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For new Tory MP Alex Ruff, this year's Remembrance Day brings changes
OTTAWA - Alex Ruff, a retired colonel with 25 years in the Armed Forces, has missed commemorating Remembrance Day in his hometown of Tara, Ont. just six times. He'd even scheduled leave from his last ...
Nov 11, 2019
Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley misses out on U.S. games with ankle injury
Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley injured his right ankle in Sunday's MLS Cup final and has withdrawn from the U.S. squad for upcoming CONCACAF Nations League games against Canada and Cuba. Bradley p...
Nov 11, 2019
Cherry's comments the latest chapter in a controversial broadcasting career
TORONTO - Sportsnet cut ties with Don Cherry on Monday after the veteran hockey commentator called new immigrants "you people" on his "Coach's Corner" segment while claiming they don't wear poppi...
Nov 11, 2019 Don Cherry talks on the ice (The Canadian Press)
Button-pushing Edmonton toddler wins his parents a free trip to Tokyo
EDMONTON - Lee Tappenden thought it was a scam when he got a call last week saying he had won a free trip to Tokyo. The caller was from Shaw, his cable company, ...
Nov 11, 2019
Sportsnet cuts ties with Don Cherry in aftermath of poppy controversy
TORONTO - Sportsnet has cut ties with "Hockey Night in Canada" broadcaster Don Cherry. Sportsnet says in a statement it is the right time for Cherry to immediately step down. Sportsnet apologized yest...
Nov 11, 2019 Don Cherry - The Canadian Press
Sens goalie Nilsson, Leafs centre Matthews, Avs defenceman Makar named 3 stars
NEW YORK - Ottawa goaltender Anders Nilsson, Toronto centre Auston Matthews and Colorado defenceman Cale Makar are the NHL three stars of the week. Nilsson stopped 96 of the 101 shots he faced, compil...
Nov 11, 2019
High volume of Cherry complaints has CBSC at limit of processing capacity
TORONTO - The Canadian Broadcasting Standards Council has been so overloaded with complaints about hockey commentator Don Cherry's rant over the weekend that it hit the limit of the org...
Nov 11, 2019
High volume of Cherry complaints has CBSC at limit of processing capacity
TORONTO - The Canadian Broadcasting Standards Council has been so overloaded with complaints about hockey commentator Don Cherry's rant over the weekend that it hit the limit of the org...
Nov 11, 2019
Palliser exchange trip to Ukraine includes surprise visit with Canadian soldiers
LETHBRIDGE -- Every November students across Palliser Regional Schools pay tribute to military personnel who sacrificed so much in the past to allow us the freedoms we enjoy today. A group of Kate And...
Nov 11, 2019 Kate Andrews High School student accepts poppies from Canadian soldier
Lest We Forget: how to honour the lives and sacrifice of veterans
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Today is Remembrance Day.It's a time to take a moment to reflect on the lives lost during the wars of the past and to salute veterans for their sacrifices in defending our country.But...
Nov 11, 2019 Veterans commemorated on the Lethbridge Legion's Wall of Honour (Lethbridge News Now)