister Bill Morneau tried to bring some reassurance to Calgary as he met with everyone from the owner of a local brewery to renewable-energy proponents to Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi.
S. Korea prosecutors seek 20 years for American in new trial
FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2015, file photo, Arthur Patterson, center, an American charged with murdering a Seoul university student in 1997, is escorted by South Korean police officers upon his arrival at Incheon International airport in Incheon, South Korea. South Korean prosecutors have asked for a 20-year prison term for Patterson charged with fatally stabbing a South Korean university student at a Seoul Burger King restaurant. Prosecutors made the request Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, at the end of the new trial of Patterson from California, according to spokesman Joon Young Maeng at the Seoul Central District Court. (Im Hun-jung/Yonhap via AP) KOREA OUT
Brewers reach 1-yr deals with 3 arbitration-eligible players
Seahawks and Panthers rematch not so much payback as atonement
In this Dec. 13, 2015, file photo, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin is hit by Baltimore Ravens free safety Kendrick Lewis as Baldwin scores a touchdown during an NFL football game in Baltimore. The Seahawks face the Carolina Panthers in a playoff game Sunday; a key matchup will be Baldwin against Panthers cornerback Josh Norman.
Substantial SmartTrack changes popular with city councillors
Mayor John Tory is seen during a press conference at city hall in Toronto, Ontario Thursday June 11/2015.
Ottawa can’t reveal arms-export numbers
The Trudeau Liberals are refusing to cancel a contract to provide weaponized amoured vehicles to the Saudi Arabian National Guard on the ground that it’s a done deal.
Valenti, Canisius escape Manhattan with 65-62 win
Pierre helps Dayton hold off George Washington 77-70
High pressure in the desert as Green Bay looks for revenge on Arizona
In this Dec. 27, 2015, file photo, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is sacked by Arizona Cardinals inside linebacker Dwight Freeney. Three weeks ago, the Arizona Cardinals beat the Green Bay Packers by 30 points. No one should expect that kind of blowout when the teams meet again Saturday night, this time in the NFC divisional playoffs.
Doug Bruno becomes 19th DI women's coach to win 600 games
Five questions: Verna Yiu is new interim CEO of Alberta Health Services
Allan Maki
Braves reliever Vizcaino gets 1-year deal for $897,500
Bulls' Noah leaves game vs Mavs with separated left shoulder
Whisenhunt returns to Chargers as offensive co-ordinator
Liberals open-minded on voting reform, Monsef says
“We genuinely want to listen to the people of this country and the all-party parliamentary committee,” Minister of Democratic Institutions Maryam Monsef says.
Marathon bomber loses bid for new trial, told to pay $101M
Peyton Manning helping Broncos dial in the details for playoffs
Peyton Manning is said to be ‘amped up’ for Sunday’s game against the Pittsurgh Steelers in Denver.
Brian Bedford: British-born star made Stratford his home
Brian Bedford, the classically-trained British-born stage actor who spent four decades with the Stratford Festival, is shown in 2010. He gave his final performances on its stages in the 2009 season.
US renews El Salvador travel warning due to rampant violence
Arizona avoids arbitration with 6 players with 1-year deals
Av Isaacs, leading art dealer in contemporary Canadian art, dies at 89
Av Isaacs developed a taste for Inuit art, mounting his first exhibition of it in 1967 and founding the Innuit Gallery three years later.
Reports say one dead, one injured in explosion at Alberta oilsands plant
Jesse Carrier and Mara Miller: interior design’s It couple
Former B.C. premier must understand identity does not equal skin colour
Ujjal Dosanjh at his home in Vancouver, BC, August 22, 2007.
Weber, Bernardi return to Fresno State as assistant coaches
Clash of the tight ends: Gronkowski, Kelce meet in elite offensive match-up
At left, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce runs with the ball against the Detroit Lions on Nov. 1, 2015. At right, New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski rushes to the end zone for a touchdown against the Miami Dolphins on Oct. 29, 2015. Kelce and Gronkowski will have some bragging rights on the line as the best tight ends in the game as their teams face each other Saturday.
