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QMJHL Roundup: Deslauriers leads Drakkar to 2-1 overtime upset of Armada
Galchenyuk’s overtime goal gives Canadiens 2-1 win over Red Wings
Montreal Canadiens center Alex Galchenyuk (27) controls the puck as Detroit Red Wings left wing Henrik Zetterberg (40) bears down on him at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit on Nov. 26, 2016. The Canadiens beat the Red Wings 2-1 in overtime.
Reaction to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's statement on Castro's death
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a speech during the opening ceremonies at the Francophonie Summit in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Saturday, November 26, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Leafs snap three-game skid with 4-2 win over Capitals
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Connor Brown (12) rushes the puck between Washington Capitals defenceman Dmitry Orlov (9) and forward Marcus Johansson (90) in the second period at Air Canada Centre in Toronto on Nov. 26, 2016.
Galchenyuk's OT goal gives Canadiens 2-1 win over Wings
2 prisoners escape from jail near Puerto Rico's capital
Kyle Turris scores 10th goal of season, leads Senators past Hurricanes 2-1
Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward (30) makes a save in front of Ottawa Senators centre Kyle Turris (7) in the second period at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on Nov. 26, 2016.
Marner ties Laine for rookie scoring lead; Leafs snap three-game skid
Toronto Maple Leafs' Nazem Kadri celebrates his goal against the Washington Capitals during the third period of their NHL hockey game at Air Canada Centre in Toronto Saturday November 26, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jon Blacker
Ottawa Senators hold on for another close win, beat Carolina Hurricanes 2-1
Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson (41) looks for the puck as teammate Cody Ceci (5) checks Carolina Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho (20) during third period NHL hockey action in Ottawa Saturday, November 26, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
Falwell says Trump offered him education secretary job
FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016 file photo, Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr., poses during an interview in his offices at the school in Lynchburg, Va. Falwell says president elect-Donald Trump offered him the job of Secretary of Education, but he turned it down for personal reasons. Falwell told The Associated Press on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, that Trump offered him the job last week during a meeting in New York. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
RCMP say pedestrians find body in Surrey, B.C., ditch
Audette, Scherbak shootout heroes as St. John's IceCaps edge Providence Bruins
3 California mosques receive letters threatening Muslims
FILE - This Feb. 23, 2011 file photo shows Council on American-Islamic Relations, Executive Director, Hussam Ayloush, at the ACLU Foundation of Southern California headquarters in Los Angeles. A civil rights group has called for more police protection of mosques after several in California received letters that praised President-elect Donald Trump and threatened Muslim genocide. Ayloush said, people at the L.A. County mosques were disheartened by the hateful letters and added that the "irresponsible, hateful rhetoric" of the Trump campaign has fueled "a level of vulgarity, vile hatred and anger among many self-proclaimed Trump supporters." (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Animal welfare groups criticize Vancouver Aquarium after second beluga whale death
A beluga whale is seen during a show at the Vancouver Aquarium on March 5, 2015.
Marlies goalie Garrett Sparks suspended for violating team policy
Manitoba grand chief says blockades could support pipeline protesters in U.S.
Ron Glass, co-star of TV's 'Barney Miller' dead at 71
Fidel Castro welcomed by crowds, shunned by politicians during 1959 visit
Trudeau mocked on Twitter over warm statement on death of Fidel Castro
Trevor Moore helps Toronto Marlies past Utica Comets 4-1 at Air Canada Centre
Leafs rookie William Nylander out against Capitals with upper-body injury
Toronto Maple Leafs center William Nylander, left, and New Jersey Devils defenseman Ben Lovejoy compete for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, in Newark, N.J. Toronto Maple Leafs rookie William Nylander is out for Saturday's clash against the Washington Capitals with an upper-body injury. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Julio Cortez
Judge rejects former marriage commissioner's stand against same-sex ceremonies
Wells Fargo seeks arbitration order in customer lawsuit
Authorities investigating fatal police shooting in Miss.
Hugo Richard leads Laval past Calgary in Vanier Cup
Cuban pride: Fidel Castro’s lasting legacy
Mark Entwistle
Castro and Trudeau: a famous, but also fraught friendship
Robert Wright
Infant dies during protest of shooting by Baltimore police
Canada's women's rugby team trounced 39-6 by England at Twickenham
Laval Rouge et Or lift ninth Vanier Cup in comeback victory over Calgary Dinos
Laval Rouge et Or quarterback Hugo Richard (4) throws during first half U Sports Vanier Cup championship football action against the Calgary Dinos, in Hamilton, Ont., on Saturday, November 25, 2016.
