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Undrafted, unknown Daws trying to force way into Canada's world junior crease
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Nico Daws had never played internationally, never participated in a single Hockey Canada practice and was passed over by all 31 teams at last June's NHL draft. So&...
Dec 11, 2019

Rapper treated for opioids during police search of plane
CHICAGO - A federal agent who was at a Chicago airport to search a private plane that rapper Juice WRLD and his entourage had arrived in administered the opioid antidote Narcan to the performer, who b...
Dec 11, 2019

Wednesday is final day to send packages via Canada Post in time for Christmas
MEDICINE HAT, AB -If you want your packages to reach your loved ones by Christmas, today is the last day to do it through Canada Post.For regular mail, December 11 is the deadline for sending packages...
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Source: Captain Michael Bradley signs deal to stay with Toronto FC
TORONTO - Captain Michael Bradley has re-signed with Toronto FC. A source, speaking on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced, confirmed that the 32-year-old midfield...
Dec 11, 2019

Teenage forward Jonathan David named Canadian Player of the Year after record run
TORONTO - Teenage forward Jonathan David, who has scored a Canadian-record 28 goals for club and country this year, has been named Canadian Player of the Year. The Canadian Soccer Association, which a...
Dec 11, 2019

A mix of liquor and fabled Chicken Bones candy a holiday craze in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON - For generations, a hard candy known as Chicken Bones has been a Christmas tradition in the Maritimes, but this year a new drink that mixes the candy with liquor is in high demand. Moonsh...
Dec 11, 2019

Stolen snowmobile chase suspect sentenced to 32 months in prison
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 35-year-old man originally charged with 18 offences involving a police chase and a stolen snowmobile, will spend the next 32 months in a federal prison. Tyrone Emblau was found guil...
Dec 11, 2019 Lethbridge Courthouse

Man charged in Red Deer murder, attempted murder incidents, remains behind bars
A man charged in a Red Deer homicide earlier this year and accused of attempted murder in another incident this month, made a brief appearance in Red Deer court Wednesday morning.Quentin Lee Strawberr...
Dec 11, 2019 Quentin Lee Strawberry (RCMP Photo)

Report suggests agriculture needs changes to save climate and farmers
A national agriculture group says farming needs to change to help save the climate and the industry. The National Farmers Union says in a report that old-fashioned mixed farming needs t...
Dec 11, 2019

Family of man detained in Egypt urges Champagne to help bring him home
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is raising the case of a Canadian man detained in Cairo with the Egyptian government today. Champagne's spokesman says Yasser Ah...
Dec 11, 2019