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Maple Leafs place Ceci on injured reserve, recall fellow blueliner Liljegren
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs placed defenceman Cody Ceci on injured reserve and recalled blueliner Timothy Liljegren from the team's American Hockey League affiliate on Friday. Ceci, ou...
Feb 07, 2020

WestJet adds Dawson Creek to its flight network
WestJet has announced it will be adding another Peace Country destination to its network.Beginning April 26, WestJet will begin offering a daily, round-trip flight between Calgary and Dawson Creek, in...
Feb 07, 2020

Psychiatrist faced barriers to getting information, lawyer tells Desmond Inquiry
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - Only two hours before Lionel Desmond used a rifle to kill three members of his family and himself, the former soldier appeared coherent and focused when he purc...
Feb 07, 2020

Manitoba ads in Quebec over secularism law generated $200K in publicity: report
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government's advertising campaign that took a swipe at Quebec's secularism law appears to have generated a lot of bang for the buck in terms of publicity, but has not resulted ...
Feb 07, 2020

Schools shuttered, flights cancelled as heavy snow lashes southern Quebec
MONTREAL - Schools across much of southern Quebec are shuttered today as a snowstorm bears down on the province. In the Montreal area, between 30 and 50 centimetres of sn...
Feb 07, 2020

Provincial tensions with federal government easing, Kenney, Moe suggest
WASHINGTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Saskatchewan's Scott Moe say they see signs that tensions in their relationship with Ottawa are beginning to ease. The two premiers are part of a delegati...
Feb 07, 2020

Unemployment up in GP and Alberta, down across Canada
Employment statistics continue to paint a brighter picture across Canada, but not so much in Alberta.Statistics Canada released its labour force report for the month of January, saying the national ec...
Feb 07, 2020

Fort St. John product, olympic medallist Morrison retires from speedskating
CALGARY - Canadian long-track speedskater Denny Morrison is announcing his retirement.He won four Olympic medals over his 16-year career on the national team.The 34-year-old from Fort St. John, B.C., ...
Feb 07, 2020 Denny Morrison during the 2015 World Cup in Germany (Photo: dreamstime.com)

Canadian ice dancers Gilles and Poirier win silver at Four Continents
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won silver on Friday at the ISU Four Continents figure skating competition. Madison Chock and Evan Bates o...
Feb 07, 2020

Prince Andrew's daughter Princess Beatrice to marry in May
LONDON - Britain is set for another royal wedding. Buckingham Palace announced Friday that Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter Princess Beatrice will marry in London on May 29. The palace says 31-year-...
Feb 07, 2020