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Frey, prolific Eagles singer-songwriter-bandleader, dies
Golden Statement: Curry, Warriors demolish Cavaliers 132-98
Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) shoots over Cleveland Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving (2) and Richard Jefferson (24) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Blocked shots make the difference as Colorado Avalanche edge Winnipeg Jets 2-1
The Colorado Avalanche celebrate after Carl Soderberg (34) scored on Winnipeg Jets' goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (30) as Tyler Myers (57) and Blake Wheeler (26) look on during second period NHL hockey action, in Winnipeg, on Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Trevor Hagan
Fanning, Boston U beat Loyola (Md) 87-84 in overtime
Bethune-Cookman beats Morgan State 62-50
White House says Levinson may no longer be in Iran
Christine Levinson, center, wife of Robert Levinson, and her children, Dan and Samantha Levinson, talk to reporters in New York, Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. The relatives of Robert Levinson, a former FBI agent who disappeared in Iran almost nine years ago, said Monday they're happy for the families of prisoners released from Iranian custody over the weekend but wished government officials had warned them he would not be among them. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Losing streak at 3 for No. 20 Duke after Orange win 64-62
Duke’s Grayson Allen (3) attempts a shot as Syracuse’s Tyler Lydon (20) defends and Syracuse’s Trevor Cooney (10) watches during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C., Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. Syracuse defeated Duke 64-62. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)
SE Louisiana gets 1st conference win, beats Lamar 98-70
Utah officer was paying off cancer bills when he was killed
Police talk at the scene of an officer-involved shooting, in Holladay, Utah, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016. Utah police officer Douglas Barney was killed Sunday, after he was shot by a suspect who was later killed by police. (Scott Sommerdorf/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP) DESERET NEWS OUT; LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
Raptors’ DeMarre Carroll focused on fatherhood and a full recovery
Toronto Raptors forward DeMarre Carroll, left, drives past Cleveland Cavaliers’ Lebron James on Nov. 25, 2015. Carroll is out indefinitely after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery.
Search off Hawaii finds life rafts but no sign of 12 Marines
This Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps shows a Marine Officer attached to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 uses binoculars to search for debris of a helicopter mishap in Haliewa Beach Park, Hawaii. Rescuers battled winds of up to 23 mph and waves up to 30 feet as they searched for 12 Marines who are missing after two helicopters they were in crashed off the Hawaiian island of Oahu.(Cpl. Ricky S. Gomez/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)
Planners for new hospital near Downtown Eastside focus on integration
There are no immediate plans to redevelop the current St. Paul’s site on Burrard Street.
Gov. Snyder: Clinton politicizing Flint's water crisis
People hold signs during a rally around Flint's water crisis Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder responded Monday to criticism from presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during the Democratic debates for his handling of Flint's water emergency, saying Clinton is making it a political issue. (Junfu Han/The Ann Arbor News via AP) LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
With Confederate flag gone, King Day rally shifts focus
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, arrives to the King Day at the Dome event celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr., Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)
Oilers add to Florida's sudden woes, top Panthers 4-2
Edmonton Oilers left wing Taylor Hall, left, scores against Florida Panthers goalie Al Montoya (35) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
High rent, union rules blamed for closing of Toronto-area Goodwill stores
All 16 Goodwill stores in Toronto and surrounding areas were closed on Sunday.
Albany beats Binghamton 80-59 for 14th straight win at home
B.C. Health Minister to push for pot reforms, regulated sales outlets
B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake said the federal medical marijuana system should be reformed to include face-to-face sales in outlets such as pharmacies instead of limiting it to the current mail-order system.
Former Canadian professional wrestler "Iron" Mike Sharpe dies at 64
Seoul court fines Cardinals reliever for gambling
Winnipeg's popular winter pop-up restaurant stares down big obstacles
Minister sees Iran thaw as opportunity for Canadian aerospace industry
Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains says the Liberals realize Canadian businesses need more market opportunities abroad.
