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'I didn't see it coming': Flames' Sam Bennett surprised by scratch
CALGARY - Being held out of the Calgary Flames' lineup on Thursday caught Sam Bennett by surprise. The 24-year-old forward arrived for morning skate expecting to face the Winnipeg Jets alongside his t...
Feb 5, 2021
Legion ready to re-open for lunch, supper on Monday
Monday will be a big day for restaurant operators as they will be able to re-open for dine-in service for the first time since early December. The Grande Prairie branch of the Royal Canadian Legion wi...
Feb 5, 2021
B.C. extends restrictions as prime minister seeks to allay vaccine delay angst
The prime minister on Friday sought to quell angst over delays in vaccine delivery while British Columbia extended restrictions on gatherings to stem the spread of new, more transmissible variants of ...
Feb 5, 2021
Montreal-based agent Ghavami has a client off to Super Bowl for second straight year
Once again, Sasha Ghavami has a rooting interest in the Super Bowl.For the second straight year, the Montreal-based agent has a client heading to the NFL's marquee game. Canadian Antony Auclair is a f...
Feb 5, 2021
NL Cy Young winner Bauer joins World Series champion Dodgers
LOS ANGELES - Trevor Bauer is coming home to pitch for the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner announced his decision on Friday in a two-minute video poste...
Feb 5, 2021
Claypool expects Chiefs to defend Super Bowl title but could also see a Tampa Bay win
Chase Claypool is expecting another Super Bowl victory for the Kansas City Chiefs, but the Pittsburgh Steelers' Canadian receiver won't be overly surprised if Tom Brady captures a seventh NFL title. B...
Feb 5, 2021
Executives at Pornhub defend efforts at preventing child porn on their websites
MONTREAL - Representatives of Pornhub told a parliamentary committee today they don't know if they were contacted by a woman who says she struggled to have a video of her removed from the pornography ...
Feb 5, 2021
ICC clears way for war crimes probe of Israeli actions
JERUSALEM - The International Criminal Court said Friday that its jurisdiction extends to territories occupied by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war, clearing the way for its chief prosecutor to open a wa...
Feb 5, 2021
Defender Ricardo Ferreira switches soccer allegiance from Portugal to Canada
Ricardo Ferreira, a Canadian-born defender who won one cap for Portugal, has switched his international allegiance to Canada. The 28-year-old, born in Mississauga, Ont., to Portuguese parents, was wit...
Feb 5, 2021
Extreme cold warning issued for Peace River-Fairview-High Prairie-Manning areas
Environment Canada has issued an extreme cold warning for the Peace River-Fairview-High Prairie and Manning areas. According to Environment Canada, a multi-day episode of very cold wind chills is expe...
Feb 5, 2021