Crowds attack Mexico pipelines, steal diesel with buckets
Canada's Noemie Thomas wins bronze at U.S. Pro Swim Series event
Orlando Soria, a design star in the age of Instagram
Orlando Soria.
N. Korea says it could halt nuke tests if US scraps drills
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, center left, speaks with South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam, left, and U.S .Deputy Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, right, at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. Lim and Blinken are in Tokyo to meet their Japanese counterpart on Saturday, Jan. 16 to discuss responses to North Korea's latest nuclear test. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
TNT plans special Martin Luther King Jr. Day pregame show
Twins agree to deals with 4 arbitration-eligible players
Meet the man who set Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders’ political stage
Canadian advance man Jean-Michel Picher, who is working for Bernie Sanders, walks in shadow in front of the banner. He's wearing a white T shirt under a blue collared shirt.
Middle-aged man dresses as old woman for official's photo op
In this Jan. 5, 2016 still image from WJAR-TV video, Sue Stenhouse, left, executive director of the Senior Enrichment Center, speaks alongside a man dressed as an elderly woman, right, during a news conference in Cranston, R.I., to promote a program for school children to help senior citizens shovel snow during the winter. The middle-aged male bus driver wore a wig, earrings, lipstick and a dress, and a tag that read, "Cranston Senior Home Resident." Stenhouse resigned her position after the incident. (WJAR-TV via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
IOC to look into allegations of bribery in bidding for 2020 Olympics
This file photo taken Aug. 14, 2009 shows then-IAAF president Lamine Diack during a joint press conference with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) president in Berlin. A footnote to the World Anti-Doping Agency’s independent commission report indicates that Diack was prepared to sell his vote in the 2020 bidding contest in exchange for sponsorship of IAAF events.
"Saved by the Bell" actor Screech booked into Wisconsin jail
22-1 shot Swift Lady wins turf feature at Santa Anita
To help the middle class, stop killing their jobs
Dive below the surface rhetoric, and what becomes clear is how many politicians engage in employment-killing policies, ones that harm Canada’s middle class, to say nothing of the poor.
Refugees who came before latest wave don’t receive same help
Shady Alradi and his wife Saja Aeash and their one-year-old daughter Zain Alsham Alradi at the Sandman Hotel in Vancouver January 12, 2016.
Coroner: Imprisoned ex-NFL running back kills himself
Thousands of Syrian refugees left stranded near Jordanian border
Syrian refugees wait to cross the Jordanian Hadalat border from their makeshift camp near the city of Ruwaished on Jan. 14, 2016.
Calgary Mayor Nenshi holds the line on arena project
Roy MacGregor
Arrieta, Cubs have biggest gap in arbitration at $5.5M
FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2015, file photo, Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta warms up in the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh. National League Cy Young Award winner Arrieta had the largest gap among 35 players who swapped proposed figures with their teams in salary arbitration. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Report: Texas lottery officials pursued fantasy sports game
What does it mean to be American? Ted Cruz latest in ‘birther’ controversy
In this Jan. 8, 2016, photo, Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, holds a town hall at Praise Community Church in Mason City, Iowa.
Heat G Wade out against Nuggets with shoulder injuries
Cubs exchange arbitration numbers with Arrieta
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta slaps hands with a fan during the team's annual baseball convention Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Peach is the latest buzzed-about app, but its purpose is fuzzy
Social network Peach
Astros reach 1-yr deal with Keuchel for $7.25M, 3 others
American tourist found dead in Belize, homicide suspected
Liverpool and Manchester United in chase mode to crack top four
Manchester United's striker Wayne Rooney controls the ball during the English Premier League football match between Newcastle United and Manchester United at St. James' Park on Jan. 12, 2016.