Hugo Richard answers critics, leads Laval past Calgary to capture Vanier Cup
Laval Rouge et Or Marc-Antoine Pivin (10) scores a touch down despite pressure from Calgary Dinos' Hunter Turnbull (28) during first half U Sports Vanier Cup championship football action, in Hamilton, Ont., on Saturday, November 26, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Cubans look to future with hope, doubts after Fidel's death
A man crosses Paseo Avenue, which leads to Revolution Square that's closed to traffic in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, the day after Fidel Castro's death. Cuba will observe nine days of mourning for the former president who ruled Cuba for half a century. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)
Dialing up deals: Black Friday online sales hit new high
Sloan Dalley, of Pomona, gets excited as she finds one of the few remaining 55-inch Samsung television at Best Buy in Metro Pointe in Costa Mesa, Calif., on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. Stores are trying to better cater to savvier shoppers, who are splitting their spending back and forth online and in stores. That was apparent on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, as shoppers were careful about what deals they'd jump at and retailers pushed different ways to connect with customers. (Jeff Gritchen /The Orange County Register via AP)
Animal welfare groups criticize Vancouver Aquarium after beluga whale death
The Vancouver Aquarium is facing criticism from animal welfare groups after the second death of a beluga whale at the facility in just under two weeks. Aurora died late Friday evening after struggling with an unknown illness that became apparent immediately following the death of her offspring Qila 10 days earlier. Aurora catches a fish thrown by a trainer while being fed at the Vancouver Aquarium in Vancouver, B.C., in a June 25, 2014, file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Orange County sues to block flight changes at Wayne Airport
What a Cuban phenomenon called 'The Package' tells us about Fidel Castro's Cuba
Cuban students walk in front of a mural of the Cuban flag in Havana, Cuba, November 22, 2016. REUTERS/Enrique de la Osa
House to vote on bill aimed at speeding approval of drugs
Messam, Stampeders looking to finish dominant 2016 campaign with Grey Cup win
Calgary Stampeders running back Jerome Messam (33) runs through drill during practice ahead of the 104th CFL Grey Cup against the Ottawa Redblacks in Toronto on Friday, November 25, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
The Latest: Services set for slain Detroit police officer
In a booking photo provided by the Detroit Police, DeAngelo Davis is shown. The ex-convict was arraigned Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, on murder and other crimes in the death of a Detroit college police officer who was shot in the head while trying to arrest the man. Davis is accused of shooting Wayne State University Officer Collin Rose on Tuesday, Nov. 22. (Detroit Police via AP)
Police investigating human remains found in wooded area in Queens County
B.C. RCMP suspect foul play in case of missing man
Mexico frees 81 farm workers from 'inhuman' conditions
Board: Players not forgotten when Vegas casinos lose power
New 300-mile sled dog race set for December
Fidel Castro’s revolution succeeded, but his promises evaporated
Doug Saunders
The Latest: Gunman identified in murder-suicide in Alaska
Nephew of ex-NBA player Marcus Camby found dead on Texas property
Some fear California's tax on e-cigarettes may deter smokers
FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2013, file photo, John Hartigan, proprietor of Vapeology LA, a store selling electronic cigarettes and related items, takes a puff of an electronic cigarette at his store in Los Angeles. As smoking declines nationwide, states are increasingly turning to taxing electronic cigarettes, a trend that concerns some public health experts who fear it could deter smokers from switching to the safer alternative. California became the seventh state to tax e-cigarettes after voters Nov. 8, 2016, overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
Calgary's McRae races to 6th place as Canada held off podium in World Cup luge
Guam archbishop wants to help heal US territory
FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2016, file photo provided by the Archdiocese of Detroit is Archbishop Michael Byrnes. The new archbishop for Guam will meet with his brother priests as his first order of business on Monday, Nov. 28, 2016, as he attempts to heal this island nation rocked by allegations of sexual abuse at the hands of clergy and even the former archbishop. (Jonathan Francis/Archdiocese of Detroit via AP, File)
Closure of hotel at Grand Canyon for renovation postponed
Don't get nostalgic: Punk music memorabilia burned in London
From the Globe Archives: A funeral for rebel heroes days after Cuba’s revolution
FILE - In this Jan. 7, 1959 file photo, Cuba's rebel leader Fidel Castro, center, and his soldiers make a roadside appearance as they move toward Havana where a welcome is expected the next day. Castro and his fighters ousted dictator Fulgencio Batista and established a communist government.
