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Carter Hutton stops 48 shots in shutout as St. Louis Blues beat Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey (44) handles the puck as he is pressured by St. Louis Blues right wing Dmitrij Jaskin (23) during the second period at Scottrade Center.
North Korea marks 6th anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death
Hutton stops 48 shots for 9th shutout, Blues beat Jets 2-0
St. Louis Blues goalie Carter Hutton, right, gets a hug from teammate Vladimir Tarasenko, of Russia, after defeating the Winnipeg Jets in an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Rafael dos Anjos beats Robbie Lawler by unanimous decision at UFC Winnipeg
Rafael Dos Anjos, left, battles against Robbie Lawler in main event action at the UFC Fight Night - Lawler vs Dos Anjos event in Winnipeg on Saturday, December 16, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
Ben McIntosh scores five goals as Rush win season opener over Rock
Ottawa Senators blank Montreal Canadiens 3-0 in NHL 100 Classic
Mike Hoffman #68 of the Ottawa Senators chips the puck into the zone against David Schlemko #21 of the Montreal Canadiens at the 2017 Scotiabank NHL 100 Classic at Lansdowne Park on December 16, 2017 in Ottawa.
Craig Anderson with 28 saves, Senators blank Canadiens 3-0 in NHL 100 Classic
Ottawa Senators defenceman Cody Ceci (5) congratulates goalie Craig Anderson (41) after the final buzzer as Ottawa Senators left wing Zack Smith (15) looks on following third period hockey action against the Montreal Canadiens at the NHL 100 Classic, in Ottawa on Saturday, December 16, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Children in Venezuela stopped from flying to Peru
2 couples tie the knot in Australia's 1st same-sex weddings
QMJHL Roundup: Mongo scores twice as Voltigeurs beat Tigres 5-3
Mueller’s special counsel investigation obtains thousands of Trump transition e-mails
President Donald Trump talks with reporters as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House via Marine One in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, to spend the weekend at Camp David in Maryland.
Saunders retains WBO middleweight title with one-sided win over Lemieux
Billy Joe Saunders, right, lands a hit on David Lemieux during WBO middleweight title fight action, in Laval, Que., on Saturday, December 16, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Odebrecht: No sign dealings with Peru's president illegal
FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2017 file photo, Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski attends the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Danang, Vietnam. Kuczynski is in hot water over decade-old payments he received as a consultant to a Brazilian construction firm at the center of Latin America’s biggest-ever graft scandal. (Jorge Silva/Pool photo via AP)
Don Cherry says he can see Senators leaving Ottawa if attendance doesn't change
Pilot of small plane found dead after he was reported overdue in Manitoba
Sydney man charged with brokering North Korea missile sales
Officers who subdued NYC terror suspect play Santa in NJ
Employees purchase Saskatchewan newspaper Prince Albert Daily Herald to keep it from closing
Amid changing political winds, Florida Gov. mulls next move
FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 29, 2017 file photo, Florida Gov. Rick Scott talks to the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, after having lunch with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. For more than a year, Florida Gov. Scott has engaged in a guessing game about his political future: Will he challenge U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2018? (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Sen. Schumer: Bomb-detection units needed at transit hubs
Helicopter crash kills Honduran president's sister, 5 others
Special counsel obtains thousands of Trump transition emails
FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016 file photo, President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala. On Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, several people familiar with Trump's transition organization say special counsel Robert Mueller's team has gained access to thousands of private emails sent and received by Trump officials before the start of his administration. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Hutchinson stops 39 shots as Moose edge Marlies to continue impressive run
Vancouver concert promoter bans Nazi symbols at shows
Florida woman arrested after 3 dogs found in freezer
Police: man injured in officer-involved shooting in Virginia
Planning board OKs Marriott's $600M Maryland headquarters
'A Prairie Home Companion' name becomes 'Live from Here'
Boy, 2, fatally shot at Miami-Dade apartment complex
Edmonton Oilers hold off Minnesota Wild on Milan Lucic’s goal and assist
Edmonton Oilers forward Jesse Puljujarvi (98) scores in the third period against Minnesota Wild goalie Alex Stalock (32) at Xcel Energy Center.
