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Bandits shore up defence by signing WHL veteran Kustra
BROOKS, AB - A sizable add on the back end for the Brooks Bandits on Saturday, picking up a defenceman with plenty of experience at the WHL level.The Bandits have announced they've signed blueliner Ja...
Feb 08, 2020 Photo courtesy of WHL

Names in the mix: an updated list of potential Conservative leadership contenders
OTTAWA - The Conservative leadership race is underway and the deadline to register as a candidate and meet the first round of requirements is Feb. 27. These candidates have been approved by the party,...
Feb 08, 2020

Ancelotti effect kicking in at in-form Everton
Carlo Ancelotti's priority upon taking over at Everton just before Christmas was to get the team out of relegation danger in the English Premier League. Job done. Now, against all the odds, Ancelotti ...
Feb 08, 2020

Experts urge PM Trudeau to use African trip to reset relationship
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau left Thursday for a trip to Africa, where he will be the first Canadian prime minister to participate in a session of the African Union. With just five...
Feb 08, 2020

Wet'suwet'en supporters light ceremonial fire at steps of B.C. legislature
SMITHERS, B.C. - A ceremonial fire is burning on the front steps of the British Columbia legislature as supporters of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs join protests across Canada to halt a natural gas p...
Feb 08, 2020

Wolves send Wiggins to Warriors for Russell in scorer swap
MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Timberwolves have taken on yet another new look, with D'Angelo Russell on his way to join pal Karl-Anthony Towns and Canadian Andrew Wiggins heading west to the Golden Stat...
Feb 08, 2020

Toronto FC puts Piatti through medical ringer before signing Argentine veteran
TORONTO - It appears Toronto FC put Pablo Piatti through a medical ringer, turning to the Maple Leafs and Raptors to help check out the Argentine's surgically repaired right knee. The reports fro...
Feb 08, 2020

Kenney sets sights on Democratic hopefuls aiming to block Keystone XL pipeline
WASHINGTON - Alberta's Jason Kenney is the latest Canadian premier to take aim at U.S. Democrats, calling out presidential hopefuls who want to block the Keystone XL pipeline expansion.Kenney, speakin...
Feb 08, 2020 (Photo courtesy of The Canadian Press)

Green tea party? State licenses Boston's 1st marijuana shop
Boston's first retail pot shop and Massachusetts' first minority-owned marijuana business was approved Thursday, more than a year after the first shops opened elsewhere in the state. The state's Canna...
Feb 08, 2020

Walmart shooting suspect charged with federal hate crimes
WASHINGTON - The man accused of killing 22 people and wounding two dozen more in a shooting that targeted Mexicans in the border city of El Paso, Texas, has been charged with federal hate crimes. Patr...
Feb 08, 2020