California officer critically injured in skateboard attack
Washington's Manhattan Project park celebrates first year
FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2015, file photo, fourth grade students from White Bluffs Elementary School help local historians and politicians raise the National Parks Service flag for the first time at Hanford's B Reactor, near Richland, Wash. The new Manhattan Project National Historical Park at Hanford is a year old and proving to be quite popular. About 13,000 people visited the park in its first year, despite its relatively remote location in southeastern Washington, far from the state's major population centers. (Sarah Gordon/The Tri-City Herald via AP, File)
Puerto Rico drops marijuana for public employee drug tests
Florida boy calls 911 to invite deputies for Thanksgiving
The Latest: County official: Feds need to enforce Corps plan
In this Nov. 24, 2016 photo, people stand on the edge of Cantapeta Creek near the growing Sacred Stones Overflow Protest Camp in Morton County, N.D. The leader of the Cheyenne River Sioux in South Dakota is calling for all opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline to boycott businesses in North Dakota's capital city. (Tom Stromme/Bismarck Tribune via AP)
Trump disavowal of white supremacists doesn't quiet concerns
Trump's reluctance to delegate to be tested by presidency
Denmark urged to clean up US military waste in Greenland
After Trump rift at Liberty University, students find unity
Pipeline protesters vow to stay camped on federal land
Protesters against the Dakota Access oil pipeline congregate Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, near Cannon Ball, N.D., on a long-closed bridge on a state highway near their camp in southern North Dakota. The bridge was the site of the latest skirmish between protesters and law officers, in which officers used tear gas, rubber bullets and pepper spray, and authorities say protesters assaulted officers with rocks and burning logs. (AP Photo/James MacPherson)
NS exploring childcare options as teachers strike looms: McNeil
Cuba to observe 9 days of mourning for Fidel Castro
A woman cries next to a Fidel Castro banner displayed outside Cuba's embassy in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016. Castro, who led a rebel army to improbable victory, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half century rule of Cuba, died at age 90. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
This time, Hamilton won't lose sleep on eve of title decider
Fidel Castro meets with world's leaders through the years
Former prime minister Pierre Trudeau looks on as Cuban President Fidel Castro gestures during a visit to a Havana housing project in this Jan. 27, 1976 photo.
Canadians Virtue, Moir win ice dance at NHK to qualify for GP Final
FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2016 file photo, Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir perform in the ice dance free skate during the Skate Canada figure skating event in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Olympic and world champions Virtue and Moir set a record score to win the ice dance event at the NHK Trophy in Sapporo, Japan, on Sunday, Nov. 27, and qualify for the figure skating Grand Prix Final. (Mark Blinch/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Pakistan appoints new army chief
Premier Kathleen Wynne on business mission to Japan, South Korea
Oilpatch odours in northwestern Alberta still pungent, years after inquiry
Crude oil is shown at the site of a pipeline break northeast of Peace River, Alta., on May 4, 2011. In 2014, the Alberta Energy Regulator held an inquiry into odours from heavy oil operations in the Peace River area after years of complaints from residents in tiny communities such as Three Creeks. CANADIAN PRESS\Ian Jackson
Arizona Coyotes rally, beat Edmonton Oilers 3-2 in shootout
Arizona Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson (23) scores on Edmonton Oilers goalie Cam Talbot (33) during a shootout at Gila River Arena.
A desire named street cart: Red tape stifles NYC vendors
In this Nov. 21, 2016 photo, Mohammed Shaheedul Huq serves a customer from his food cart in the Brooklyn borough of New York. For decades, the city's regulatory scheme has made it next to impossible to obtain a new permit to operate a food cart or truck. Unable to get a permit of his own, Huq, paid $18,000 upfront to lease one from a man who pays the city just $200 every two years for the license. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
South Sudan accepts more UN peacekeepers with no conditions
FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 30, 2013 file photo, a United Nations armored vehicle passes displaced people walking towards the U.N. camp in Malakal, South Sudan. Minister of Cabinet Affairs Martin Lomuro said Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, that the government has accepted to have with "no conditions" an increased peacekeeping force as mandated by the U.N. Security Council in August. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
Burundi: Thousands protest in support of embattled leader
Murder-suicide suspected in deaths of 4 in Alaska hotel room
Fidel Castro, 1926-2016: The 20th century bears his indelible stamp
Fidel Castro holds a cigar during a news conference in Havana in 1961. The hand-rolled cigar held a certain cachet during the 1990s in the United States, the number of American smokers has declined. Castro died at age 90 on Nov. 25, 2016.
