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Forward Joel Armia agrees to two-year deal with Montreal Canadiens
MONTREAL - Joel Armia signed a two-year deal with the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday afternoon. The contract has an average annual value of US$2.6 million and covers the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons. A...
Jul 11, 2019
Bernie Sanders plans trip to Canada with group seeking cheaper insulin
TORONTO - American presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders said on Thursday that he would soon be coming to Canada with a group of diabetics to buy cheaper insulin. The Vermont senator said in a tweet tha...
Jul 11, 2019
Hamilton's Kia Nurse named a starting guard for the WNBA all-star game
NEW YORK - Hamilton's Kia Nurse has been named as one of the starting guards for the WNBA All-Star Game. Nurse is averaging 16 points, 2.1 assists, 2.7 rebounds and one steal over 15 games, all s...
Jul 11, 2019
Victoria should have sought provincial approval before plastic bag ban: court
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top court has quashed a bylaw prohibiting single-use plastic bags in Victoria, saying the city failed to get the approval of the province's environment minister. The B.C....
Jul 11, 2019
Trudeau Liberals pledge $150M toward big-data cancer research initiative
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is moving forward with funding for a new cancer research network that aims to advance the science of individually customized cancer treatment. Federal Health Minis...
Jul 11, 2019
Controversial Chateau Laurier expansion not good enough, McKenna says
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna wants the owners of the Chateau Laurier to come up with another plan for an addition to the historic hotel even after Ottawa's city council approved the...
Jul 11, 2019
Military facing challenges as court-martial system remains in limbo
OTTAWA - Canadian military police and prosecutors are being forced to adapt as they wait for the Supreme Court to rule on whether the military-justice system is constitutional. That includes having to...
Jul 11, 2019
Raptors officially sign forward Stanley Johnson, guard Terence Davis
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have officially signed forward Stanley Johnson and guard Terence Davis. The team did not release terms of the contracts. The Athletic last week reported Johnson's contrac...
Jul 11, 2019
IndyCar rookies Rosenqvist, Ferrucci looking to repeat past success in Toronto
TORONTO - IndyCar rookie Santino Ferrucci will be looking to repeat the success he found eight years ago when he raced on the Honda Indy Toronto track for the first time. He'll have to follow the rule...
Jul 11, 2019
Purl jam: Finland hosts heavy metal knitting championship
JOENSUU, Finland - Armed with needles and a yarn of wool, a dozen knitting aficionados have danced to deafening heavy metal music while knitting during an unusual competition in Finland. The goal of t...
Jul 11, 2019