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Bandits stay undefeated with 3-1 road win in Olds
OLDS, AB - The Brooks Bandits (13-0) got three goals from three different goal scorers, and a 17-save performance from goalie Pierce Charleson (Aurora, ON), downing the Olds Grizzlys 3-1 on the road o...
Oct 19, 2019
Reports: Pascal Siakam reaches four-year max extension with Raptors
TORONTO - Forward Pascal Siakam has reportedly agreed to a four-year, max contract extension with the Toronto Raptors. Multiple media outlets reported the $US130-million deal on Saturday. ES...
Oct 19, 2019
White House: Ukraine aid held up in part over election probe
WASHINGTON - The White House acknowledged Thursday that President Donald Trump's decision to hold up military aid to Ukraine was linked to his demand that Kyiv investigate the Democratic National Comm...
Oct 19, 2019
Leafs captain John Tavares to miss at least two weeks with broken finger
Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares will be out at least two weeks with a broken finger. The centre, who suffered the injury late in Wednesday night's 4-3 loss in Washington against the Capi...
Oct 19, 2019
Spurs stumbles again; Chelsea, Leicester into top 4 in EPL
LONDON - Tottenham's struggles in the Premier League showed no signs of ending as Spurs needed a late equalizer just to earn a 1-1 home draw against last-place Watford on Saturday. The debate around V...
Oct 19, 2019
Montreal to ban stores from dumping unsold clothes, food as part of waste plan
Montreal is hoping to stop perfectly good food and unsold clothing from ending up in landfills as part of a plan to significantly cut waste by targeting the source. The city's point person on the...
Oct 19, 2019
Alberta truck convoy plans counter-protest to climate rally with Greta Thunberg
EDMONTON - A group of Alberta oil and gas supporters is planning a counter-rally Friday as Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg brings her fight for a greener future to the home provinc...
Oct 19, 2019
Man tried twice in case of murdered Winnipeg teen sues for wrongful conviction
OTTAWA - Lawyers representing a man suing the Manitoba government for wrongful conviction say the negative feelings towards their client in Winnipeg remain so intense that he could not find ...
Oct 19, 2019
'Spirited Away,' other Studio Ghibli films head to HBO Max
LOS ANGELES - The vast catalogue of storied Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli is heading to the new HBO Max streaming service. Films such as "Princess Mononoke," ''My Neighbor Totoro" and Oscar-w...
Oct 19, 2019
List grows of Mounties suing attorney general over 2014 Moncton shootings
MONCTON, N.B. - More than a dozen RCMP officers who responded to shootings in Moncton, N.B., that claimed the lives of three of their colleagues in 2014 are now looking to sue the ...
Oct 19, 2019