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Roslovic scores pair of goals, Blue Jackets beat Senators 4-1
OTTAWA - Jack Roslovic scored twice Wednesday night in the Columbus Blue Jackets' 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators that extended their winning streak to three games. Eric Robinson and Sean Kuraly, wit...
Mar 16, 2022
Montreal Canadiens trade Chiarot to Panthers for forward Smilanic, picks
MONTREAL - The struggling Montreal Canadians traded defenceman Ben Chiarot, one of the most coveted players on the trade market, to the Florida Panthers on Wednesday for forward Tyler Smilanic and two...
Mar 16, 2022
Calgary Flames send picks to Seattle for Swedish forward Calle Jarnkrok
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames acquired forward Calle Jarnkrok from Seattle on Wednesday as the Kraken started their pre-trade deadline fire sale. The Flames gave up three draft picks: a second-round pi...
Mar 16, 2022
Pet and child care centres' demand reflective of public health measures
MEDICINE HAT, AB - As dogs bark in the background, Mikayla Voden reflects on how CocoMutt Hutt was a ghost town when the pandemic first hit two years ago."It used to be very packed," said Voden, who's...
Mar 16, 2022
Province seeks to improve highway safety for roadside workers
New legislation tabled today by the province aims to protect roadside workers and make Alberta highways safer.Under Bill 5, the Traffic Safety Amendment Act, motorists travelling in the same direction...
Mar 16, 2022
Two Ontario students survive Texas crash that killed nine
HOBBS, N.M. - Nine people have died in a fiery, head-on collision in West Texas, including six students and a coach from a New Mexico university who were returning home from a golf tournament, authori...
Mar 16, 2022
'It's time to move forward': health minister on COVID
Alberta's health minister says early indications are that relaxing public health measures in early February has not caused an increase in COVID cases or more pressure on the health system."We continue...
Mar 16, 2022
NHL Notebook: A look at how some NHL coaches navigate the looming trade deadline
Bruce Boudreau was running a recent practice when one of his players skated over for a chat. The Vancouver Canucks head coach assumed winger Conor Garland was going to ask him about trade speculation....
Mar 16, 2022
CRTC bans Russian state-run broadcaster RT from Canadian airwaves
OTTAWA - Canadian broadcasters are no longer allowed to distribute Russia's state-run broadcaster, RT, after the federal regulator found the programming has targeted Ukrainians during the ongoing Russ...
Mar 16, 2022
B.C. premier raises concerns to prime minister about job impact of fish farm closures
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saying federal salmon farm transition plans threaten hundreds of jobs and the economies of coastal...
Mar 16, 2022