Caldwell-Pope missed game because of travel restrictions
9 burros beloved by visitors burned in Custer park wildfire
Biney is 1st black woman to make Olympic speedskating team
Milan Lucic has goal, assist; Oilers hold off Wild 3-2
Minnesota Wild's Tyler Ennis (63) controls the puck against Edmonton Oilers' Matt Benning (83) in the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)
Landslide in southern Chile leaves 3 dead, 15 missing
Mud covers Villa Santa Lucia in Chaiten, Chile, 1270 kilometers (790 miles) south of Santiago, on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. Officials said the deadly landslide occurred during a heavy rains. (Aton Chile via AP)
Ski lift malfunction strands dozens, 5 have minor injuries
Nevada Democrat, facing ethics probe, won't seek re-election
FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2016 file photo, Rep.-elect Ruben Kihuen, D-Nev., right, speaks with reporters as Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., left, listens on Capitol Hill in Washington. The first-term congressman announced Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, that he won’t seek re-election but said he’ll serve out his current term as he continued to deny allegations of sexual harassment. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
Zoo officials to take Fiona the hippo off bottle feeding
FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2017, file photo, Fiona, a Nile hippopotamus plays in her enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, in Cincinnati. The zoo said Fiona will soon eat nothing but grown-up hippo food as she’s weaned from her bottles of formula. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Autopsies underway for Canadian billionaires found dead
Police tape surrounds the home of billionaire Barry Sherman on Saturday, Dec. 17 2017, in Toronto. Sherman and his wife were found dead in the north Toronto mansion on Friday, Dec. 16. Police are investigating the deaths as suspicious. (AP Photo/Robert Gillies)
Sam Gagner scores overtime winner to lift Vancouver Canucks past San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks defenseman Dylan DeMelo (74) checks Vancouver Canucks right wing Jake Virtanen (18) in the third period at Rogers Arena. The Canucks won 4-3 in OT.
Arrested priest extradited from Philippines to North Dakota
Railway executive Hunter Harrison dead at 73, CSX Corporation confirms
Canadian Pacific Rail CEO Hunter Harrison addresses the company's annual meeting in Calgary on May 1, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Oil truck crashes, spilling 3,700 gallons of heating oil
GM shows new Silverado pickup at event in Texas
This photo provided by General Motors Co. shows the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado. GM is showing of the all-new version of the Chevrolet Silverado pickup at an event in Dallas, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017.(Courtesy of General Motors Co. via AP)
Air Force Academy to restructure sexual-assault office
A look at some winners and losers under the GOP tax plan
Reporters interview Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, as arrives to meet with House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, at the Capitol to advance the GOP tax bill, in Washington, Friday, Dec. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Florida moves to control booming, invasive iguanas
Hunter Harrison, noted railroader who forged a reputation as an outspoken leader, dead at 73
CSX CEO Hunter Harrison is seen in this 2015 file photo.
Hunter Harrison, CEO of railroad company CSX, dead at 73
FILE - In this Thursday, May 14, 2015, file photo, then-Canadian Pacific Railway CEO Hunter Harrison speaks at the company's annual meeting in Calgary, Alberta. Harrison, the president CEO of railroad giant CSX, has died, the company announced Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. He was 73 years old. CSX confirmed Harrison’s death in a statement, saying his death was caused by “unexpectedly severe complications” from a recent illness. His death comes only a couple days after the company announced he was taking an unplanned medical leave of absence. (Larry MacDougal/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Gov.-elect poses next to cutout of Chris Christie on beach
FiLE - In this Sunday, July 2, 2017 file photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, uses the beach with his family and friends at the governor's summer house at Island Beach State Park in New Jersey. New Jersey Gov.-elect Phil Murphy is getting some pushback for posing for photos on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, next to a cardboard cutout of Christie lounging on a beach last summer. Christie came under intense criticism for using the beach closed to the public over the Fourth of July weekend due to a government shutdown. (Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media via AP)
Honduran government accuses opposition of spurring unrest
FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2017 file photo, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez speaks during a news conference in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The Honduran government is accusing Hernandez’s political rivals of ordering “gangs” to block streets and other acts of violence amid protests over the disputed Nov. 26 election. The government said late Friday, Dec. 15, that “the gangs tried today to harm Hondurans, seizing roads with the desire to create chaos and a state of terror.”(AP Photo/Fernando Antonio, File)
Minnesota governor defends police shooting investigators
Roads near Foxconn site made into highways to access funding
Israelis march against corruption amid Netanyahu probe
Six-year-old boy dead, pregnant woman injured after car crash in Mississauga
Proposed public art installation sparks debate in Victoria
Volunteers place wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery
