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Captains change, but goal stays the same for Canada in women's world hockey
ESPOO, Finland - The dynamic in Canada's leadership shifted during the women's world hockey championship. The next two games determining if Canada wins a medal and what colour will...
Apr 12, 2019
Forrest Gregg, lineman for mighty Packers teams, dies at 85
Forrest Gregg, the great lineman for the mighty Green Bay Packers of the 1960s whom Vince Lombardi called the "best player I ever coached," has died. He was 85. The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced...
Apr 12, 2019
Companies that build temporary stages should be licensed, coroner's inquest says
TORONTO - A coroner's inquest into the death of a drum technician who was crushed when a stage collapsed before a Radiohead concert in Toronto is recommending that companies that build temporary ...
Apr 12, 2019
Chevron vaults into new league on $33B Anadarko acquisition
Chevron will buy Anadarko Petroleum for $33 billion in a cash-and-stock, energizing its deep water exploration in the gulf and in the energy-rich southwest region of Texas called the Permian Basin. Th...
Apr 12, 2019
NewsAlert: McGill to drop Redmen name
MONTREAL - McGill University has announced that effective today, its sports teams will no longer be called the Redmen. Principal Suzanne Fortier says the Redmen name is not one the university would ch...
Apr 12, 2019
NewsAlert: McGill to drop Redmen name
MONTREAL - McGill University has announced that effective today, its sports teams will no longer be called the Redmen. Principal Suzanne Fortier says the Redmen name is not one the university would ch...
Apr 12, 2019
Supreme Court upholds residential school compensation for former student
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a former residential-school student is entitled to compensation for abuse, in a decision that helps clarify the scope of appeals in such cases. The decis...
Apr 12, 2019
Bianca Andreescu won't play for Canada in Fed Cup due to injured shoulder
TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu is eyeing a return to the WTA Tour in May after a shoulder injury forced the rising Canadian tennis star to bow out of her fourth-round match at the Miami Open last month. A...
Apr 12, 2019
Alberta Election: Where the leaders are on April 12
NDP Leader Rachel Notley begins her day in Calgary for a leader's event, she travels to Canmore for a leader's event in the noon hour, and she returns to Calgary later in the afternoon for another lea...
Apr 12, 2019
Kings look back on memorable 2018-2019 campaign
If there was one word to describe the JDA Kings during the 2018-2019 season it would have to be resilient. The Kings season was a roller coaster ride which saw them begin the year at the bottom of the...
Apr 12, 2019