Sweeping UK spy bill dubbed 'snoopers' charter' becomes law
This photo-illustration shows the web flash pages for GCHQ, the British governments communications and electronic surveillance headquarters, and The Security Service (MI5), the governments internal security service, on a computer and smartphone in London, Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. After months of wrangling, Parliament has passed a contentious new snooping law that gives authorities — from police and spies to food regulators, fire officials and tax inspectors — powers to look at the internet browsing records of everyone in the country. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Fidel Castro, who defied US for 50 years, dies at 90 in Cuba
After a tortuous two decades, CETA is a trade deal worth celebrating
EU Council President Donald Tusk (L), Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (C) and European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker (R) meet before the signing of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) at the European Council in Brussels, Belgium, October 30, 2016.
Thanks to Trump, China is poised to dominate
Doug Saunders
Fragility and discontent: We can only hope history isn’t repeating itself
Erna Paris
Nov. 26: Honouring Lawren Harris – letters to the ROB editor
Lawren Harris’ Mountain Forms for $11,210,000, a new record for a Canadian work at auction and a world record for the artist.
Why populism triumphed
Margaret Wente
Loons and lager, ducks on draft: Birders, brewers form flock
In this Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016 photo a group of birding enthusiasts finish discuss their day while sampling a flight of beers at the Maine Brewing Company in Freeport, Maine. The Maine Brew Bus tour group combines bird watching and craft beers into popular trips throughout southern Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Iran considers naval bases in Yemen, Syria
Parents of young kids say federal no-fly inquiries office is little or no help
Adam Ahmed, 7, of Markham, Ont., poses for a photo on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. Ahmed has been repeatedly flagged at the airport because his name matches one on a security list. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Garbage and grass on the menu in battered Aleppo's menu, says UN official
Children peer from a partially destroyed home in Aleppo, Syria on Feb. 11, 2016. Garbage and grass are now on the menu for the starving residents of Syria's besieged rebel-held city of Aleppo, says a senior official with the United Nations World Food Program. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Alexander Kots, Komsomolskaya Pravda
Trudeau criticized for laudatory statement on Fidel Castro's death
Margaret Trudeau smiles as Castro holds her youngest son Michel after the Trudeaus arrived in Havana, Cuba, Jan. 26, 1976.
Syrian troops capture east Aleppo neighbourhood from rebels
Swiss reject plan to speed up exit from nuclear energy
FILE - In this March 5, 2014 file picture Greenpeace activists hang banners saying "The End", at a building of the Nuclear power plant Beznau near Doettingen, Switzerland. Swiss voters are casting ballots Sunday Nov. 27, 2016 in a referendum led by environmental groups that would require the government to set a precise timetable to end Switzerland's production and use of nuclear energy. (Urs Flueeler/Keystone via AP,file)
Somalia: 11 killed in car bomb blast in the capital
Somali men retrieve the dead body of a person who was killed when a car bomb targeted a police station in the Waberi neighborhood, where President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was visiting a university, in the capital Mogadishu, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016. A Somali police official says a car bomb has exploded near a police station in a busy market in the Somali capital, killing a number of people and wounding others. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)
Note to Ontario readers: Apology from The Publisher
Trudeau faces international criticism over statement on Fidel Castro's death
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and wife Margaret and Cuban President Fidel Castro listen to the national anthems of both countries after the Trudeaus arrived in Havana, Cuba, Jan.26, 1976. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reacts to former Cuban leader Fidel Castro's death
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and wife Margaret and Cuban President Fidel Castro listen to the national anthems of both countries after the Trudeaus arrived in Havana, Cuba, Jan.26, 1976. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
From Trump to Assad, leaders react to Castro's death
Cuban-Americans celebrate the death of Fidel Castro, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, in the Little Havana area in Miami. Castro died eight years after ill health forced him to formally hand power over to his younger brother Raul, who announced his death late Friday, Nov. 25, on state television.
No winning ticket for Friday night's $21 million Lotto Max jackpot
Anti-Park protesters march in Seoul for 5th straight week
South Korean protesters wearing masks of South Korean President Park Geun-hye, right, and Choi Soon-sil, Park's longtime friend, march with their hands tied by ropes on black boards bearing their names during a rally calling for Park to step down in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016. For the fifth straight weekend, masses of protesters occupied major avenues in downtown Seoul on Saturday, demanding the ouster of Park who is suspected of helping in the criminal activities of a secretive confidante who is accused of manipulating government affairs and extorting companies to build an illicit fortune. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Iraq's parliament adopts law legalizing Shiite militias
5 dead, 3 missing and 3 rescued in New Zealand boat accident
This aerial photo taken Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016 shows the entrance of the Kaipara Harbour where the chartered fishing boat Francie disappeared Saturday, Nov. 26 off Auckland, New Zealand. The Francie carrying 11 people disappeared from view in large waves. (Greg Bowker/New Zealand Herald via AP)
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