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Game changer: How the goalie mask transformed the face of hockey
Jacques Plante is shown in photos without a mask and with two of the masks he wore in his career. The photo at right is 1960, the other two photos are from 1969. Fifty years ago Monday at Madison Square Garden in New York, Jacques Plante of the Montreal Canadiens changed hockey. By the time Plante retired in 1975 every NHL goalie wore a mask and wouldnÍt dream of playing without one.
Winnipeg Jets rookie sensation Patrik Laine out indefinitely with concussion
Winnipeg Jets forward Patrik Laine (29) is helped by a trainer after being hit during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, in Buffalo, N.Y. Laine is out indefinitely after being diagnosed with a concussion.Jets head coach Paul Maurice announced Laine's injury after Winnipeg's practise on Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Jeffrey T. Barnes
Ustiugov first to lead Tour de Ski start to finish; Canada's Harvey seventh
Cruise line offered counselling after airport shooting
The Latest: Mom arraigned in teen girl dismemberment death
Swedish leader warns of security threats in Baltic Sea area
Senators seeking review on train conductor sleep apnea tests
Study explores link between college debt, 'boomerang' effect
CW network returning bulk of its lineup next year
Zander Lehmann, from left, Michaela Watkins, Nyasha Hatendi, Tara Lynne Barr and Tommy Dewey attend the "Casual" panel at the Hulu portion of the 2017 Winter Television Critics Association press tour on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
Annual No Pants Subway Ride hits cities around the world
A passenger not wearing pants takes part in the No Pants Subway Ride in Prague, Czech Republic, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. The No Pants Subway Ride began in 2002 in New York as a stunt and has taken place in cities around the world since then. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
McConnell: Dems should 'grow up' and consider Trump nominees
The Latest: All 4 divisional games regular-season rematches
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) and Pro Football Hall of Fame former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino visit during warm ups before an AFC Wild Card NFL football game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Don Wright)
Former congressman seeks to delay prison term amid appeal
FILE - In a Dec. 12, 2016 file photo, former Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., walks from the federal courthouse after his sentencing hearing in Philadelphia. Fattah, set to start a 10-year prison term in Jan. 2017, has petitioned a U.S. appeals court to let him remain free while he appeals his racketeering conviction. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Woman completes White Mountains hiking challenge in 1 year
In this Dec. 6, 2016 photo, Sue Johnston poses on top of Mount Eisenhower in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Johnston is believed to be the first person to complete an ambitious hiking challenge in the White Mountains in a single year. The Concord Monitor reported Johnston hiked every one of New Hampshire's 4,000-foot mountains in every single month of the year in 2016. The challenge is known as "the Grid" and takes most hikers years to complete. (Chris Scott via AP)
2 arrested after wildlife agent shot during traffic stop
What happens next in Florida airport shooting legal case?
Stuck: London commuters face stress in subway strike
People take a shortcut through building works beside a narrow section of pavement at the north end of London Bridge in London, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. Millions of commuters are facing delays and frustration as a strike by London Underground station staff shuts down much of the city's subway network. Several central London subway lines were closed during rush hour Monday morning, forcing many to walk, use overcrowded buses, or work from home if possible. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Liberal MP Fry says feds would speed up action on fentanyl if Ontario impacted
Hedy Fry addresses a news conference in Ottawa, Tuesday June 9, 2009. Fry is speaking out about what she considers a frustratingly slow response by her own federal government to the crisis of fentanyl, a potent opioid linked to more than 500 overdose deaths last year in B.C. and Alberta alone. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Man accused of recruiting for Islamic State faces trial
Toronto Mayor John Tory wants all hands on deck to tackle opioid crisis
Toronto Mayor John Tory is seen in this December 6, 2016 file photo at The Globe and Mail editorial board.
