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Maple Leafs sign Swiss forward Malgin to one-year extension worth US$700.000
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Denis Malgin to a one-year contract extension worth US$700,000. The 23-year-old Malgin played in eight regular-season games with the Maple Leafs a...
Oct 02, 2020
Live music slowly coming back to centre stage
When Alberta's top doctor announced last month that small indoor concerts could resume it was music to the ears of local performers, business owners and music lovers.Dr. Deena Hinshaw made the announc...
Oct 02, 2020
New-look Team Jennifer Jones makes its debut in one of first curling events of season
WATERLOO, Ont. - Skip Jennifer Jones adjusted her blue facemask, settled into the hack, and with new teammate Lisa Weagle to her right, released a stone in a competitive women's team game for the firs...
Oct 02, 2020
Flames GM Brad Treliving preps for unusual NHL draft, strange free agency
CALGARY - Defencemen and goaltending top Brad Treliving's list of priorities as the Calgary Flames general manager prepares for a busy business week in the NHL. The entry draft and the start of unrest...
Oct 02, 2020
Back to the future: Medalta production ramps up to mitigate pandemic impact
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The city's hundred-year-old ceramic industry was the toast of Western Canada for much of the 1900s.But the buildings that once powered the local economy fell into disrepair after sh...
Oct 02, 2020
Municipal, provincial leaders clash over response to COVID-19 surge in hotspots
TORONTO - Staggering daily case counts elicited stern warnings to immediately constrain social circles and limit outings in the nation's COVID-19 hotspots, but also gave rise to a growing schism betwe...
Oct 02, 2020
Nova Scotia court rejects woman's appeal in bid to stop husband's assisted death
HALIFAX - A bid by a Nova Scotia woman to stop her 83-year-old husband from receiving a medically assisted death was rejected Friday by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. The unanimous ruling from a thr...
Oct 02, 2020
Greens' interim leader hoping for clear victory in weekend leadership decision
OTTAWA - Interim Green Leader Jo-Ann Roberts says she is hoping for a clear winner Saturday when the party's new leader is elected, to put to rest concerns the race was not legitimate. The eight-month...
Oct 02, 2020
Toronto FC kicks off challenging five-game stretch with game against Philadelphia
Fresh from a short stint back home under quarantine, Toronto FC embarks on a demanding stretch of five games in 16 days starting Saturday with the Philadelphia Union in East Hartford. It's a battle of...
Oct 02, 2020
More deer visible as rutting season takes hold
MEDICINE HAT, AB - As summer turns to fall, you may have noticed more deer roaming about, in yards, popular city parks and on the road. The deer aren't just enjoying the changing of the leaves, accord...
Oct 02, 2020