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Tiger-Cats re-sign veteran defensive lineman Laurent, release kicker Hajrullahu
HAMILTON - Ted Laurent won't be hitting CFL free agency next month. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-signed the veteran Canadian defensive lineman to a two-year deal Thursday. The six-foot-one, 299-pound La...
Jan 11, 2020
Canada's Bianca Andreescu drops out of Australian Open because of knee injury.
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Bianca Andreescu has dropped out of the Australian Open tennis tournament because of a lingering left knee injury. The reigning U.S. Open champion and Canada's fir...
Jan 11, 2020
Canada's Bianca Andreescu drops out of Australian Open because of knee injury.
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Bianca Andreescu has dropped out of the Australian Open tennis tournament because of a lingering left knee injury. The reigning U.S. Open champion and Canada's fir...
Jan 11, 2020
Magnitude 5.9 shock rocks quake-stunned Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A magnitude 5.9 quake shook Puerto Rico on Saturday, causing further damage along the island's southern coast, where previous recent quakes have toppled homes and schools. The ...
Jan 11, 2020
Father guilty of manslaughter in death of toddler found outside Edmonton church
EDMONTON - A man accused in the death of his young son found outside an Edmonton church has been convicted of manslaughter.Joey Crier and his then-girlfriend, Tasha-Lee Doreen Mack, were each charged ...
Jan 11, 2020 Anthony Joseph Raine
Storm drop opener of key road trip
Brett Bamber's power play goal at the 16:18 mark of the second period stood up as the game winner, as Drayton Valley picked up a 2-1 win over the Grande Prairie Storm on Friday night. Dexton Mozell ha...
Jan 11, 2020 Brody Dale had the lone goal for the Storm on Friday night
Questions surrounding cause of plane crash stir fear, confusion among mourners
Mounting questions surrounding the circumstances of a plane crash outside Tehran that left no survivors fuelled confusion, fear and anger Thursday among those grieving the deaths of doz...
Jan 11, 2020
10 years after, Michaelle Jean laments flawed response to devastating Haiti quake
MONTREAL - Former governor general Michaelle Jean vividly remembers the shock of seeing the country of her birth after it was hit by a catastrophic earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010. "It was as if...
Jan 11, 2020
Smith, team Canada drop opener of Olympics qualifying tournament
Beaverlodge's Dani Smith and the rest of the Canadian women's volleyball team dropped their opening game at the NORCECA Women's Olympic qualifying tournament. Smith had one service ace and played in a...
Jan 11, 2020 Beaverlodge's Dani Smith (#5) Photo courtesy Facebook/Volleyball Canada
Intelligence says Iranian missile downed airliner, perhaps by mistake: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Canadian and foreign intelligence indicates dozens of Canadians were killed by a potentially errant Iranian missile that downed their jetliner near Tehran this week, sparking a quest for answ...
Jan 11, 2020