Alaska volcano Q&A: Eruptions have high-flying consequences
This photo taken Dec. 21, 2016 and provided by Lynda Lybeck Robinson shows the Bogoslof Volcano erupting in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. The active Alaska volcano, which has erupted 10 times since mid-December and is located about 850 miles southwest of Anchorage, erupted again Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, this time sending a cloud of ash and ice 35,000 feet in the air. (Lynda Lybeck Robinson via AP)
Mexican prosecutors say suspect in shooting is US citizen
1,000 Tunisians fearing return of jihadis march to say 'No'
'Rogue One' tops box office for 4th straight week
Insider Q&A: De Beers CEO talks diamonds, millennials
In this Tuesday Dec. 20, 2016, photo, De Beers diamond company CEO Bruce Cleaver poses for a photo, in New York. Cleaver spoke with The Associated Press about what younger people are buying and how the company tries to attract them. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Trump has taken few steps to disentangle from private empire
Alleged airport gunman had several run-ins with police
Moo-ve over: Michigan city takes another's ice cream record
Mom, boyfriend charged in teenage girl's dismemberment death
LGBT activists brace for efforts to undermine their gains
Winter storm dumps 35 centimetres of snow on parts of Atlantic Canada
Crew members shovel snow on the offshore supply vessel Skandia Flora, used to support oil and gas drilling platforms, in Halifax on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. A powerful nor'easter blanketed the province overnight with up to 40cm of snow. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
FBI agent who interrogated Saddam Hussein leads airport case
FILE- In this Jan. 7, 2017 file photo, George Piro, special agent in charge of the FBI's Miami Division speaks during a news conference at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Terminal, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Piro was the FBI agent who interrogated Saddam Hussein alone for months after the former Iraqi leader's capture, is now leading the investigation into the Florida airport shooting rampage blamed on an Iraq war veteran. (Roberto Koltun/Miami Herald via AP, File)
Maple Leafs recall goalie Jhonas Enroth from AHL, send down Antoine Bibeau
Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Jhonas Enroth (35) is screened during the first period of a preseason NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, in Buffalo, New York. Enroth was recalled by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday from their American Hockey League affiliate. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Jeffrey T. Barnes
Buried in Christmas debt? Look to consolidate your debts
Pentagon chief: 'Virtually zero' Russian support against IS
President Barack Obama, stands with, from left, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, Vice President Joe Biden, and Defense Secretary Ash Carter, as they listen to the National Anthem during an Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell Review for the president, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani dies at 82
In this Dec. 21, 2015 file photo, former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani waves to journalists as he registers his candidacy for the elections of the Experts Assembly, in Tehran, Iran. Iranian media said Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, that Rafsanjani, who served as president from 1989 to 1997, had been hospitalized because of a heart condition.
Hope, Trump upstage 'La La Land's' moment in the sun
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Toronto mayor wants all hands on deck to tackle the opioid crisis
Fentanyl pills are shown in an undated file photo. The fentanyl-fuelled opioid crisis that has wreaked havoc in British Columbia is moving east, and the mayor of Toronto hopes a united and rapid response will help save lives in Canada's most populous city.THE CANADIAN PRESS/ AP-Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office via AP
Mourners pay respects to former Iranian leader Rafsanjani
FILE -- In this Dec. 21, 2015 file photo, former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani waves to journalists as he registers his candidacy for the elections of the Experts Assembly, in Tehran, Iran. Iranian media said Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, that Rafsanjani, who served as president from 1989 to 1997, has been hospitalized because of a heart condition. The official IRNA news agency reported that Rafsanjani was taken to a public hospital north of the capital, Tehran. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)
US soldier, part of anti-IS push, dies in Jordan
Trial to begin over deadly Oklahoma State homecoming crash
Suspensions lifted for 4 Russians in skeleton
FIFA set to approve bigger, richer World Cup on Tuesday
'We have made mistakes,' South Africa president tells party
South African president Jacob Zuma attends the ruling African National Congress (ANC) 105th anniversary celebrations in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday Jan. 8, 2017. Zuma tried to rally the party after a year in which the ANC saw its worst election showing since taking power a generation ago. (AP Photo/Yeshiel Panchia)
Fun and games, Dimitrov finds a way to break title drought
Klopp's decision to field youngest ever side backfires
Ottawa to pay for funerals of vet, family in Nova Scotia, but won't commit to probe
Shanna and Lionel Desmond hold their daughter Aaliyah in a photo from the Facebook page of Shanna Desmond.
Body of former Jerusalem bishop, activist Capucci in Lebanon
19 migrants abandoned in truck in Germany in freezing cold
Doctors say health region consolidation mammoth task, but could improve care
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
The Ford display is seen at the 2017 North American International Auto show, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Detroit. The show opens to the media on Monday, Jan. 9 and to the public on Jan. 14. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Carlos Osorio
Inquiry to ask: Why did Newfoundland police officer shoot Don Dunphy?
