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Canadiens sign free-agent forward Ilya Kovalchuk to one-year contract
BROSSARD, Que. - Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin sold the acquisition of Ilya Kovalchuk on Friday as a low-risk move designed to offset several injuries to the club's forward group. T...
Jan 5, 2020
Killing of Iranian general sparks concerns for safety of Canadian troops
OTTAWA - The safety of Canadians in the Middle East is the government's "paramount concern" following the death of a top Iranian general in an American airstrike, Foreign Affairs Minist...
Jan 5, 2020
Storm de-claw Grizzlys
At the end of the season, they simply ask how many wins you had, not how pretty any of them were, The Grande Prairie Storm admittedly won an ugly one on Saturday night, getting goals from four differe...
Jan 5, 2020 photo courtesy Shane Clausing/EverythingGP
Balotelli again subjected to racist abuse in Serie A match
BRESCIA, Italy - There was yet another incident of racism in Serie A on Sunday as Mario Balotelli was once again the target of racist chants in Brescia's 2-1 defeat at home to Lazio. The match was hal...
Jan 5, 2020
IIHF chief Rene Fasel: NHL must decide on Olympic participation by late August
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Rene Fasel is holding out hope the NHL goes to the 2022 Olympics. The president of the International Ice Hockey Federation also isn't willing to wait as long as he ...
Jan 5, 2020
Iraq's Parliament calls for expulsion of U.S. troops
BAGHDAD - Iraq's Parliament called for the expulsion of U.S. troops from the country Sunday in reaction to the American drone attack that killed a top Iranian general, raising the prospect of a withdr...
Jan 5, 2020
Canadian aid worker Peter Dalglish set to appeal child sex conviction in Nepal
TORONTO - A prominent Canadian aid worker convicted of sexually assaulting two children in Nepal is set to argue he was the victim of a police conspiracy and unfair trial. In legal materials ahead of ...
Jan 5, 2020
China-Canada relations hang in the balance as Meng extradition case to heat up
VANCOUVER - The international spotlight will be turned on British Columbia's Supreme Court this month as Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's extradition hearing is set to begin, more than a year...
Jan 5, 2020
Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby arrested on battery charge
MIAMI - Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was arrested on a battery charge Thursday night in Miami after arguing with a music promoter over payment for a performance, Miami police said in an arrest warra...
Jan 5, 2020
NWJHL and NPHL Saturday recap
The Dawson Creek Junior Canucks pulled into sole possession of third place in the NWJHL after a 4-2 win over the County of Grande Prairie JDA Kings on Saturday night. Brandon Rowley scored twice for t...
Jan 5, 2020 Tanner Labbe scored three times in a convincing win for the Grande Prairie Athletics