Trudeau should ditch Star Wars and become a Trekkie, Shatner says
Canadian actor William Shatner is photographed in Toronto, Ontario Monday, October 21, 2013.
Stand-up desks may improve students’ brain function, study finds
A new study found improvements in the basic cognitive skills of high school students after several months of using stand-up desks.
Here’s a sobering thought: We’re a little too comfortable with booze
Marsha Lederman
It’s a whopper all right: Floor Burger returns to the AGO
Installation technicians Ruth Jones and Ben Oakley install Claes Oldenburg’s Floor Burger at the Art Gallery of Ontario on January 12, 2016.
Bond traders now see even two Fed rate hikes this year as optimistic
The U.S. Federal Reserve building in Washington.
Seattle not shaken by falling behind in the post-season
Rockies and third baseman Nolan Arenado reach $5M deal
Calgary Flames look for more consistency heading into road trip
Calgary Flames players celebrate a goal by Micheal Ferland against the San Jose Sharks during the third period at Scotiabank Saddledome on Jan. 11, 2016.
Rather than renegotiate TPP, Canada should broker side deals, group says
‘It’s really helpful to me to hear discussions of both the forests and the trees,’ said Federal Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland, who told reporters Thursday that ‘the negotiations are finished and for Canadians it’s important to understand that it’s a decision of yes or no. … It’s important for us to understand that we don’t have a veto.’
Alberta man accused of killing senior couple pleads guilty to 1 count of assault
Football’s elite eight QBs showing the way in NFL playoffs
This combination of file photos shows NFL quarterbacks, clockwise from top left, Tom Brady of the New England Patriots, Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Alex Smith of the Kansas City Chiefs and Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos. Joining them are Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson, Cam Newton and Carson Palmer in a particularly elite collection of NFL quarterbacks in the playoffs beginning this weekend.
Pregnant women told to avoid countries with Zika outbreaks
This 2006 photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a female Aedes aegypti mosquito in the process of acquiring a blood meal from a human host. On Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, U.S. health officials are telling pregnant women to avoid travel to Latin America and Caribbean countries with outbreaks of a tropical illness linked to birth defects. The Zika virus is spread through mosquito bites from Aedes aegypti and causes only a mild illness in most people. But there’s been mounting evidence linking the virus to a surge of a rare birth defect in Brazil. (James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP)
1B Brandon Belt, Giants exchange salary arbitration figures
Mardy Fish leads Diamond Resorts Invitational
The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week
Things to know about 12-week-old Los Angeles gas leak
FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2015, file pool photo, crews work on a relief well at the Aliso Canyon facility above the Porter Ranch area of Los Angeles. In trying to reassure the public there's no long-term health risk from the leak, Southern California Gas Co. has said in news releases and FAQs on its website that since the crisis began, just two air samples briefly showed elevated concentrations of the substance. But a closer look at the online data by The Associated Press and outside experts actually shows that a dozen samples from the Porter Ranch community contained at least twice the amount of benzene that Southern California air regulators consider the normal background level. (Dean Musgrove/Los Angeles Daily News via AP, Pool, File)
Savers seek ‘tax-friendly income stream’ as retirement nears
Rory and Ruth have a solid financial situation, but want to generate a tax-friendly income stream for when they retire.
Kroenke heralds Rams' return after "long road" back to LA
St. Louis Rams coach Jeff Fisher takes questions at a news conference at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. The Rams are returning to play in 2016 in the Los Angeles area. A new stadium is to be built at a site near the Forum. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Cities ready for ‘immediate stimulative’ projects when cash comes through
Passengers wait as the Clareview LRT arrives at the station in Edmonton January 1, 2013. On Dec. 28, 2012 a fight had taken place inside an LRT train where 29-year old John Hollar,died from his injuries.
Rays sign 4 arbitration-eligible players to 1-year deals
Right fielder Reddick gets $6.575M, one-year deal from A's
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