Tom Hearn at the gravesite of his good friend, Don Dunphy, in Mitchell's Brook, N.L., on Monday, December 19, 2016. A public inquiry into the police shooting of Mr. Dunphy is scheduled to start on January 9, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
The Latest: Missing Tennessee woman found in woods
4 more inmates die in latest Brazil prison rebellion
Relatives of prisoners wait to know the names of inmates who died in a prison riot, outside Anisio Jobim Penitentiary Complex in Manaus, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. Brazilian authorities said Tuesday that the inmates responsible for the killings of 56 rivals at this prison will be transferred to high security federal institutions in addition to being prosecuted. Many of those slain were beheaded or dismembered. (AP Photo/Michael Dantas)
Pope doesn't like travelling, does it to sow 'seeds of hope'
Pope Francis kisses a statue of the Divine Infant as he celebrates an Epiphany Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Navy, Trump planning biggest fleet expansion since Cold War
In this Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017 photo, a shipyard worker walks to his car at the end of the workday at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. With President-elect Donald Trump demanding more ships, the Navy is proposing the biggest shipbuilding boom since the end of the Cold War to meet threats from a resurgent Russia and saber-rattling China. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
The Latest: Trump revives argument on wall on Mexican border
President Barack Obama waves as he steps off Air Force One as he arrives Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, in Jacksonville, Fla. Obama is going to a staff member's wedding. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Trump celeb crew awaits his turn in spotlight, and their own
4 Portuguese die in bus accident on France's 'road of death'
In this photo taken Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, and provided by Creusot Infos, the wreckage of bus is towed away after it crashed off a highway near Charolles, central France, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. Four Portuguese tourists were killed and some 20 others injured today when their bus crashed off a highway in central France. (Creusot Infos via AP) FRANCE OUT
Flames snap Canucks’ win streak at six
Calgary Flames center Matt Stajan (18) battles for the puck against Vancouver Canucks defenseman Troy Stecher (51) and goalie Jacob Markstrom (25) during the first period at Scotiabank Saddledome.
The Latest: Israel PM says attacker was IS supporter
This frame grab from video, shows an Israeli emergency services personnel at scene of a truck-ramming attack in Jerusalem that killed at least four people and wounded several others in Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. Israeli police and rescue services said a Palestinian rammed his truck into a group of Israeli soldiers in one of the deadliest attacks of a more than yearlong campaign of violence. Security camera footage shows the truck barreling at a high speed off the road and into the crowd of people in the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood. (AP Photo)
Catherine Reitman mines her own life as a parent for CBC's 'Workin' Moms'
Catherine Reitman is shown in this undated handout image provided by the CBC. Six weeks after having her now-three-year-old son, Catherine Reitman returned to her career as an actor, writer and director in the comedy world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-CBC, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
The war doesn’t end when soldiers return home
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500 Muscovites brave intense cold for bike ride
Participants of the second winter cycling marathon in support of cycling infrastructure in the city prepare to ride along the embankment of the frozen Moskva River and the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. Temperatures dipped in Moscow -28 C ( -18 F) . (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr)
Finland's HMD to launch new Nokia phone to run on Android
Deep freeze grips Europe, threatens homeless, migrants
US to send 300 Marines to Afghanistan's Helmand province
Pope: help those living on street in cold and indifference
Pope Francis, framed by icicles hanging from a frozen fountain, delivers his blessing during the Angelus noon prayer he celebrated from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Canadian teams reimagine carbon dioxide emissions for $20M competition
Dr. Carlo Montemagno pictured with a foam bio reactor for carbon capture, in Edmonton Alta, on Friday January 6, 2016. Ingenuity Lab director Carlo Montemagno has engineered a new way to capture CO2 from industrial gas emissions. His technology harnesses photosynthesis, the process plants use to convert carbon dioxide into chemical energy using light. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Israeli police arrest 9 following Palestinian truck attack
This frame grab from video, shows Israeli emergency services personnel covering bodies with plastic sheets at scene of a truck-ramming attack in Jerusalem that killed at least four people and wounded several others in Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. Israeli police and rescue services said a Palestinian rammed his truck into a group of Israeli soldiers in one of the deadliest attacks of a more than yearlong campaign of violence. Security camera footage shows the truck barreling at a high speed off the road and into a crowd of people in the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood. (AP Photo)
Syria's Assad ready to 'negotiate everything' with rebels
FILE -- In this Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016 photo released by the Syrian Presidency, Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks to The Associated Press at the presidential palace in Damascus, Syria. In remarks, given to French press, that were carried by Syrian state media on Monday. Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, Assad said his military was justified in the lethal bombardment of eastern Aleppo, which his troops recaptured from opposition forces three weeks ago. Assad says the alternative would have been to leave the civilians in the once contested city to the mercy of “terrorists,” a term the government uses to describe all those opposed to its rule. (Syrian Presidency via AP, File)
UK's May vows to seek ambitious EU deal and work with Trump
FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016 file photo, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session, in parliament in London. Prime Minister Theresa May's office says Thursday Jan. 5, 2017, the British leader will meet Donald Trump in Washington in the weeks following his Jan. 20 inauguration as U.S. president. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
Israeli media report new details of Netanyahu probes