DeRozan and Lowry combine for 61 points in Raptors' 112-100 win over Nets
Toronto Raptors' DeMar DeRozan (10) and Kyle Lowry celebrate the dying seconds of their winning game against the Brooklyn Nets following second half NBA basketball action, in Toronto, on Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Women's Top 25 Capsules
B.C. environmentalists, federal scientists at odds over LNG plan
An $11.4-billion terminal on Lelu Island, B.C., would have little impact on Flora Bank, a sandy area with eelgrass that nurtures juvenile salmon, according to recent studies.
Family demands federal probe of police shooting
Gwendolyn Woods, right, the mother of Mario Woods, the man killed by San Francisco police after they say he appeared to raise a knife and approach one of the officers, hugs a friend before a news conference in San Francisco, Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Williams has perfect night, SHSU beats Nicholls 87-76
Benzinger's 3 caps Wright St rally in 77-76 win over Detroit
Queen’s University to revamp medical training to focus on skills
Competency-based medical education (CBME) allows residents to finish the training at their own pace.
Canada shut out of IS coalition meeting
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan visited Canadian troops in Iraq on Sunday, Dec. 20.
New Hampshire tops Maine 99-91
Two studies produce different SmartTrack projections on ridership
Although the final shape of SmartTrack remains to be seen, some elements have been established. It will be run by Metrolinx and involve the same trains used for electrified GO service.
Toronto needs a grown-up discussion about its finances
Marcus Gee
Texas Tech ends 4-game losing streak with 76-69 win at TCU
Texas Tech guard Devon Thomas (2) drives past TCU forward Chris Washburn (33) and TCU guard Michael Williams (2) to score during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
China confirms missing Hong Kong publisher in mainland
FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2016 file photo, a protester wearing a mask of missing bookseller Lee Bo sits in a cage during a protest against the disappearances of booksellers in Hong Kong. Hong Kong police said late Monday, Jan. 18, 2016 that they received notice from Guangdong province's public security department that Lee was "understood" to be in the mainland. The chief editor of a Hong Kong publisher of books banned in mainland China who disappeared three weeks ago has been located in the mainland, Chinese officials told Hong Kong authorities. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
Milestones in Iran-U.S. relations offer hope for normalization of ties
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, right, in Vienna, Austria, Jan. 16, 2016.
No. 10 Mississippi State women beat Mississippi 79-51
Mississippi guard Erika Sisk (5) drives between Mississippi State defenders Ketara Chapel (13) and Chinwe Okorie (45) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Starkville, Miss., Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Jim Lytle)
Auburn's Peyton Barber declares for NFL Draft
It’s time for Canada to take action on its offshore real estate problem
Gary Mason
Police: Ex-boyfriend killed NY students before suicide
Matt Hutchnson is seen in an undated photo provided by SUNY Geneseo. Three bodies were discovered Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, near the State University of New York at Geneseo after Geneseo police responded to the home around 6 a.m. Sunday following a 911 call. The dead were identified as 21-year-old Kelsey Annese, of Webster, New York; 24-year-old Matthew Hutchinson, of Vancouver, British Columbia; and 24-year-old Colin Kingston, of Geneseo. Police said Annese and Hutchinson were students at Geneseo and Kingston was a former student. (Keith Walters/SUNY Geneseo via AP)
Colombia introduces harsher sentences for acid attacks
McCarthy: Cobb headed back to Green Bay after injury
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb (18) makes a one-handed catch but has it called back on a penalty as Arizona Cardinals cornerback Justin Bethel (28) defends during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz. Cobb left the game injured after the catch. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Court documents suggest RCMP's physical evidence against Travis Vader
Lyle and Marie McCann are shown in an undated handout photo. The RCMP believes that a beer can, a ruby ring and a cellphone make up the major physical evidence they have against a man accused of killing an Alberta couple two years ago, according to documents released following a judge's lifting of the publication ban related to the case. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
Remembering Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey
Cleveland State cruises past Illinois-Chicago 70-53
Valparaiso beats Youngstown State 96-65 for 6th league win
No. 3 Notre Dame women beat No. 18 Tennessee 79-66
Tennessee’s Mercedes Russell (21) grabs a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)
Canada's Milos Raonic advances at Australian Open with win over Lucas Pouille
Milos Raonic of Canada reaches for a forehand return to Lucas Pouille of France during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016.(AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Primerano scores 17, UMass-Lowell beats Vermont 93-82
Roberson leads Syracuse past No. 20 Duke 64-62
Duke’s Marshall Plumlee (40) blocks a shot attempt by Syracuse’s Tyler Roberson (21) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)
Chinese soldiers implicated in U.S. military hacking case
Su Bin, shown in an image from court documents. In September, a Canadian judge ordered Mr. Su extradited, but he remains in Vancouver pending an appeal to be heard later this year.