Jacqueline Braun, President of Rolling Thunder NC-3, lays a wreath for all of the prisoners of war and those missing in action, during the annual Wreaths Across America event at Wilmington National Cemetery in Wilmington, N.C. Saturday, Dec.16, 2017. More than 5,000 wreaths were placed on headstones across the cemetery. The program is carried out nationally every December at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as over 1,200 additional locations in all 50 U.S. states, at sea, and abroad. (Matt Born/The Star-News via AP)
Police identify man arrested after Baltimore car chase
This photo provided by Baltimore Police shows Mausean Carter. Authorities have identified the man they said led police on a wild chase through the streets of Baltimore before being arrested on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017. Police identified Mausean Carter on Saturday. The 30-year-old Carter allegedly shot wildly at officers and pedestrians as he led cruisers on a chase for at least 20 minutes. (Baltimore Police via AP)
Protesters object to development of Cape Breton mountain sacred to Mi'kmaq
Protesters gather at Cape Breton's Seal Island Bridge to object to mining projects on Kellys Mountain, in New Harris, N.S., on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Ecology Action Centre, Raymond Plourde *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Homeowners shocked after deer carcass tied to mailbox, head left on driveway
Remains of exiled Italian king to be returned after 70 years
A view of the chapel of San Bernardo inside the Basilica of the Vicoforte sanctuary, where the corpse of Queen Elena di Savoia was received and where the remains of King Vittorio Emanuele III of Savoia will be placed, in Vicoforte, near Cuneo in the Piedmont region, Italy, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. The remains of exiled King Victor Emmanuel III, whose rule through two world wars eventually ended Italy's monarchy, are expected to be returned soon to a family mausoleum near Turin. The announcement Saturday from the Sanctuary of Vicoforte came hours after the remains of the king's wife, Queen Elena, were secretly transferred to the sanctuary from Montpellier, France. (Rafaele Sasso/ANSA via AP)
Autopsies underway for pharmaceutical billionaires found dead in their home
Police tape surrounds the home of Apotex founder Barry Sherman and wife, Honey Sherman after they were found dead on Friday, December 15, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
California man gets stuck in chimney during burglary attempt
Kayaker trying to conquer 5 Great Lakes stops due to weather
Ex-union boss in Mexico moved from custody to house arrest
FILE - In this July 14, 2006 file photo, teachers' union head and former party secretary-general Elba Esther Gordillo, one of the country's most prominent female leaders, gestures as she arrives at a meeting with education workers a day after being expelled from Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party in Mexico City, Mexico. Gordillo has been put under house arrest while she fights a years-old legal case of alleged money laundering. She was taken to her home in Mexico City from a medical clinic where she had been in custody Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)
The Latest: Trump to meet with Cabinet members at Camp David
President Donald Trump talks with reporters as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House via Marine One in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, to spend the weekend at Camp David in Maryland. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Populist far-right leaders want no EU in future Europe
From the left founder and President of Czech Freedom and Direct Democracy party Tomio Okamura, French politician and head of the National Front, Marine Le Pen, and Dutch politician, founder and the current leader of the Party for Freedom Geert Wilders pose for photographers after a press conference at a conference of European anti-migrant parties from the Europe of Nations and Freedom (ENF) Group in the European Parliament, in Prague, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. (Michal Krumphanzl/CTK via AP)
Change to CPP death benefit panned as insufficient to cover funeral costs
Yves Berthiaume, director of Berthiaume Funeral Home and president of the Funeral Services Association of Canada, poses for a photo in Hawkesbury, Ont., on Friday, December 15, 2017. A change to the Canada Pension Plan to provide a flat-rate death benefit should help low-income Canadians, but the decision falls short of what funeral homes say is needed to help cover the cost of a final farewell. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
Employees purchase a local Saskatchewan paper to keep it from closing
Police: robbery suspect dies in officer-involved shooting
Dellen Millard and Mark Smich found guilty of murdering Laura Babcock
Dellen Millard is shown in a police handout photo.
Pope: Media sins by dredging up, sensationalizing old news
De Bruyne inspires Man City to record-extending win vs Spurs
Gough wins silver, McRae takes bronze in good day for Canada at luge World Cup
Nevada governor and wife separating, plan to divorce
FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2017 file photo, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval talks with reporter following the 21st Annual Lake Tahoe Summit in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Sandoval says he and his wife, Kathleen, have decided to separate and plan to divorce after 27 years of marriage. The two-term Republican says in a statement released Friday, Dec. 15, that "demands of public life are hard on a marriage and ours has been affected in a way neither of us had envisioned or expected."(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Family urges 'thorough' investigation into deaths of Apotex CEO Barry Sherman, wife Honey
Honey and Barry Sherman. Mr. Sherman is the chair and chief executive officer of Apotex Inc.