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. (Abir Sultan, Pool via AP)
Queen Elizabeth II attends church after missing 2 weeks
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in a car with Prince Philip, arrives to attend the morning church service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, England, Sunday Jan. 8, 2017. The 90-year-old British monarch was applauded by well-wishers as she arrived by car at St. Mary Magdalene Church in eastern England. It was her first public appearance in several weeks. (Chris Radburn/PA via AP)
Relatives say anti-Taliban Pakistani activist is missing
Trump son-in-law moves to distance self from business ties
Russians scoff at US report on election meddling
Columnist Nat Hentoff dies at 91
FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 13, 2006 file photo, Jazz legends pose for a group portrait of National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters of the past and present, in New York. At foreground right is writer Nat Hentoff. His son, Tom Hentoff, said his father died on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, from natural causes at his Greenwich Village apartment. He was 91. Also in the photo are, from left, front row: Clark Terry, Frank Foster, James Moody, Chico Hamilton, Roy Haynes and jazz writer Nat Hentoff; middle row: John Levy, Nancy Wilson, Chick Corea, Barry Harris, Tony Bennett, Jim Hall, Slide Hampton and David Baker; top row: Ron Carter, Bob Brookmeyer, Ray Barretto, Buddy DeFranco, Paquito D'Rivera, McCoy Tyner and Freddie Hubbard. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
A drone designed to evacuate soldiers
An evacuation drone named the Doppleganger
Pope baptizes babies amid cries and coos in Sistine Chapel
Israel sorry for official's call to 'take down' UK minister
Airport shooting suspect gets public defender in court
This booking photo provided by the Broward Sheriff's Office shows suspect Esteban Ruiz Santiago, 26, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Relatives of the man who police say opened fire Friday killing several people and wounding others at a Florida airport report he had a history of mental health issues. They tell The Associated Press and other news outlets that some of the problems followed his time serving a military tour in Iraq, and that he was being treated at his current home in Alaska. (Broward Sheriff's Office via AP)
No winning ticket for $9.3 million jackpot in Saturday's night's Lotto 649 draw
Trump predicts all Cabinet picks will win confirmation
A part of the declassified version Intelligence Community Assessment on Russia's efforts to interfere with the U.S. political process is photographed in Washington, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a campaign to influence the American presidential election in favor of electing Donald Trump, according to the report issued by U.S. intelligence agencies. The unclassified version was the most detailed public account to date of Russian efforts to interfere with the U.S. political process, with actions that included hacking into the email accounts of the Democratic National Committee and individual Democrats like Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman John Podesta. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
Museum to use grant to improve Titanic exhibit
This photo taken Dec. 30, 2016, shows Cottage Grove Historical Museum coordinator Tara Sue Hughart, right, looking at a coat which was worn by a survivor of the Titantic sinking at the museum in Cottage Grove, Ore. Museum volunteers plan to use a recently acquired Heritage All-Star Grant to preserve and update the exhibit. (Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard via AP)
Sleep, mom time and English rock on menu for Globe nominees
Riz Ahmed attends the 2017 BAFTA Los Angeles Awards Season Tea Party held at Four Seasons Hotel on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
SeaWorld San Diego ending killer whale show
US seeks death penalty in Florida airport shooting case
Travellers lose 25,000 items in Florida airport rampage
Passengers wait in line at Terminal 4 after the airport opened at 5:00 a.m at Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, the day after a shooting in the baggage area. Authorities say Army veteran Esteban Santiago of Anchorage, Alaska, drew a gun from his checked luggage on arrival and opened fire on fellow travelers. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
New storm hits West as South, New England slow to thaw
Attacks in and around Baghdad kill 23
Monk critical after setting himself on fire over sex slavery
In this Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 photo, an injured Buddhist monk who set himself on fire is put into an ambulance in Seoul, South Korea. The South Korean Buddhist monk is in critical condition after setting himself on fire to protest the country's settlement with Japan on compensation for wartime sex slaves, officials said Sunday. (Yonhap via AP)
Scores and Schedule
WHL Roundup: Red Duke scores hat trick, two assists as Wheat Kings down Hitmen
Stajan scores first in 14 games, Flames snap Canucks' win streak at six
Vancouver Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom, left, of Sweden, looks on as Calgary Flames' Michael Frolik, of the Czech Republic, scores during third period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Canadian Eugenie Bouchard upsets Zhang in Sydney for first win of 2017
Alize Cornet of France plays a shot in her final match against Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)
Just another Sunday? North Korea low key on Kim's birthday
FILE - In this May 10, 2016, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves at parade participants at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea is marking Kim Jong Un's birthday Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 in a decidedly low-key manner. Though the young leader's birthday is well-known throughout the country, it has yet to be celebrated with the kind of adulatory festivities that accompany the birthdays of his late grandfather and father. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)
Bulls rally to beat Raptors 123-118 in OT
Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler (21) defended by Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) during the first quarter at the United Center in Chicago Jan. 7, 2017.
Jan. 8: Your lookahead horoscope
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Ahead of confirmation hearings, several of Trump’s Cabinet picks have incomplete ethics reviews
Rex Tillerson, former chief executive officer of Exxon Mobile Corp. and U.S. secretary of state nominee for president-elect Donald Trump, talks as he meets with Senator Christopher ‘Chris’ Coons, a Democrat from Delaware (not pictured), on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017. Committee aides say they have received Tillerson’s ethics forms.
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