Latest gauge on China slowdown brings relief it wasn't worse
In this photo taken Monday Jan. 18, 2016, Chinese workers labor on the assembly line of the X5 SUV of Zotye Auto in Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang province. China's economic growth edged down to 6.8 percent in the final quarter of 2015 as trade and consumer spending weakened, dragging full-year growth to its lowest level in 25 years. (Chinatopix via AP) CHINA OUT
Police shoot man dead at Sydney police station
No. 22 Purdue rolls over injury ravaged Rutgers
Purdue forward Caleb Swanigan (50) looks to make a basket as Rutgers defenders Greg Lewis (35 and D.J. Foreman (1) try to block his path during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, in Piscataway, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Canadian support pours in for newly-arrived refugees overcoming obstacles
Ebraheem Abo-Khoroj recently arrived in Vancouver on Nov. 17 but did not receive the paperwork he requires to work or study in Canada.
Ex-Montreal borough mayor facing sex charges involving a minor
Seattle moves on after seeing reign as NFC champs end
Carolina Panthers outside linebacker Thomas Davis (58) receives an on-side kick from the Seattle Seahawks during the second half of an NFL divisional playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, in Charlotte, N.C. The Panthers won 31-24. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)
Ben Delaney leads Canada past South Korea at world sledge hockey challenge
NHL players cheer for loonie’s recovery as reduced revenues sink salaries
A low Canadian dollar has serious implications for the NHL because it drives down league revenues, which in turn affects the salary cap.
Tim Bosma murder trial raises uneasy truths for community
Pastor Everett Vander Horst of the Meadowlands Christian Reformed Church in Ancaster, Ont., where Mr. Bosma lived, says there is a sense of anticipation and apprehension in the community about the upcoming trial.
Study questions link between teen pot smoking and IQ decline
FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2012, file photo, a person holds a freshly-rolled marijuana joint just after midnight at the Space Needle in Seattle. A new analysis released Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, is challenging the idea that smoking marijuana during adolescence can lead to declines in intelligence. Instead, the new study says, pot smoking may be merely a symptom of some other problem that is really responsible for a brainpower effect seen in some previous research. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Rams, Chargers hold first meeting on sharing LA-area stadium
Seattle keeps mum on whether Marshawn Lynch's time is done
Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Star Lotulelei (98) stops Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch (24) during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
After wild victory, Cardinals' Arians eyes tough Panthers
Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians watches his team prior to an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Green Bay Packers, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
No timeline for return, but the Raptors' Carroll says he's ahead of schedule
Toronto Raptors' DeMarre Carroll, centre, goes for the dunk between Cleveland Cavaliers' Richard Jefferson, left, and Jared Cunningham during first half NBA basketball action in Toronto on November 25, 2015. DeMarre Carroll remembers the moment he came down awkwardly on his knee. It was Nov. 13 against the New Orleans Pelicans -- just 10 games into his first season as a Toronto Raptor. The athletic forward, signed by the Raptors in the off-season to strengthen their defence, spoke with the media Monday night, revealing he hasn't been healthy for a long time. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Former Manitoba fire commissioner who stole $50K from government sentenced
Liberal government revives ‘zombie’ health-care report
Health Minister Jane Philpott says the report will be part of discussions this week on a new health accord with provinces.