Canadian snowboarders Parrot, O'Brien win slopestyle event at Dew Tour
Dellen Millard and Mark Smich found guilty in Laura Babcock's death
Clayton Babcock, right, stands next to his wife Linda as he reads a prepared statement outside court in Toronto on Saturday, December 16, 2017. Two men accused of killing a young Toronto woman and burning her body have been found guilty of first-degree murder. Dellen Millard and Mark Smich had pleaded not guilty to the charges related to the death of 23-year-old Laura Babcock, whose body has not been found. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Arrests made in overdose death of woman with 9 children
Massive California wildfire triggers new wave of evacuations
In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, a Sikorsky S-61 makes a drops fire retardant onto a hillside Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, in San Ysidro Canyon in Montecito, Calif. Red Flag warnings for the critical combination of low humidity and strong winds expired for a swath of Southern California at midmorning but a new warning was scheduled to go into effect Saturday in the fire area due to the predicted return of winds. The so-called Thomas Fire, the fourth-largest in California history, was 35 percent contained after sweeping across more than 394 square miles (1,020 sq. kilometers) of Ventura and Santa Barbara counties since it erupted Dec. 4 a few miles from Thomas Aquinas College. (Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP)
As Bitcoin, other currencies soar, regulators urge caution
FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, file photo, people use a Bitcoin ATM in Hong Kong. The public’s intense interest in all things bitcoin, and efforts by entrepreneurs to fund their businesses with digital currencies, has begun to draw attention from regulators. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
Police investigating after shooting death of man in Toronto apartment building
Tribes oppose planned bioterror tests near Oklahoma graves
FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017 file photo, buildings at the abandoned Chilocco Indian School campus are pictured in Newkirk, Okla, Five American Indian tribes are opposing plans by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to conduct bioterrorism drills at a tribal burial ground and abandoned boarding school, saying the agency didn't tell them that "potentially dangerous substances" could be used there. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
Canada's Irving finishes third for first career World Cup podium
Groups in Lincoln want to create tallgrass corridor
Ethnic holiday events draw crowds to Omaha
Dancers including Cheri Freuhaut, Jynell Brockhaus and Frank Freihaut, perform for tourist from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois who arrived in busses take part in the Christmas in Germany program at the German-American Society on Dec. 7, 2017 in Omaha, Neb. Tourists wanting to experience the holidays around the world are finding festivities in Omaha. Motorcoach tours from across the country converged on the city for a smattering of Christmas festivities, and local businesses and hoteliers are seeing the boost in a time of year when some hotel rooms sit empty. (Brendan Sullivan/Omaha World-Herald via AP)
Syrian troops march into rebel-held province of Idlib
Canadian cross-country skier Alex Harvey fourth at World Cup
Relatives lose contact with Palestinian tycoon in Saudi
Libya's coast guard rescues over 270 migrants
More than $600,000 spent on police gear for pipeline protest
FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2017 file photo, law enforcement enters the Oceti Sakowin camp to begin arresting Dakota Access oil pipeline protesters in Morton County, near Cannon Ball, N.D. North Dakota law enforcement purchased more than $600,000 worth of body armor, tactical equipment and crowd control devices during the height of protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline, state invoices show. (Mike McCleary/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, Pool File)
Ex-wife of Lorenzen Wright charged with murder in 2010 death
FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2010, file photo, Sherra Wright, the ex-wife of slain NBA basketball player Lorenzen Wright, grieves at the casket of Lorenzen Wright during a memorial service at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. Authorities said Saturday, Dec 16, 2017, that Sherra Wright was charged with first-degree murder in the death of her ex-husband. (AP Photo/Lance Murphey, File)
'Major' winter storm to bury parts of eastern Newfoundland: meteorologists
Free bus rides promote access to Detroit holiday activities
Trump calls wife of hospitalized Sen. John McCain
Man dead after wrong-way crash between SUV and truck in Clarington
The Latest: Fire northwest of LA has burned 418 square miles
Hydro One releases names of four employees killed in eastern Ontario helicopter crash
Hydro One that crashed csan be seen near Tweed, Ont., on Dec. 14, 2017. Ontario's largest electricity provider has released the names its four employees who were killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Ontario on Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
Georgia theme park offers free tickets for eating crickets
AP-NORC Poll: 52 per cent say country worse off under Trump
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