Vincent Lecavalier’s career scores a royal resurrection in trade to Kings
How a player like Vincent Lecavalier, right, couldn’t play for a rebuilding team, but can step in and find an important role on a Stanley Cup contender is one of the great conundrums of professional sport.
Norfolk State beats NC A&T for 5th straight time 75-68
U.S. reporter Jason Rezaian wanted to show positive side of Iran
Jason Rezaian stands beside his wife Yeganeh Salehi during a press conference in Tehran, Iran in 2013, about a year before they were both arrested.
Horford, Millsap pace Hawks to easy win over Magic
Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague (0) passes around Orlando Magic forward Channing Frye (8) in the first of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Gov. Snyder: Clinton politicizing Flint's water crisis
Roger Federer ‘would love to hear names’ suspected of match fixing
Roger Federer hits a forehand return during a 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 win over Nikoloz Basilashvili in the first round of the Australian Open, in Melbourne, on Jan. 18.
Musicians, other celebs react to death of Glenn Frey
FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2013, file photo, musicians Glenn Frey, left, and Don Henley, of the Eagles, perform at Madison Square Garden in New York. Frey, who co-founded the Eagles and with Henley became one of history's most successful songwriting teams with such hits as "Hotel California" and "Life in the Fast Lane," has died at age 67. He died Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Whistleblower cleared in CAfrican Republic sex abuse case
Dickerson, Everett see stars lining up for Rams in LA return
By the numbers: Stats from B.C. prosecution report on Stanley Cup riot
How Canadian bank stocks stack up on valuation, dividend growth
Bank towers are seen in the financial district in Toronto, January 28, 2013.
A look at some of Glenn Frey's top songs with the Eagles
New Mexico State, Wichita State to play makeup game Feb. 15
Wait for this key index to stabilize before adding to U.S. stock holdings
Despite charges that the Dow Theory is outdated, the transports index have proven itself once again.
Monmouth beats Siena 85-69 for 5th straight win
Rangers finalize $6M, 1-year deal with pitcher Colby Lewis
FILE - This Oct. 12, 2015 file photo shows Texas Rangers starting pitcher Colby Lewis (48) throwing to the Toronto Blue Jays during the third inning in Game 4 of baseball's American League Division Series in Arlington, Texas. Lewis has signed his $6 million, one-year contract with the Texas Rangers after passing a physical, Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/LM Otero, file)
Alberta legislative committee wants input on Personal Information Privacy Act
These Broncos are accustomed to close games - and wins
Regulator pushes Canada toward a clearer definition of ‘financial planner’
At the national level, there is currently no regulatory body that exercises oversight of financial planning titles, according to a Mutual Fund Dealers Association bulletin.
Max & Erma's closes 13 restaurants in the Midwest
Desjardins says Henrik Sedin out until after all-star break with upper-body injury
NBA Capsules
Chiefs head into off-season with cornerstones in question
Iran to boost oil production, retake export market share as sanctions lifted
Iran saw its exports drop to one million barrels a day after the impositions of widespread sanctions in 2012, from a peak of 2.3 million barrels a day.
U.S. crude imports and sub-$20 oil
B.C. wrestles with real estate taxes to cool rising housing prices
Stony Brook tops Hartford 77-43 for 10th straight win
The loonie's fall
Biden thanks Swiss president for support on Iran
Allowing assisted suicide isn’t complicated. Just do it, Ottawa
The Supreme Court of Canada overturned a ban on physician-assisted suicide last year.
Nathan Mauger, Filo Tiatia join Sunwolves coaching staff
Daily Deals: Suncor, COS get friendly and Scotiabank dons a sombrero
Petroleum storage tanks at the Suncor tar sands operations near Fort McMurray, Alberta, in this September 17, 2014, file photo.
Indiana offensive lineman Dan Feeney will bypass NFL draft
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